the garden

i planted quite a variety this year, variety for me anyway..  we had peas, corn, green beans, potatoes, beets, lettuce, green onion, and asparagus.  i had big, ambitious plans..

i harvested only a few times and pretty much let the rest go to seed and wither and die... not a great gardener here.  maybe i'll try again next year??

we were really off to a great start - doesn't she look promising and beautiful?  how exciting! 

scout, the security cat, keeps our garden free from the birds

peas

corn

this was my first harvest - lettuce!  

it was delicious and totally fun to go out to the backyard, pull up a head, and chop it up for my dinner.  the rest i added from the fridge and pantry, but i had big plans to do this frequently...

then i got tired.

first peas!!  can i tell you how much i love fresh, raw, garden peas??

i ended up with a couple of these containers full of peas and my mom helped me process them

i got 6 or 7 of these bags and they promptly went into the freezer.  we've cracked one open and enjoyed - maybe next year i'll be geared up for the job again!