domestic delights

• I made an almond milk iced chai today-- cardamon, roobis, ginger, cinammon, cloves, raw sugar, vanilla bean, sugar, water and almond milk
• A basil plant I met today was flowering. It was preparing to go to seed, so I picked off as many of its flowering stems as I could--there were many as it was a very healthy plant. I put some of them into little spice jars filled with water when I got home. I hope they will deter insects but I also should not underestimate the replenishing effect that fresh herbs or flowers in a little jar or vase will have on a space.