A Day of Digging ~ Tidbits

I got my garlic all pulled before the rain arrived, and only lost one of them to rot.  While pulling those, I smelled an awful smell from the direction of the 100-some potatoes we planted.  

I pulled potatoes from a few plants to check.  Unfortunately, many of them are rotten.  The ground is saturated on a daily basis lately.  

After rinsing these potatoes, and placing them on a towel in a single layer to dry, several were covered in mold the next morning. Throughout the day more grew mold. I'm glad I did not buy a pressure canner this year, because I won't need one. 

That hunk of mud above my gloves happens to be my hand shovel.  It wasn't fun trying to dig potatoes, but I'm glad I checked them.   Now I don't have to guess the demise of the garden.

I finally got one of our new signs.  It's not installed yet, but it will before the weekend.  A few nights ago, I actually had two guys knock on my door at 8pm to sell me dish network.  Really?  You'd think the word had gotten out, when the carpet cleaning guy wouldn't leave one year, and I think I almost made him pee his pants - don't knock at that house and try to sell something they didn't ask for, but most importantly get off the property the first time you are told to.

I also got one of these "private property" signs, and placed one of the north driveway posts.  I think it looks rather tasteful, so we may add a few more to both driveway entrances.  My plants are looking a bit haggard, and the grass needs mowed.  If the sun is shining today, and water doesn't slosh up between my toes, it's a good day to mow.

A recent dinner - baked wild caught cod, topped with garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, and parsley, topped with home canned corn relish, sitting on a bed of wilted organic spinach, green onion and hot red pepper flakes.  I had to buy the spinach, and the fish.  Fish is expensive here anymore, and to us it's a treat about once a week.  

I'm heading out to the porch for gal talk with God.  I'm feeling kind of lost without all my garden duties this season, but I know God has a plan in all of this.