Another Day in the Garden

What a treat it is to have a morning cup of tea outside!!!! We LOVE being OUTSIDE in the sun during this season. 

Today's mug was a gift from Mona and Kari - Luke's Mom and Sister so practically family as Luke married Krista.  I spent an hour outside and then came in and got things settled for the day inside the house. I got Dad breakfast, started sourdough, unloaded the dishwasher, loaded the dishwasher, got laundry going, and put dinner in the crockpot. Michael is gone and both girls are working. It's been quiet around here. Dad must feel it too as he asks me at least once a day, "When will Mike be home?" 

This is the bed I tackled today. Once every bed is weeded and planted, I will put them on a rotation so that each bed is done once a week - or so. 

I forgot to get a good after shot before I covered the bed with plastic. These are past greenhouse walls - from our first try at a greenhouse. I find laying them over planted seeds is helpful. I'm not sure it warms the soil but it DOES keep the birds and winds from blowing the seeds away. LOL I planted sweet peas down the middle. I experimented with planting other things at the edges of the bed last year and it worked well. This year I planted carrots in two of the quadrants, radishes in one quadrant and more lettuce in the last quadrant. 

I've been getting a lot of sun this week so I grabbed the "garden hat" Vonda gave me last year. 

I spent all afternoon puttering around outside. The weather has been in the mid to upper 60's - a heatwave for us. LOL  I'm still pushing spinach as I need the space to plant some beans, but I don't want to give the chickens the spinach. I picked more...

I came back in to stretch and fold sourdough and to get dinner on the table. Luke joined us and it was nice to catch up with him and talk about their upcoming adventures. 

I took full advantage of the hot tub after a long day of gardening and weed eating.