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Tuesday, August 22, 2023

The fruit of her labor.

Mixed media on 7 in x 7 in CP Watercolor Paper

 It’s that time off the year in which my neighbor shares with people what vegetable plants and herbs she grows in in her backyard. I’ve been enjoying the fruit of her labor the whole month of August. She calls me and asks me if I want veggies which I always gladly accept. Once I made pizza Margherita from scratch, it came out  so DE.LI.CIOUS that I had to share it with her.  And it was because of the fresh ingredients, the perfume and flavor of basil is so strong!

In the sketch above I shows what she gave me today, beefstake tomatoes, basil and two types of peppers. She does this every year,