Saving summer

An amazing day today. It is almost mid September and the temperature was over 20 degrees Celsius. Fantastic, my son was running around the garden in his underwear, can’t do that at this time of year in Sweden. It is also my favourite time of year when nature reaches its maturity, bushes bear fruit, trees suffer under heavy crops and a slow decay of the spring flowers begins. It is the time of harvest.


What I have done today is an attempt to save the taste of this years garden for the wintermonths. I believe that every year the herbs and the fruits taste a little bit different and for every year I am also trying out different herbs. So I collected all the herbs growing in my garden, wild or planted and chopped them finely and let them dry. I tied them in small muslin parcels to be used in stews of sauces throughout the year.

Lovely, the smell is absolutely fabulous !