Ride #22

 A gorgeous day.  So far, my friend Sandra has not sent us the super hot weather that is now in Minnesota!

Little Wonder let me sleep until 7 this morning.

We went out to the Studio to do a few things....

and the light was so beautiful.

I brought a basket with me to go pick some raspberries and it was a bust.  I only found 2, which I ate.  Checked out the south veggie garden.  The beans are starting to grow up the teepee....

and Gary pulled the rest of the garlic.  He has had so many orders it will be gone in the next two weeks.

I went for a mid morning trike ride as it was not very hot yet.

Some friends around the corner sold their farm and are moving to Vermont.  Today was their last day for a garage sale so I stopped in and had a nice chat with them.  Their dog loves carrying around cardboard boxes.

Such a gorgeous property.

When I got back home I finally baked a rhubarb cake.  Added a few strawberries this time.

Two hibiscus blossoms have appeared.  We have not see any for weeks, so this was a treat

Jenny stopped up on her way back from an event in Rochester and we sent her home with pasta salad, rhubarb cake and flowers for her kitchen table.

We had a non dinner tonight.  Egg rolls.

Below is a photo I took earlier looking through the glass base of a lamp.  Kind of funky.

Done for the day.

Night all.

Getting Ready

Last night it was nice and cool so I could open some windows, and today the temperature went up to 79 but there was a breeze.  Was up and out in the kitchen before 6am.  Way too early.  Finn arrived at 10 to help Gary do a few things

The word is out that Gary's garlic is ready and he had his first customers today.  (Also has 4 or 5 orders).

Andrew Finks mother-in-law saw my post about the garlic and asked if he would bring some back to Albany tomorrow.  Alicia came up with him and they both went home with a bunch.

I started getting the Studio rearranged as I will start teaching there this coming Friday.

It was way too hot in there so I put the air conditioner on and went back out late afternoon.

Little Wonder and I cooled it near the fans and attempted to take a nap.

Gary picked a few blue berries and boy... were they delicious.  Now if we could just get a major load. Tomorrow I will pick some raspberries

By 4:30 I was ready to go back out to the Studio to finish up.

It is really jammed now, with art and music taking place in the same space.

Gary grilled some chicken and we had more pasta salad and pickled beets for dinner.

Little Wonder has been keeping me company.

Night all.

 

Blooming

The temperature was not too bad this morning so I mowed the lawn.

Flowers are blooming in every garden.....

Below is one of those gigantic mushrooms that people eat.  They grow in this part of the yard every year

Gary started hanging some of his garlic today.  So far, 260 with about 500 more to go.

I met a friend for lunch and we gabbed for 2 1/2 hours.

Home before 3... I think Little Wonder really appreciates being cooler.

Made another gigantic pasta salad that will last us for days.

That's all we had for dinner along with a roll.

So here I am at command central with the fan going while I post today's activities.

Night all.