Harvest

Yes, harvest already!

Tonight I picked three Early Girl tomatoes, one Roma tomato and a singular, lonely green bean. All of these will be blanched (yes, even the green bean) and then puree'd in the food processor, then frozen to be used in chili in the winter.

Yes, with the green bean in it too.

What else am I supposed to do with just one green bean??

My bell peppers are growing. I thought I bought yellow bells but they are very, very green with no sign of changing color so who knows. Lots of blossoms and buds on the bell pepper plant so I have high hopes for bounty.

My Black From Tula tomato plant has blossoms all over it. I can't wait to see these neat, chocolate-colored tomatoes!

And for those who are quietly snicker behind their hands, yes, I realize my daughter's shirt is inside out. She refuses to fix it. I know how to pick my battles.

Time for an update

Since my last post --

My part-time, seasonal job has ended. Boo hoo at the loss of the paycheck. But there's hope for future work with them so that's great.

We have celebrated my daughter's 4th birthday in style at Chuck E Cheese with lots of friends, an overwhelmingly garlic scented party, and a blue caterpiller cake.

I have forced my dear friend to square up my quilting blocks because I was too chicken to attempt it myself.

Discovered that my truck needs a new "pump". What kind of pump, you might ask. Heck if I know. The kind that keeps my power steering fluid fluid from spraying all over the manifold.

I discovered the Downy Quilts for Kids quilt I was supposed to sew and send back three months ago. Oops. It's almost done. I promise!

Picked a bunch of strawberries, mashed them up and stuck them in the freezer to be eaten with shortcake on my birthday.

My son has gone five nights in a row without wetting the bed. Much rejoicing about this. MUCH rejoicing.

My little garden is chuggin' along. The bell peppers are coming in. I'm seeing lots of blossoms on the tomato plants so hopefully they'll start popping out soon. I routinely trek out to the balcony to gather up fresh basil for my store-bought, frozen pizzas. Ha! That makes me laugh every time.