June came in HOT

We are officially in our window of 95 (35°C) and sunny everyday for three months. Now that's tolerable most days because of the low humidity. So shaded areas aren't too suffocating like our hammocks under the vines.

We also have more bounty ripening every day in the garden. The cucumbers, peppers and potatoes are garden fresh and super tasty. So the sun isn't all bad. And we have over a 100 tomatoes ripening so bring on the salsa, sauce and canning recipes.

Our food forest continues to grow including a new addition lavender. This was our third year in a row trying and this year it was successful. The northern regions of Albania are major provider of medicinal and essential oil herbs. There are fields of lavender, sage and other herbs all through our area.

I have been monitoring our garden's growth each month with a series of shots taken daily or everyday. Check out the progression of last month alone.

And the vineyard is thriving. The grapes are the size of the tip of my pinky and growing.

The orchard has new blooms and blossoms. We are doing weekly watering and have lost count of the fruits. So fingers crossed we will have some new pomegranates from the orchard. But our pomegranate trees in the garden are FULL. And the bees are so HAPPY.

Mulberries are juicy and plump. We still have another week or so to shake and collect.

And our project mode is in full mode. Art is building a new piggy pin and two baby chick condos. We have two mama hens sitting so more baby chicks soon.

And we released two audiobooks: Castle of Teskom and Art's book Northern Albanian Folk Tales, Myths and Legends. He narrated the entire audio. They are available today on your favorite audiobook platform or on our publishing website www.KimMalaj.com.

Plus the anniversary second edition of Recover or Yield dropped with new content including new cover, chapter art, fantasy map and more. Hardcovers coming soon!