Charlotte Moves In

I went out to the garden in the morning to water and I found a new creature had taken up residence. One of the many things I enjoy about gardening is a garden spider and it's web. I love the way the sunshine glistens on the fine silky threads of the web and the way it shivers and shakes in the breeze. The spider also helps keep down the harmful garden pests as well, so this new resident is welcome in my garden. Below is a sugar snap pea flower. I keep thinking the sugar snap peas are going to stop producing and suddenly another flower appears on the vine! These are so tasty, crunchy, sweet and good I will always plant them from now on.

My first green beans are starting to grow. These are some of the first beans from my square of bush beans. The first bean did not make it long enough for me to get my camera. I ate it and enjoyed it's crunchy goodness as soon as I saw it was large enough to pick!

Here is a pic of my first bell pepper. This was planted as a start in May and it is just now starting to grow. The square foot garden is very productive and I am starting to have a little trouble keeping up with the produce and I only have two 4x4 and two 3x3 boxes. Now I am just waiting for my corn. Summer is so yummy and gardening is so relaxing. I love being on vacation....ahhhh....lovely, restful summer....

4th of July

Happy 4th of July...Summer has truly begun....

We spent 4th of July relaxing at home. I always feel like summer vacation really begins with the 4th of July. It always seems to take that long to wind down and really feel like I am on vacation. We watched the fireworks in the neighborhood and did some ourselves. We always like the sparklers the best... We had our 4th of July dinner, which always includes macaroni salad, a family favorite, along with baked beans and corn on the cob...yum...For dessert, I baked up some homemade shortbread...I like it warm and fresh from the oven...

While the shortbread bakes, I like to whip up some fresh cream....

So that we can have fresh strawberry shortcake with blueberries for 4th of July desert....