Tzatziki with homemade totilla chips

Why doesn't my eye cream work? Is it consistency? technique? Is this the face I am stuck with?
Last time I saw my dad he said I looked tired. I just answered, "yeah." I was -- but I was more reluctant to say "no this is just my old face."

The garden is ppfftt... from the snow last weekend. Summer has left us.

Am I leaving the summer of my life as well? Yes, today is my birthday.

I spoke with my mom about this topic and she said that you do forget how old you are until you look in the mirror. It is because you still have fire inside.

I have heard you could put cucumbers on your eyes but even when the garden was putting out left and right (it was when I was over watering) I still didn't want to waste them on my old face.

My honey didn't think he liked cucumbers unless they were in tzatziki but when he tasted the first garden cuke this year he was surprised. That isn't what a cucumber tastes like from the grocery store -- it tastes fresh, crispy, good...

How I will miss the garden food! Only 7 or 8 months to go, right?

My recipe for Tzatziki came from a cook book I bought before I was married. I think I was always destined to cook.

Instructions:
Dice one cucumber with the skin still on, place it in a colander with 2 tsp of salt and let it sit for one hour. This will pull moisture from the cuke so it isn't watery when you serve it.

Mash 2 garlic cloves with 1/2 tsp of salt, use the back of a spoon or a mortar and pestle.

Pat the cucumber dry with a paper towel and place it in a bowl with the garlic, 1 Tbl chopped fresh mint, 1 cup plain yogurt and fresh cracked pepper.

Serve with pita bread or tortilla chips.

If you make tortilla chips as I did here in my trusty skillet, you certainly want to eat less of them. Partly because of the time it takes to make only a few but also because you never really grasp how horrible deep fat frying is until you see it. But oh, they tasted good.

Welcome Autumn! Welcome to the chilly weather and welcome new season of my life.