Monday, August 4, 2014

Late Summer Blooms

Still seem to be in vacation mode, have not yet transitioned back into work mode. Wish I was back in Aruba.

Current Blooms:
 In the mum family, I didn't plant them so they are a weed.
Phlox, I cut them back early in the season so they don't get too tall. We used to have white, but now we don't.
Erica x Watsonii 'Truro' Summer blooming Heath. Heath have needle like leaves, while Heathers have scale like leaves.
Calluna Vulgaris 'Glenmorangie' True Heather, dwarf with few pale lavender flower in Summer. Yes, very true, very few flowers and quite pale. Foliage tips turn orange in Fall then red in Winter

Beers in the fridge:

 Found this one a bit too hoppy, though I got used to it.
Pairs well with pasta, light and crisp, I buy this a couple of times a year. Had a Peroni at Hostaria Da Vittorio while in Aruba. It was in a brown bottle, but I did not look that close so I am not sure what kind exactly it was. At the other good Italian restaurant in Aruba I had a Moretti.