you are the rake

the compost hole is now complete with worms. every time i think about pitch forking it, all i can think about are the worms. so i just throw scraps in it all week and faj turns it when he's home on weekends. no one said it was a perfect system.

the cat always finds the best spots for naps.
so my big revelation of the day has been how much unnecessary water goes down the kitchen sink every day. just to see, i put the compost bucket in the sink this morning and whenever i could, i rinsed stuff over it and let it catch extra water. i filled up fouuur buckets in two hours just in the process of making zucchini pancakes and bread.
by the end of the day, 7 or 8 buckets had been filled. so i didn't use the hose at all to water the garden today. just the buckets. a little amazing.

ina garten's zucchini pancakes (which are like little soufflés):

this is the halved recipe. it makes 4, 4" pancakes

1 zucchini, grated

2T (or so) chopped red onion

1 egg

3 or 4 T flour

1/2 t baking powder

salt & pepper

drop and cook 2 minutes or until browned on both sides in a butter and oiled pan

we had them for lunch and they were deeelicious and puffy.