On August 26 we went to Palo Alto to meet up with some of my dad's friends and enjoy the art festival. I wound up spending gobs of money on art for my house. I bought two prints from Kathleen Alexander and an original watercolor of cherry blossoms from Ronald Pratt.
This weekend,
I was really excited when I was able to harvest and taste my first ripe fig. It was as sweet as candy, and it had an almost tropical flavor that reminded me of guavas. I have a few more ripening, and I can't wait until the tree is larger next year to produce more. My tomato plants are also producing like crazy, so I've been able to harvest a colorful sampling. It's fun comparing all the different varieties. I'm getting so many now, though, that I don't have enough bowls to hold them all. I'm going to have to start preserving them soon.