Apples, figs, and other rewards

I dread the day we'll have to say goodbye to our little house and move back to an apartment without garden ...

Anyone who has the space should try growing their own food - it's so much fun & so rewarding,

plus I have a theory that people who grow their own veggies actually also eat more healthy too. 

(at least I like to believe that :))

This summer, I've been self-sufficient in home-grown cucumber, parsley, basil & cherry tomatoes 

as well as figs and grapes, and since I've gone completely overboard on pumpkin we won't be eating much else this fall :p (today was pumpkin-pie day!)

We thought the fig season was over actually, but after a couple of sunny days we were rewarded with a surprise harvest :D

Oh and have I ever said how lucky I feel to have access to so many apple trees as a gardener?
My juicer gets to work hard these days - and lemoncurd lovers should try applecurd! It's a whole new level of awesomeness!

Newsflash: Climate change is manmade.

No shit Sherlock!
Does it frighten anyone else that it took "science" such a long time to agree on this?

Autumn Cosiness

It's been a very long and fabulous summer
but it has come to an end ...

It's time to harvest everything that is left to harvest,

store garden furniture,
 rake leaves,
pick apples,
put on some woolly socks and a big sweater
and drink hot chocolate with mini-marshmallows ...

Happiness is ...

coming home from work, finding the man of my dreams in my kitchen,

and as if that wasn't enough, 

getting a spoonful of delicious homemade fig-jam (with ginger, cinnamon & honey) 

and a reason to take out my camera! :D

Mmmmm!

Peace

One very early morning on the island of Fårö

while I was still cuddled up in my sleeping bag

someone got inspired, crawled out of the tent with my camera and took this stunning picture.

The calm and peacefulness of this image is almost overwhelming.

All credits to you Jonatan :)

I might have to print this one and hang it on a wall somewhere.

Bowls full of goodness :)

Company when out picking berries and plums makes it all the more fun,

and breakfast for two is definitely better than breakfast for one.

Should anyone be interested in the most delicious mango coconut rice pudding,
you can find the recipe here :)

Favourites

Meet Silas
A fascinating cat with funny ways and intriguing habits,

a skillful hunter who tried to charm his way into my heart by bringing me fresh mice several nights in a row,

only to realize that simply chilling with me on the couch and joining me for walks in the garden did the trick :)

Tonight is his last night here before he's going back home to his favourite humans after his 2 months holiday with me.

Tonight's also my last night here before my favourite human comes and moves in with me :)

(that might be why I'm still up at 3:45 :p)

Now that our slight (long distance) bump in the road is nicely straightened out it's time for new adventures!

And what better place to start than right here, where it all started?