I’m so excited. I got home this evening and what should be sitting on the doorstep? This package from the Organic Vanilla Bean Co. Whooo hoo!

And in it? One pound of vanilla beans; 1/2 each of Bourbon and Tahitian.

I have big plans for these babies. Homemade [...]

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This is another of the herbs in the front garden that I ruthlessly cut back to the ground last fall. It has come back with a vengeance over the last couple of weeks. In the fall it’ll bloom and bring butterflies by the dozens.

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Last fall I cut all the herbs back to the ground. I was ruthless. A few weeks ago the sage started to send up little shoots. And today … this is what it looks like:

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