Japanese Lanterns have the perfect architecture. Here they rest in a little bowl of salamanders Tim Christensen made, the potter who lives and works in Roque Bluffs.

Bentley Jr. and Tilly are real exercise hounds. Every time I put on my shoes they dance around like circus animals. November 3rd was a frosty morning but they are getting "harden off."

Time to bring in the tomatoes. I brought some green ones in a few days ago and managed to ripen them in a brown bag in the closet. Now I have even more. Dana found "the best" fried green tomato recipe on line. Think we will try it tonight should be a good accompaniment to mushroom quiche. The sad part about finishing off the tomato plants is they were still blossoming!

Fast forward to November: I have had a life-changing experience with Swiss Chard. I didn't like it much but was seduced by its beauty so I planted it in May. It has been producing ever since. I discovered a number of wonderful recipes, mainly in Greens' cookbook, San Francisco. My favorite is chard sauteed with garlic and onion in olive oil, mixed with plumped raisins and currants, toasted walnuts and finished with browned butter over noodles grated hard cheese.

Fast forward to November. I have had a life-changing experience with Swish Chard. Never liked it until I put some in my garden in May because it was so beautiful. It has been producing ever since so... I have researched some great recipes. Mainly from Greens cookbook in CA. One of my favorites is with sauteed garlic, onion and chard over noodles with toasted walnuts, plumped currants and raisins, brown butter and lots of grated hard cheese. Yum!

Back to August: Ren, Maura, Renny, Ella,

Dana and I went to the beach in Cape Elizabeth.

The kids had a ball collecting jellyfish.

Isn't this the most incredible photo of the

jelly fish in a red bucket?

The grandchildren are growing fast so I think an update is in order