The Garden - Amaryllis

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I hope all of you are having or have had a great Easter. It is a beautiful day here. The temperature is warm, but not humid, and rather pleasant. The sun goes behind a cloud now and then and the breeze blows ever so gently.

Frank and I went to WalMart this morning. I found the Dark Chocolate Jello Pudding again. They had four packs of them and I was selfish and bought all four. The sell by date is June 29, 2009... but they won't be around that long. I so needed a good chocolate dessert... after all that Chocolate on The Brain ☺

Frank baked fresh pork boston butt roasts on the grill yesterday. Enough for dinner today and tomorrow and plenty to put in the freezer. I baked a Squash Casserole and roasted asparagus with a bit of olive oil and raspberry balsamic vinegar. We were too full to eat any homemade whole wheat bread (more on the bread tomorrow).

Frank planted the tomatoes the other day. He planted several different types. That way if one got a disease maybe another would be resistant to it. He got one grape tomato plant. I am looking forward to them. I usually place them in a bowl or basket on the counter and we snack on them. Here are some from a previous year.

The tomatoes are between the cane poles. Later on those poles will be needed to help support the plants.

We had a salad with the lettuce and onions the other day. It was very good.

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The potatoes are leafing out really well too. The carrot tops are getting bigger too. Nothing like fresh vegetables!

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In the flower bed... the amaryllis are blooming. They are very beautiful this year.

I still haven't bought plants for my flower pots or for the flower beds. Maybe sometime next week.

Frank and I went for a long walk Friday and yesterday. The back of Frank's right knee is hurting him. He thinks just because his muscles have been lazy. The extra work has my knee hurting some. My right knee cap went all wonker-sided a few years ago and I had to have surgery on it. It is much better now, but sometimes it doesn't like a lot of work or little work or the weather. So we will take a couple days off from long walks... just go for the short ones.

It has been nice to go over a week without going to the doctor's office. Frank did have to call the doctor's office for a prescription. Tuesday is the oncologist surgeon appointment.

The greatest gift of the garden is the restoration of the five senses. -- Hanna Rion

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In The Garden - Yeah!

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I had the granola for breakfast :-)

In the garden -

Our garden is small and is in our side yard. Our yard is a triangle. The side yard is the largest part of the yard. It has three pecan trees and two plum trees and contains Frank's workshop, dark room and shelters for the travel trailer, jon boat, lawn mowers and yard tools.

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Along the fence are onions amidst the dollar weeds. The tall plants are what are left of the collard plants. Frank gave a couple of the workers who did the driveway a bonus of a mess of collard greens. The next area has carrots and a few volunteer mustard green plants. The next row are the potatoes... they are coming along nicely. The red stuff is leaf lettuce. The poles mark the spots where the tomato plants will soon be planted. Later okra will be planted. I think Frank has given up on growing squash. They always get blossom rot. There will also be pepper plants... not as many as last year.

The tractor is normally down at Stubbs Acres (my parents old homestead). Frank brought it here to do a little maintenance. He managed to get some of the work done before his surgery. I think next is some good used tires.



These are the carrots. Frank saw these pictures and said it really needed weeding. It has been too wet to do that. More rain expected over the next few days.

It looked so pretty looking up through the plum tree.


Yeah!

We just got back from the doctor's office and Frank no longer has the tube. We have to change the bandage a lot as there still will be leakage until the trench the tube made closes. If Frank starts feeling bad and running a fever we have to call the doctor. Hopefully all will be fine. We get a little longer break in him seeing the doctor... next Thursday instead of Tuesday.

The doctor also said that Frank could do anything that he felt up to doing. Even weeding the garden and changing the oil in the car and most important dishes ;-) He washed a few dishes a day or so ago... it sure helped me out a lot. Thank's Hon!

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Gardening is about enjoying the smell of things growing in the soil, getting dirty without feeling guilty, and generally taking the time to soak up a little peace and serenity. -- Lindley Karstens