Posted by on Jul 22, 2017 | 20 comments

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Hey, you remember that just a few weeks ago mama was lamenting her loss of tomato seedlings and saying that nothing was growing properly and then she’d tear her hair and wail, “NO TOMATOES THIS YEAR–wah, wah” and all those things she said about having an empty garden for the first time in her life?  Remember that?

Well–what do you think THESE are? Tennis balls? (And while we’re on the subject, wasn’t it great to see Federer as king again?)

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And these–

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And yes, that giant thing next to the lavender is ONE tomato plant covered with flowers.

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Hey, it’s a jungle out there.  Mya will be in seventh heaven!!!

I’d better get some off the vines before she shows up, that’s for sure.

Num, num, tomato sauce, gazpacho, tomatoes with tuna sauce, caponata (whatever that is–mama is making gallons of it because her neighbour gave her six HUGE eggplant!), tomato soup with grilled cheese sandwiches (now you’re talkin’), and last but not least, sliced fresh tomatoes with basil and olive oil.  One of the world’s great dishes.

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Next to the one that holds my kibble, that is.

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I’m tomatoed-out!!!