Garden Gifts

The above photo is a sampling of the week’s harvests. The occasion for the arrangement on my mother’s Franciscan plate was the opportunity to meet up with my son, Tim who lives in Los Angeles. He would be about an hour north for the afternoon.

It makes me happy to share my garden produce with family. Tim is especially appreciative as he had a rooftop garden for several years in Downtown LA. When we moved to San Diego, my mom would send us off most every visit with my dad’s vegetables or fruit from their home orchard. The tradition continues.

I gathered a handful of ‘Dark Lollo Rossa’ lettuce for Tim along with the last of the ‘Pomegranate Crunch.’

Arugula is Tim’s favorite so I stuffed a bag full of the rain-washed greens and another full of spinach.

I pulled the carrots on a FaceTime call with my three-year-old grandson in Seattle. He would have had me continue to pull more. If he were visiting, that would be his job. The jar for Tim’s bouquet fits perfectly in a cup holder. Lupine, California poppies, feverfew, sweet peas and coral bells were the stars.

These oranges and a few more headed to LA along with a bag of Ruby Red grapefruit from Borrego Springs. Also tucked in were a half dozen jars of jam and marmalade, applesauce and frozen apricots. Oh, and my personal favorite, candied orange peels.

And returning home, a bouquet of sweet peas perfumes the kitchen.

You may enjoy seeing what other garden bloggers around the world harvested last week at Harvest Monday hosted by Dave at Happy Acres blog.

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