Tomatoes, basil, onions, cucumbers, zucchini, plums, and blueberries sit in baskets and bowls in my kitchen. Shall I roast the tomatoes make muffins, a coffee c ake or bruschetta, pizza with cherry tomatoes or onion jam.
The fall greens have germinated and the second crop of peas are coming to fruition. The zinnias and peppers bring bright red to the garden. Fresh dill grows high amongst the cauliflower and the corn is ready to eat. Dragon’s Egg cucumbers intertwine with creeping Snake cucumbers dusted with chamomile pollen and artichokes reach for the sky. Gooseberries lay oozing their sweetness for hungry wasps. Pumpkins and squash have caught their summer colours and gladioli bloom where potatoes grew. Eggplant, surrounded by oregano, thyme, basil and sage form in perfect purple. 

Swallowtail butterflies, bees, hummingbirds, chickadees and gold finches sip and snack in the sunflowers, comfrey, bronze fennel and lovage. Dragon Tongue beans get big and beautiful. A racoon with baby trundles across the yard on her compost discovery run. The yearling bear was by for the first fallen apples.

Just as my garden ripens and fruits the yarn that I imagined and ordered in the spring has begun to arrive.
This spring I found myself yearning for a cashmere state of mind. Looking for the nourishment that cashmere alone or blended with silk, cotton, merino wool or alpaca can bring to what we knit. 

A beautiful scarf to wrap around ones neck, a toque, sophisticated and soft to the touch, a sweater worn next to the skin. Cashmere has a long tradition to bringing comfort to humans. It is associated with luxury and dreaming of finer things. This fall those dreams can be realized. Knit for yourself, nourish the body, mind and soul. Allow that Cashmere state of Mind.