More heat, so early morning outside

I'm getting out these mornings very early, to enjoy the patio and water my flourishing flowers.  After that I'm hiding from the heat, reading and making things, including food.

Here's Wednesday morning in the garden 

The hibiscus is definitely getting there now

The scattered seeds are doing their best 

Last year I got a ton of morning glory foliage, no flowers. I think the mix was too rich. This year let's hope for flowers 

The tired looking coleus is from last year's seeds, kept over the winter and now out with her friends 

Zinnias and marigolds are booming, and the feathery foliage of cosmos is showing. 

Then out front a young morning dove was strolling on the path, apparently there's good pickings there, the doves are around often.

He took off when he noticed me.

Then for stitching, and I only need to hem the linen tunic and it's done. 

I like how the sleeve pleats improve how the sleeves fall. Pretty much as planned.

On the food front, the pastry is going further than expected. One more pasty today and enough filling for one more. Then still enough for sausage rolls, when Misfits brings me my ground turkey Thursday. It's practically a lifetime supply.

This small recipe makes the kind of thin crisp crust I like. It can also make crackers, rolled even thinner and and with spices rolled in. I like an all purpose food, I must say. This is a kind of good fast food.

Today's reading is the wonderful 

in my Kindle collection, and she's such a powerful writer I have to be ready for her. Not a casual summer read, despite the title.

Wednesday seems to have been a productive day despite dragging myself mournfully about wishing for walking weather.

Happy day everyone, there are people in freezing temperatures just now, finding it hard to imagine this heat, as in "feels like 99°f". 

Stitch on! Whatever form your stitching takes, wheelchair repair, to vegetable picking!