Dust Bath

No more rolling in the onions for Katty. 

They've been harvested!

Happy...

Happy Birthday, CC!

Canning --- Ugh!

I hate canning. I'm very slow at it, even though I've been canning for nearly 30 years. It's a LOT of work, and it fills the house with heat and steam. Last year we had a tomato failure in our old, worn-out garden site, so I was only able to can seven quarts (one canner load). This year will be a bumper crop, so I'll can toms for the rest of the summer. Helllllpppp!

Cussed Tomato

Oh, the verbal abuse I heaped upon this blasted tomato, trying to pull it off the vine. This year, instead of pinching off excessive growth of the vines, we just kept sticking it back in the cage. Now the ripening tomatoes are packed in there so tight, they're almost impossible to pick. Here is one (top & bottom) where three tomatoes grew together into one, wrapped around the wires of the cage. I wanted to scream when it wouldn't come loose. (Live & Learn!)

New Painting

"Last Spring"

Overabundance

We've never had a garden as beautiful as this year's.  And in the midst of a crippling drought, which shows that our dedication (watering it) has been faithful. I work every morning from 7-9 a.m. watering, mulching, pulling weeds. It has turned out to be good stretching exercise for my fibromyalgia.


Speaking of which: I'm doing better than I expected on my meds. Pain has decreased by at least half. I still have my bad days. I strive to eat right, including gluten-free when possible, and all these great vegetables. I also have a walking track that my husband mowed around the entire meadow, which includes the garden and the patch of rye (feed plot for deer) which I've been enjoying every morning. I'm happy to finally be feeling better...I thought I was a goner last winter!