Pasta Salad...

What's better in summer than a nice, fresh 

- Pasta Salad -

homemade, of course.

This one is super easy, and since my herb pot is overflowing with Dill,

I just had to make this one.

Morning Sunshine on the ingredients, it was early in the day when I put this together.

Fresh Dill from my garden.

I always soak the red onion in cold water, to take the sting out.

While your pasta cooks...

you have enough time to make your dressing...


and cut up all your vegetables.

Here it is finished, isn't it pretty and colorful.

It is a Family Circle Recipe - 

you can find it here.

The recipe calls for putting grilled chicken in it, but I have never done that.

I'm sure it would be good but I like it this way.

Of course, you could add or delete any vegetables and serve it as you like.

The fresh Dill is the star of the dish!!

I made some Deviled Eggs, we picked up some fresh white corn...

and this was dinner!
Perfect - on a hot summer day!

My Summer Garden...

I have been gardening this way for so many years,
I actually can't remember when I adopted this style.

It is much easier to manage, 

less weeds, more fun and it produces plenty of fruit for the hubs and I.

I started with seeds, it was a slow go at first, 
but it is rebounding nicely and looking pretty good today!!

Peppers

Slices of Tomatoes

Celebration Tomatoes

Cucumbers

Herbs and 2 Vinca Plants

This is the Summer Squash on July 17th

here it is on July 18th.

and on the 19th...what a difference a few days makes.

I go out early every day and water,
if I forget, the hubs takes over and waters for me.

The Vinca's around the mailbox are doing very well...

and here's a peak at the birds nest.

It's just as big as it was when we took it down a few days ago,
 the sparrows have been very busy!!