Farmer Cecil's Potato Patch :o)

Cecil is turning into a real farmer :o) Just take a look at his potato rows , They look so nice and Healthy. I can see I'll be busy putting some of them up in jars...it's a lot of work once!  it feels good when your tired, busy or just lazy to prepare a meal quickly by opening a jar.

The Pear tree is so loaded that Cecil made a makeshift arm for the limb  to lean on (that's that white board you see with one across it) least it break from the weight..it's a good little "country" idea  (hey! its working). Note the Peonies that are just falling all over the place..I was able to get another bouquet and one to share before the rain came and the water messed them up..Now I need to just snip them all off..and wait for next year :o(

Notice how much taller and thicker the Potato row is at the bottom! We don't know why (unless the nutrients land there before the drop of the land). (That's the compost slat showing ).

At least I was able to get another bouquet before they were completely gone for the season..they didn't last an hour inside before they
started to droop :o(

UPDATE:  Silly us, the reason some of the potatoes look bigger there are two different ones ..First part of the row are Yukon Gold and the second half are White potatoes...Cecil is getting old and forgets :o) me too! Never to old to learn something (if your so smart why didn't you think of that and let us know :o(

A Sweet Mother's Day Card

Isn't this the cutest card to receive on Mother's Day! Mostly written, and signed  by  a 5 yr old and 6 yr old  (or 6 and 7 yr old) For a Great Grand mother to receive, it was a blessing and made my day. 

Saturday

I went to the Herb Festival at the Farmers Market  ( I didn't know about it, so it was a pleasant surprise to me. That's how I ended up with the two new herbs :o) so far they are doing nicely..I have to remember them for next year..

  I was delighted, I was able to pick up some Chocolate Mint and some Orange Mint to add to my mint collection.. I lost a Pineapple mint a couple of years ago and got a little lost starting up again. My old Peppermint (or Spearmint) is going on 15 or 20 years old...It's been in the same pot and continues to come back every year. Today I decided (finally) to snip off some and dry it for my winter supply of tea leaves.

In this corner is the 20 yr old
Peppermint ( or Spearmint) I can never remember which :o) I should have taken a picture before I snipped it up :o(

 This is one of  the  new kids on the block..The Chocolate Mint.. I intend to keep it in this pot so it doesn't crawl all over the yard. It's a little cutie now ..hope she continues to grow..

This is the Orange Mint about the same size as the chocolate...I hope they both do well..

Peonies from my Garden

         Happy Mothers Day      

Derby Day in Kentucky

Mrs. VALERIE C. WHITE 

Update: Did I forget to say this is Cecil and My Daughter!

Big doings at Churchill Downs in Louisville Kentucky for Derby Day..where hats are on parade.

This is the kind of breakfast for a "Farm Girl" to have so she can work her "Almost an Acre" Farm land  :o) Creamy Grits with Cheese and eggs, breakfast sausage and toasted raisin bread :o) that ought to hold her while she gets her crops in the ground.

In this bed I put the Heirloom Tomatoes I had to buy! and the peppers that I raised from seed ( I hope they are strong enough to survive).. 

I put the Cabbage and Plum Tomatoes in the "Side Garden".. (below) and took some of the Plum Tomatoes and put them into my "Greenhouse" it's very small but does a good job.  The Peppers are very small ( I may have to replace them..at least I tried and learned a lot from them..If I lose some at least I'll have a backup :o)

These are the Plum tomato's i grew from seed :o)..last year they were hard to find. hopefully I'll have plenty this year :o)

These are the cabbage also planted in the "Side Garden". the large one you see is one that survived from last year.  At the top of the picture you can see an onion near the pot that also survived from last year...Hopefully this years cabbage crop will be as good or better than last year..still have to get some Red Cabbage. Cecil fell in love with them last year. I'm stiff as a board from all that work..Granny understands ;o)

Video: Make a Keyhole Garden - Vegetable Gardener

Every where you look these days many  people are trying to survive their economy with Gardens.  I ran across this new idea video and thought the "Key Hole Garden" was a good idea and wanted to share the video with you. Click on the URL below

Video: Make a Keyhole Garden - Vegetable Gardener

Just had to take a picture of this Master Tree as we call it

 The trees you see in the background is no ones property (it's the woods and is very steep! Do a close up and see how beautiful she is..she is the largest tree in the section and I'm glad the developers decided to leave her..she is such a beauty.. Just imagine this whole place was full of trees like that and cut down to make homes and
some don't even plant trees to replace. Guess I'm getting political.

Windy or not we just had to try the grill out yesterday :o) Usually I broil lamb chops or use my black skillet to pan fry them... Sam's club slices them so thick! they don't seem to get done enough for us either way...sooo, on the grill :o) they got a tad black in places but that gave it more flavor...

Cecil waiting for the chops , He has been working in the yard all day, says he just can't sit down  ( I can)  :o) think about it, who got the grill started with the chops, who's in the house getting potatoes boiled and
carrots and string beans together? Me, that's who!  I'm earning my keep.