Dreaming of Summer

The seed companies obviously have their marketing down to a science. Coinciding with the darkest, wettest, coldest days of the year, the mailbox has been stuffed full of 2007 seed catalogs - Shumway, Burpees, Seeds of Change, and more.

Like Pavlov's dog, I've started thinking about our summer vegetable garden... and looking longingly at some photos of last summer's flowers, fruits, and veggies.

Here's our dear friend Matt, during an August visit from Holland, admiring the jalapeno peppers.