A Kitchen Herb Garden, Bandwith's Photographs, & A Short Account of the Flood

My kitchen adventures have been in slow motion for a while, mainly due to illness and work, but everything came to a screeching halt last Saturday. The rain started early in the morning and soon the creek was threatening to spill over the road--thwarting my plans to attend author Lee Smith's book signing in Nashville. By 1 p.m., we were sticking every available towel under doors and windows to blot up the leaks. An hour later, the towels were heavy as watermelons, and my dryer was going 90 miles per hour. Around 3 p.m. we set out pans to catch drips. At 5 p.m., the basement ceiling caved in.

The rain continued to fall all day Sunday. We've been cleaning up the mess ever since--and counting our blessings because we got off easy compared to the rest of the mid-state.

Our garden took a beating, and my tiny patch of herbs washed away. So Big and I took a break this afternoon and bought a tiny kitchen herb garden at K-Mart.
It's totally cute, with three varieties of basil. I plan to keep this near a kitchen window--away from rain. We also bought two huge rosemary plants, which will go into the still-mushy garden. Eventually.

Bandwith has been playing with the camera--here's a look at the basil.

Bandy also snapped my new author photo with a 35 mm lens. I may use it for my new book, but Bandy wants several months to practice with the camera. Men. lol I'm hoping he will revive his food blog (hint, hint) and start taking pictures of his wonderful meals.

The mosaic photograph contest has been extended until next week, thanks to the screeching halt business. I miss tablescaping like crazy. I miss all of you.

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