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It’s that time of year again, and I am excited! My hard work is beginning to pay off; my garden is starting to yield fresh produce. I have enjoyed sugar snap peas for a couple of weeks. A few yellow cherry tomatoes have ripened; they don’t last very long after I rinse them off. It is too hard to resist a fresh-off-the-vine bite of golden goodness. I picked some green beans on Saturday, enough to share with a friend at…..
Last week I finally managed to make a food donation to the Shelbyville/Shelby County Animal Shelter. It is something I have meant to do since I managed to purchase several 4-packs of the wrong flavor of canned cat food. I also took the towels I used to dry my dog, as he is no longer with me. My cat Zander is extremely picky about what moist dinner he will eat. It has to be morsels, not paté. He does not…..
This is the time of year when gardens are usually in their prime. Often, the most prolific plants are yellow summer squash and zucchini. I have each of them in my garden, but this year’s crop hasn’t done very well. They have been overrun with gray bugs that are destroying the plants. I may have to break my no pesticide rule, because the bugs are working on my cucumbers, too. For those who need ideas of what to do with…..