Summer Bliss

Thanks to some pretty consistent rain the garden is getting heavy with goods. We have already enjoyed some harvested cucumbers, peppers and onions. This is shaping up to be the most successful year I have ever had growing grub. I want to grow so much that I have to give away bags filled with fresh produce to friends.

Speaking of friends...IT'S SUMMER! It is time to set up the table and chairs outside in the green grass under the giant shade tree. It is time to light the candles in mix-matched jars dangling from limbs high above, and pull a freezing cold bottled drink out of an old metal bucket filled with ice. It is time to laugh together, and play our own strange version of croquet since no one really knows the rules. It is time to eat the juiciest red watermelon and grill-scarred hotdogs. It is time to let the kids run wild through the sprinkler. It is time for wine after dark, and enjoying the stars. It is time for warm winds and warmer friendships. So, come on over friends. We miss you. You are formally invited to a summer evening on us.