A friend of mine in BC wrote the perfect post on FaceBook to tell her friends why she'd posted so seldom during July. She simply listed a vast array of vegetables that she's been harvesting, and anyone who gardens knows - Gardening is a time consumming joy! BC's gardens are quite a bit ahead of Northern Alberta's but I have nevertheless been busy, busy, busy as well. Mostly it's raspberries. Nine gallons (1.5 hours/gallon) so far and they're still coming. I have to admit that my husband has decided to lend a hand in this task, must be that he's recognized just how valuable a bottle of raspberry wine really is!
And peas! My heavens I love fresh peas! And if not fresh then home grown frozen peas still beat the taste of even organic peas out of the grocery store. So, hours of shelling them is worth every minute. The best part of gardening, though, is the wonderful combinations of fresh garden goodies that arrive on our plates at dinner time. Last night we had guests, and every single item on the table was grown on the farm - lamb roast, new potatoes, zuchinni lightly fried with red onion, carrot, snow peas and a sprinkling of regular peas - and of course, raspberry wine. Ahhhh!
So the garden is my excuse for posting a bit less, but the garden will finish its season and a new season will bring different tasks, along with, hopefully, a little more time to connect with all of you.
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