Awaiting Bounty

I went out to the garden today and it's looking pretty good, except for all of weeds. I haven't been able to weed because of all the rain. The thunderstorms last night started to unbury some of our onions. There are some tomatoes and one of them is even starting to turn red. Two of our pepper plants didn't make it, but the rest of them are OK. They haven't started to flower, but they did survive, which is half the battle.

Our tiger lilies have also bloomed and some of my wildflowers are starting to bloom as well. I'm not sure what flowers they are except for pretty. Once they get bigger, I'll post some pictures.

Will It Ever End?

The rain just doesn't seem to quit. My husband went out to mow the lawn yesterday and couldn't because the ground was too wet. Most of our garden has really taken off, but we can't get out and weed because it always rains when we have the time to do it.

So I guess it's on to indoor projects. I've been working on getting some of my recipes into the computer so I don't have as many loose papers to keep track of. Once I'm done with the loose papers, I'll move on to our favorite recipes from books. That way all of our favorite recipes will be located in one area, and I won't have to try and remember what book/magazine/paper it came from. I think it will be really helpful to have the recipes centrally located, not only for a fast reference, but to help keep clutter out of my cupboard. I'll post a picture of my plethora of magazines and cookbooks, just to show what kind of order needs to be done.

How Does Your Garden Grow

It has been absolutely gorgeous here for the last day and a half. It has actually stopped raining for more than six hours. Of course all of the rain has really made the garden take off. Of course our strawberries didn't really produce. It's been three years since we've planted them. I see little tiny berries start, but they never turn red. The rogue radishes that cropped up are already going to seed. Of course, one of us has to be home to actually start harvesting.

I also think our raspberries are going to have a had time producing. The weeds have almost completely taken over, so I'll have to see if I can't transplant some of the younger plants to somewhere else. We have a couple of spots that need plants, so maybe they will do better there.

Rain, Rain

My garden is growing really well. It's been raining on and off all week and is supposed to continue raining all weekend. It's good for the garden, but I wouldn't mind a little sunshine for a whole day. It wasn't supposed to rain today, but we woke up to some severe thunderstorms. I suppose all this rain is good for me to work on some of my crafty stuff, but that just doesn't happen. Maybe I'll be able to work on one of them tonight.

Green Thumb

Our fence seems to be keeping out the rabbits. So far none of them have gotten in. Here's what our main garden looks like now. The white buckets are around our peppers. I was told that peppers love them because it helps to keep them warmer and they grow better that way. Not to mention it's an extra obstacle for the rabbits to get around when they try to eat pepper plants. It's a small garden, but it works for us. We usually get enough produce for us to freeze or try canning. We may have a bigger garden someday, but right now it's the right size.

Our roses are also blooming. They are so beautiful. They smell really good, too, except that you have to be right up next to them to smell them. I like these the best since they are tipped pink. Their blooms seem to last longer than the red roses we have. We do get them to bloom a couple of times during the summer, and they're very pretty each time.