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June 21, 2007
More Garden and Some Eggs
My garden is growing and so are the chicks. I find myself doing more work in the garden and with the chicks than anything else these days.
This morning I started early and cut the grass, did a little weeding before Colby and Gracie took off to the water park down at Williamsburg. They are due home now at any moment. I can't go to bed with them not in house and me making sure Gracie is tucked into her bed. It's the Momma in me.
Steve was working in Maryland today. That left me and Steven home alone with a big chunk of the day ahead of us that suddenly seemed blank. Steven laid down and took a very long nap. When he woke we ditched every chore and went out to the pool. We swam and played in the water until 7pm.
We came in with him in starving mode. For his supper I scrambled him two eggs, buttered a piece of toast and poured a glass of milk. He ate every bite. Mmmmm. Mmmm. Good.
The eggs made me think of Badger. I feel a little guilty about the eggs. I am sure Badger pays top dollar for her brown organic eggs. I get mine for free. My chickens aren't old enough to lay. There is a family at our church who has a flock of Rhode Island Reds and Red Sex Links. We get free range organic eggs from them for free. Yes. I said it. Free.
Even the organic store bought eggs can't stand up to these babies. These eggs are so fresh the whites are cloudy. A cloudy white indicates trapped carbon dioxide in the egg that hasn't had time to escape through the shell yet. F.R.E.S.H. and FREE. and yummy.
I have yet again harvested from my garden.
I am getting a bucket full every couple of days. These are the best squash! I dare say as many as we are eating we might get sick and tired of eating them before they stop producing. Which is ok! I am putting them int he freezer by the quarts.
This is a leaf from one of the squash plants so you can see how they are growing. Yes, they are big and producing very well. I think we may even have cucumbers by saturday.
Steven has a new favorite food. He loves beets. Not just any beets. These are farm fresh and picked the very day we eat them.
I wash, peel and slice them. Simmer in salted water until tender. The leftovers I refrigerate and eat as part of a salad the next day.
You really can't get much better than we have it right now.
I planted some sweet potato plants at the first of the week. I have started my collards and turnips. I do plan to get that asparagus patch in this year, too! I also have 6 raspberry plants I am putting in this weekend.
I am thinking about getting a couple of geese. I have always wanted a Christmas goose. Anyone up for pate?
Also I want two piglets to raise.
I do live on a farm.
Posted by Angie at June 21, 2007 10:38 PM
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All I can say is "Yum, yum". There is absolutely nothing better in this world than just picked food from the garden. I miss my Daddy's garden so much. That squash leaf is amazing! Be careful of the little pricklies on them.
Posted by: Donna at June 22, 2007 08:20 AM
Look at those beautiful orange yolks! Yes, I am jealous of your free eggs! I don't pay THAT much for mine, though, thank goodness. They really do taste so much better than regular supermarket eggs.
I am losing my cucumbers. I had a ton of blooms on them a couple of weeks ago but no fruit, and the vines are getting yellow. My dad thinks I have root borers.
And the birds are eating all my tomatoes! Ack! DH is putting some netting around them this weekend.
I have never liked beets, but I've never had them home-grown. They actually sound pretty good!
Posted by: Badger at June 22, 2007 11:20 AM
Jealous. JEAL.OUS!
Posted by: liz at June 22, 2007 12:14 PM
ditto, Liz. JEALOUS. But happy for you. That all of your efforts and planning and vision come to this: home grown and time by that beautiful pool with your baby.
Beets, no thanks. Rich loves them but other than as dye for wool, aagghh. I didn't know that about eggs- good information on the freshness factor- thanks!
Posted by: vicki at June 22, 2007 09:35 PM
I love that you ditched the chores and spent the day with Steven. I'd say he was growing like a weed, but he seems to be growing more like your garden.
We actually have fresh peaches from our tree! His tomatoes are doing good, too. Sadly, I've learned things grow better when I'm not involved in their care.
Posted by: Hope at June 22, 2007 11:40 PM
I am so jealous, I am drooling right now. My plants do NOT grow like that in Boston.
Posted by: halloweenlover at June 23, 2007 12:00 AM
I miss having a garden too, Angie and you make me so hungry for fresh veggies. I really love beets just after they are picked; there's nothing sweeter. Ateven is a doll and he could almost hide behind your squash leaf! LOL
Posted by: kenju at June 23, 2007 10:39 PM
I miss having a garden too, Angie and you make me so hungry for fresh veggies. I really love beets just after they are picked; there's nothing sweeter. Ateven is a doll and he could almost hide behind your squash leaf! LOL
Posted by: kenju at June 23, 2007 10:40 PM
Nice garden.
And those are the best eggs!
Blessings.
Posted by: Alpha Dude at June 24, 2007 12:09 AM
We have a friend that gives us fresh eggs from their farm. Nothing in the world like them!
Look at that blonde hair :)
Posted by: MommaK at June 24, 2007 05:33 PM