It is a beautiful 87 degrees here today. The garden is working hard and giving us lots of produce. Every day I have to shell a basket of peas, they are over 4 feet tall. Today I picked a bucket of beets and have pickled them, plus we were able to share a bowl of beets with cottage cheese. So sweet and full of iron. Yesterday lunch I made us a beet soup with the greens and the root with a brown rice. Earlier this week I made us a pea, carrot, onion, potato, brocolli, kale creamy bean soup. The house garden is giving us loads of produce. The squash garden in finally starting to kick in with this warmer weather. In another week we should have zuccinni. The lavender above is blooming. I like to take two stocks of the flower and steep it in one cup of boiling water, just like making tea. After that has cooled I add that to either my sun tea or you can add it to your lemonade. Adds a wonderful lavender flavor. My iris are done blooming, they were glorious this year. The peonies also had their show this year and were not disappointing. My roses are starting to bloom and the daisies are getting ready for their show.
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