What a beautiful time of year: not too hot, in fact perfect for a sweater, especially in the morning! And yet, there is still plenty of garden goodness to be had. My boys are in school, and everyone has a little space and independence, including me. I am always happy to discover another rose, a neighbor out walking dogs, a few leaves turning, a good book with just enough time to crack it open, and new yarn in my local yarn shop. BFJ and I drove up to Boulder yesterday for some pictures, and I discovered a tin of my favorite tea - which I'd just recently run out of, in one of the culinary shops on Pearl Street. Perfect timing. Today, I'm making some Peach Preserves . It seems like everything is so readily available these days, at the store, on the internet. Almost takes the fun out of finding things. However, local, organic peaches - that are hopefully ripe, are not easy to come by. I'm settling for local, ripe peaches this year. ...