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Finally a Blue Sky weekend!!!!Saturday morning started off with showers, I didn't think that weekend would amount to much more then laundry and some baking. I took my honey to work early Saturday morning and then Logan and I took a nap. I heard rain on on the roof while we slept. But when we woke a few hours later, a miracle had occurred. The sky was clear and the sun was OUT! I just hoped as we went to pick up my husband that it remained clear long enough to mow the lawn. 
We arrived home about half 11 and wouldn't you know it...Blue skys. I pulled the mower out and started and we finished the lawn! The sky was clear all day. We managed to mow all the lawn, weed wack around the flower beds, pull up the dried up peas, weed the garden, tie up the tomatoes again and give them yet another haircut, burn out Gypsy Moth nests in the apple tree and do some berry picking. Whew...what a day...We were all so knackered from the days doings that we cleaned up and got take out from a truckstop up the street, planted ourselves in front of the tele and watched a movie and some olympic games. 
I found 1 zucchini hanging down the back side of my tires. Not a huge one but good enough for 2 meals for me. A gardeners feet, well at least mine look like this after a hard day in the garden. 
I tore down the potato tires to see if anything had survived once the leaves had died. I found 2 of the tiniest potatoes I had ever seen. All the stems and other spuds had already composted. All the worms that I found in the pile of dirt I moved into my tire composter. Hopefully they will do a good job in there , like they did in the potato tires. Of course I tossed the tiny potatoes in the compost bin BEFORE i could get a picture. We expected today, Sunday , to be rainy and stormy. So far so good. The sky was blue most of the morning. Though today I did have to get some indoor things done before fresh produce was no longer fresh. i froze over 12 cups of blueberries and blackberries we picked on Saturday. So this morning while my honey and son watched Manchester United beat Portsmouth in the Charity Shield (WHOO HOO) I made 3 pints of dill pickles and 3 batches of Zucchini Spice Muffins and Breads. I did a total of 6 batches of the zucchini breads today. Some I put mini chocolate chips in. What a great way to get people who hate veggies to eat veggies. After lunch we all went outside for a bit and I picked 2 yellow tomatoes, 4 little cukes, a large handful of green beans and a few grape tomatoes. I blanched and froze the green beans. 
After I finished my baking at around 12:30 I went out to take pictures of the flowers. I got some good shots of bees doing their jobs. 
This is one HUGE bee..anyone know what kind it is? 
This is a huge honey bee...we thought it was dead. It wasn't moving at all. My honey was able to pull the bee balm towards me to get this picture. I was wondering if it was a queen that has lost her hive. 
The glads are all blooming and gorgeous. I had to stake and tie them so that they would stop falling in the rains. 
This is a picture of our side yard from the rear. 
After taking pics of the yard I came back indoors and made the last 3 batches of the zucchini muffins. I will be sending some in to work my honey. That HUGE zucchini made 24 GIANT , muffins and 2 rounds breads. They are yummy. Strong storms are headed this way. I hope to get that last batch of muffins baked and dinner cooked before the skies open! I hope everyone has had great weekend! Last edited: Mon Aug 11, 2008 9:08 am This blog entry has been viewed 464 times
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It certainly sounds like you had a productive one! Your produce looks delicious, I can almost smell it all the way here. I like gladioli but don't like the in-and-out-business, so I'm glad you're sharing yours. They're lovely. Hopefully your storms will go somewhere else, maybe to toni and dooley.
I hate having to dig them up and dry them etc too but they are worth it...I have to do the same with the dahlias...
That huge, black "bee" looks like a mud dauber to me.
Michele, it sounds like you have the best weekends. And that you never stop from the sounds of things.Your pics are beautiful. Oh by the way,did you want me to PM you my address so you can send my zucchini bread ??????? ha~ha Login or register to leave a comment. |
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