THE KITCHEN HAS BEEN QUIET in my house. The oven has kept cool, while the garden heats up. There has been no blog writing and not much time for creating due to a wonderful, but long, run of studio production. Dinners are fast and fresh from the garden. I have been able to pick a random cherry tomato or two so far, but the crop is still on the shy side of ripe. Give it a couple more weeks of sun and I’ll be tomato crazed and wondering why I planted so many plants yet again. The green beans have given the most with a large handful collected almost every day. They are so easy to use well in a cool kitchen. On the shadier side of the garden, the arugula, spinach and bok choy are in full swing. We will be eating well tonight.