Tuesday, August 4, 2009

saving beauty

dill flowers

I noticed that my neighbors trimmed the flowers from their dill plant when I saw them in our shared yard debris container. Seemed like a good idea, so I followed suit with my own plant, hoping to encourage it to keep producing its tasty leaves.

But it seemed a waste to toss those pretty flowers out, so I brought them in and put them in a vase on my dining table, which now smells a bit like dill pickles. It only makes sense really. Wouldn't you rather smell fresh herbs while you eat than perfumey lilies or roses?

2 comments:

Rhyleysgranny said...

They make a lovely display. I do exactly the same. How is the baby?

Jill said...

they look gorgeous! i love that color yellow, and the smell is so heavenly. now i'm wishing for homemade dill pickles too!