Yes!!The first of the Montauk bi-color corn tonight for supper! So sweet! So good!
Karol's kind of weather finally! High of 80, low overnight 62! I know it won’t last but plan to enjoy it for now!
Tom had already been working a couple hours when I got up, ground was wet so did a few other chores. For me it was sweeping out 2 garages, then joined Tom to pick some sugar peas (my back was killing me after a very short time of crawling on the ground picking peas! I don’t know how he does it for hours, day after day!)
Then it was time to plow weeds under with a walk behind plow. Tom talked about plowing it under with a tiller he pulls behind the Kubota later this afternoon but he decided it needed to be tended to this morning. I said “it could wait until this afternoon!” Tom responded: “What kind of an attitude is that?!” Well I guess my suggestion was not the right answer! When he finished with the walk behind plow… ”That makes me happy!!”
Next he picked green onions, then I cleaned and put in bunches of 12, 10 bunches 120 green onions, they are all ready for market!
Tom did radishes and cucumbers before I got up! No sweet corn for market tomorrow …but maybe for supper tonight!!!
Monday was a bit of a quiet day! Perfect for me! Ran uptown to go in the one shop (floral shop with a few gifts) to browse, it was another HOT day.
After supper Tom and I took a drive once again looking for a good place to take sunset pictures! We drove by places where there used to be farm homes and other out houses that now are fields with no sign there ever being a farm house, barn or other buildings. Kind of sad! We ended up taking sunset pictures at the farm where dad was born and grew up. Beautiful sunset! Great memories! Tom was an encyclopedia of information knowledgeable about where uncles/aunts, dad’s cousins used to live. Ended our drive at Little Clear Lake with a beautiful small campground, children’s climbing toys. My early childhood memories of Little Clear Lake were on our winter visits driving out onto the frozen lake and being pulled behind a pickup truck while riding an inner tube. Such fond memories!
This morning all 12 of us piled in two vans to head for 10am worship at the Albert City Covenant Church. It was supposed to be outside but due to the high temperatures it was decided it would be better to hold service in their fellowship hall which was then followed by an indoor picnic!
Mid afternoon Amanda left with her 3 kiddos and Joni took Sara’s 4 kiddos home and to VBS. After supper Tom invited me to go with him to check the feed corn in Uncle Melvin’s fields about 4 miles away. We drove along the road, examining the spraying that had been done and could see it was working, then out on grass roads leading out to the fields continuing to look over the field and see where attention was needed along the edges to kill more weeds. Then a drive through Albert City, by his sister Julie and Gary’s and we could see they were home so dropped in for a unannounced visit and an opportunity to meet their 6 month old grandson, Garrison.
Including pictures as too much to write and I am quickly falling further and further behind in writing!
First three pictures of treehouse being built by grandsons Avery and Owen.
Arrived Albert City this evening and to Tom and Joni’s farm but first there was a lovely stop to visit Auntie Mavis now 97 years old. Fun to catch her up on my travels and to see the quilt panels she is working on. So look forward to my weekly visits!
Arrived the farm about 6pm to a houseful! It was a surprise but shouldn’t have been as there is always a houseful kids and energy! This weekend it was Amanda and her for kiddos and Sara’s 4 kiddos! With the weather being so hot (99) most had been up at the community pool all afternoon. Had a wonderful dinner of smoked ribs, baked potatoes, freezer corn, homemade rye bread and celery salad. A feast!
Needed to catch up on a couple of days post so keeping this shorter than usual.
Today I got to join in on a surprise 40th birthday party for Thomas Rehm at a park in Omaha! Carol, Paul and I are headed in early to help set up, 90 minute drive so will leave the farm by 3. Park has splash pad, climbing toys, pickleballs, basketball hoop, and not sure what else. Should be fun! Will get to see all the families I have already visited. Great fun on a very hot and humid day!
As we drove into Omaha we saw lots of fields still flooded. Thankfully the interstate reopened this week. It’s like we are driving by “lakes”! Pretty stinky!
Enjoyed several conversations with Rehm extended family I hadn’t yet seen this trip and I got lots of “steps” in! Had fun hanging out with the “littles” and helping out some moms!
Tomorrow I head up to family in Albert City with a stop along the way to see Auntie Mavis in Sac City.
Roosters what do they have against me! This morning chicken chores included me getting pecked by the rooster as I was opening the coupe door for them to go outside! Mr Rooster and I had a few words! Dang it! Hurt for about 20 minutes! Next challenge in morning chores was one of the Kune pigs, Pop Belly, couldn’t get up off the ground! And I wasn’t climbing the fence to help him! Would have climbed the fence 10 years ago but instead filed my report with Anna when I returned to the house and by that time she went down to check on him he had figured out some way to get up. He sure was oinking when he couldn’t get up!
This morning Bennett and I had time to play with the Neigh Neighs, play keep the balloon off the floor and our own version of a dice game! So fun!
Arrived at Paul and Carol’s outside Dow City about 12:30 today. Lovely afternoon enjoying the deck, catching up on our lives. Reconnections are always a joy!
Enjoyed an evening walk to the neighbors down the road sharing 3 zucchini with them and lots of time on the deck enjoying the sight, sounds and conversation!
