Christiana Aretta writes a journal about food, photography, & toys.

→ She also tells stories through design and photography.

Gardening

Cats Eye

Dunno know what magic took place to make this magic cats eye tomato but I figure it’s worth at least 2 aggies.

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Will You “Bee” Mine?

In today’s post, the part of the bumblebee shall be played by Pepe Le Pew and the part of the delicate, cornered eggplant flower shall be played by a French cat.

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Radicchio Flowers

Bitter is as bitter does. Which, fortunately, is tasty about nine months out of the year.

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Beans, Take Two

Mainly a bit of a screed about the recent heat and draught plus some lovely pictures of baby beans.

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Mr. Moth

Mr. Moth

Not much story here, I’m afraid. Just a cute lil’ furry moth on a big ol’ daisy.

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Tomato Fuzz

The source of my favorite scent of summer and the world’s cheapest time machine.

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The Comeback Kids

Less zombie, more frilly.

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June & Her Colors

“All colors are the friends of their neighbors and the lovers of their opposites.” -Marc Chagall

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I See Yoooooo…

Cue Jaws music as the gardener moves in steadily and craftily for the kill, errr… harvest.

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Pop That Cherry

Tomato, that is. Flagrant exhibitionists, the tomatoes hide their immature, underage seedy green hearts beneath their every burgeoning, curvaceous fruit.

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