Eggplant, Peppers, & Tomatoes

I started this post right after the holiday and then forgot about it! Too much on my mind, I guess.

In any case, we had a great time at our neighborhood Labor Day picnic. The couple who hosted the event have lived on our street for three or four years but we've all neglected to connect on a more neighborly level. Waving from the car as we go by each others' houses and chatting briefly now and then.

This was a nice opportunity to get to know each other better and it was fun. They provided the hamburgers, dessert and beverages and everyone else brought a dish to share.

We brought an oriental salad, the basis of which is cabbage or cole slaw mix. Had a cabbage in the garden so I went down to get it and picked the cabbage, some carrots, celery, and these tomatoes, eggplant and peppers, too. That red pepper next to the eggplant is a pimento pepper. Haven't planted those until this year.

Jack and 5-year old Mary planted another crop of lettuce and spinach and I see that it's coming up nicely. It's the first year that we've planted a second crop of anything. It won't be the last, I'm thinking.

Summer just flew by, didn't it? I have to admit that I like the change of seasons even though I know what's coming. I'm just hoping for a mild winter - we're going to stay home most of this winter!