Garden Goodies!

In my best sing-song voice, with "Welcome back, welcome back, wellll-coooome-baaack!" 

The zucchini exploded while we were gone.  I got a handful of shell peas, but their vines are loaded for a good harvest I believe.

My first day back to "reality" was a busy one.  Hubby texted me "you ok?"  He had not heard a peep from me all day.  I was so durn busy.

I think it took 7 loads of laundry to finish up the camping linens, our trip clothing, just regular towels and whatnot, and then I washed up the blankets in the front room.  Whew!  I was running in and out from the garden, writing things down so I would not forget (like watering house plants, trimming roses, cutting more catnip).  I was running around like a crazy woman, and even forgot to let my hens out.  Daughter was out letting her goats out, so I hollered to the barn for her to open the run door.  Thankfully, I had a teensy bit of help too.  One daughter helped me weed out the broccoli, cauliflower, green peppers, peanuts and a tiny start of the popcorn.  I went back out later and weeded the yellow squash.

Oh, the sweet corn is buried in grass.  The peas need touched up, and oh, the green beans need it too.  I can't afford another day off, but today I have to water, water, water, and water.   No rain here since last Friday night.  It's very dry right now, and today it will heat up to the 90's.

The rose beds are buried in grass along the edges, so some girls will be helping with that.  I am just going nutso, but trying to keep it all on target.

Hubby returned to work with a much worse schedule.  Hence the week long vacation and the very important time alone with each other.  He gets up at 4:30am and works a 12 hour day now.  This will last for about 2 weeks.  I'm not sure what's to come after that, so the garden work is a one person job (me).  Along with kiddos when they can.