Garden Babies
Hot, breezy days are upon us and as long as I water the garden, it flourishes. Every other morning, I pick a quart or two of snow peas for dinner or the freezer. I can think of nothing that tastes better than fresh picked, organically grown veggies.
Today, I picked the first pickling cucumber, rinsed it with the water hose and ate it for breakfast while it was still warm from the sun. It was so crispy and delicious.
As you can see in the pictures, we have lots of babies in the garden. In addition to yellow squash and tomatoes, we have lots of little cucumbers and bell peppers. The green onions, cowpeas, dill, cantaloupes, zucchini and okra continue to grow with the dill so healthy, the row looks like a deep green, feathery hedge. It’s beautiful. We still have room to plant more okra, cowpeas and watermelon and Bob will probably do some of that this evening as the winds calm.
Besides picking snow peas and preparing them for eating or freezing, I’ve done little besides cook, help with the business phones and read. I’ve wanted to sit at the sewing machine and make a few things but the hours seem to slip away without time to sew. I’ve not done much stitching on the quilt either. I fear it will need to be dusted before I can get back to seriously quilting again.
After several VERY busy weeks, I decided to get away for a few hours for Mothers’ Day. Jake was out of town so no celebration was planned here at home. I went to Bedias, TX to visit my sister. We had a wonderful, laid back, restful visit I truly enjoyed. We hope to get together again soon. I look forward to it.
My guys just announced we will celebrate Mothers’ Day here tonight so they will prepare dinner. Yippee! Grilled ribeye steaks! After watering this evening, I think I’ll spend some time relaxing/reading and postpone seed planting and weed pulling for another day.
Shirl