Gardens

Over 700 tomato plants in your garden.  That's a lot of tomatoes to process or freeze.  Maybe you need to start now.  :)

I took a look in our garden.  The peonies in the back, by the garage are just about over, and starting to look a little ragged.  These are such a rich colour that it is sometimes too much.  They are often the first bloom we notice in the spring, although the ones on the south side of the house usually bloom first.  They tend to be "out of sight, out of mind.

The ones in the front garden are my favourites.  They are a younger plant and the blooms are a very delicate pink.  They tend to be fuller blooms.  The squirrel-hating neighbour has pink ones in front, but they are slightly darker in colour, with more yellow in the centers.  I love these, and look forward to them every year.

Yesterday, David cleaned up some of the bushes in the yard.  While out, he pointed out the rose bush in the back yard of the "grow op" next door.  It is hidden behind a derelict shed, and only visible from our yard.  It was magnificent when the former owners lived there, thoroughly neglected now, but still beautiful.  A tribute to the strength of Nature's drive for life.

Today's task has been to sort out and clean up the spice cupboard and tea cupboard.  Everything that was out dated is gone.  It feels good.  I am very aware that spices have a short self life, but David's Mother used to keep them for years, generations even, and I'm not kidding.  I had to clean out the spice drawer at the lake when we sold it.  We are expecting the contractor to move in for demo on June 26. The new cupboards are supposed to be finished July 6th, and delivered July 7.  Those dates are yet to be confirmed, and the contractor hasn't--yet--asked for money, but it gives us something to work toward.