Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Here comes the sun...

This picture I loved! I saw it it New Mexico on our way to Texas. It reminded of when we get home we would have these amazing fruit and veggies awaiting our mouths and tummy's to enjoy
We have had the most fun with this attempt at gardening. Even our good friends become involved and excited about our veggies and fruit.
The girls can't wait to pick their lettuce. We are learning about patience, discipline and persistence, even good (the result) and evil (weeds, animals and bugs) with this garden. Never thought I could teach from the bible with a simple garden.
It actually is a dream come true to be sitting in our garden eating right out of it. Might be weird but it is a very special memory and I hope we keep it going for many years. Eve and Sophie, Bella and Sofia loved picking our huge zucchini. We later grilled it and put some feta and chives on it, yummy! Next up, we will be stuffing an enormous one with sausage and goodies. Can't wait.
This spring, we started a garden with no idea on how to do it. We even got the wrong seeds for our climate with the wrong start dates. We really don't know what we're doing. Good news though, if you have soil, water. seeds and sun, things will grow. I think we are all surprised that we love our garden as much as we do. When a vegetable suddenly appears we practically have a party. The first to sprout was the radish's. To spicy for the babes but I loved every bit of them. The zucchini has been the biggest hit and it was started from uncle T. We have grilled and steamed them and they are oh so gooooood! We have been eating the beans right off the plant, dirt and all. The girls are looking forward to the artichokes and I am looking forward to the lettuce and tomatoes. Another reason to love summer and being home.

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