It’s been a while since I’ve posted. It’s veggie garden planting time so I’ve been busy….. then tired!
After DH replaced the motor on our vintage, garage sale bargain Troybilt tiller, he has tilled more garden area than we’ve ever before planted. Mercy me, we’ve got lots of stuff in the ground:
- a long row of snowpeas
- kohlrabi
- radish (French Breakfast)
- eggplant (Globe and Chinese)
- zucchini
- yellow squash
- tomatoes (Roma, Homestead and Better Boy)
- cucumbers
- bell peppers
- watermelons
- 2 long rows of Lady Cream southern peas
- 2 long rows of Purple Hull southern peas
I’m hoping to get my hands on some cantaloupe plants, herbs and a variety of peppers. We still have planting space and Bob is willing to till more dirt if needed.
In my mind, there is nothing more beautiful than a young, growing garden with all the plants standing like dark green soldiers, doing their best to give us earth’s bounty. I also love the look of buckets and baskets of freshly harvested, organic vegetables ready to be processed for the freezer or jars and I truly don’t mind the work involved. The payoff far outweighs the effort!
At night, I continue to work on quilts. I’m currently adding stitches to my Split-16 border and in the hoop is my Wonky Stars sofa quilt. It’s delightful to see both of these UFO’s (UnFinished Objects) slowly approaching completion. I’m beginning to consider which project will be next and leaning toward digging out yet another UFO. The only way they will be completed is to work on them and considering the work already done, it would be sad to leave them unfinished.
Shirl