Oops!

Well, I guess I forgot to say that we did return from our trip to Southern Oregon... two weeks ago! We had a great time with the family, went fishing, cut firewood, pulled weeds in the garden and built some patio furniture. Of course, the boys also found time to ride motorcycles, make new wooden guns and play some basketball.

While we were away, our garden kept right on growing, though we almost drowned it because it rained here instead of being sunny like it had been predicted, and we had set the automatic watering timer as if it would be hot and dry! Well, it's all growing fine and we're getting ready to plant the second wave of some of our crops. The flowers are doing well, also, and we're getting ready to plant 3 grapes. That will give me grape leaves for my pickling recipes this summer, and in time we'll have grapes to eat, juice and make into jelly!


our garden


our raised beds


the new grapes (Thompson Green Seedless, Concord Seedless, Suffolk Red)

Here are a few pictures from our trip south:


My nephew Sydney, Nathanael, step-brother Justin, and Mikael.


Nathanael, Mikael (with the snorkel) and Justin at Lost Creek Lake.


My dad, Syd, Nathanael, Mikael and Justin.


The view across Denman Pond to Table Rock at sunset.

And next time I'll share a little about why we're 'wide-row' gardening this year!