Bumper Crop

 So hows about a sweet simple game of challenge?

Bobbing for Tomatoes anyone?

 Most are heirloom, so don't even ask me their names,

but they were all planted from seeds I believe.... that is if I know my husband as well as I think I do.

The man is in love with tomatoes, and this year.....

 well, let's just say it's been a bumper crop kind of year and the sink has been filled repeatedly with the harvesting of our little garden in the backyard.

This is our third year of having a garden here in Virginia, and so far it's been the BEST YEAR for tomatoes.

Last year we had cucumbers coming out our ever loving' noses, but this year the weather has been different causing the tomato vines to burst forth with their fruit.

And so, Saturday, after choosing a few select tomatoes to give to a neighbor, my husband and I made a tomato relish that's yummy over meats OR as a salsa for chips.

WE love it!

And by next week we will most likely be harvesting more and hopefully putting up tomatoes for some great pots of chili or goulash on those cold February winter days.

There's always something happening at the Hakey house!

Lemony Scent

 When I chose the lemon branches to fill the vase in my dinette area, they just felt right, and they filled the space perfectly.

 I will always miss the fresh lemons from our tree in Arizona, not only because they tasted so wonderful, but they were also great eye candy in the yard and the lemony scent when I'd slice them was divine!

 I could have chosen grape vines or olive branches as the floral focus in my dinette area, but how can anyone pass up the look of a bright yellow lemon.

 Speaking of bright, the lettuce and radishes in our garden are in full swing right now and making great ingredients in our evening salads.

 Big, round, red, and delicious as well.

I can't tell you how sweet it is to finally have our own garden, even if it did take us eighteen years to get to this point.

It was simply the right circumstances of being retired and living on a property that would afford us what we consider to be a luxury... our own garden.

The growing season.

I am in love with it.

Do you have a garden of any type... even just a small one in pots, or planters?

A Day Of Sunshine For Gardening

A perfect Saturday with sunshine galore just begging for us to get out and plant our veggie garden which is exactly what we did.  

As you can see, this makes both of us VERY happy, and my husband and his cute dimples show his elation.

(a rarity that he smiled for the camera)

How's YOUR week-end going?

Lettuce

Radishes

Green Tail/Spring Onions

Zuchini

Yellow Squash

Rhubarb

Asparagus

Tomatoes will be going in later this spring.

So, I'm curious.

Are you planting this year?