I wish he were my congressman

Honey, can't we move to the 5th district? They have mountains there.

Vegetables: Breaking News

I can't do a thing about oil in the gulf and idiots in the congress, but I can grow vegetables and take photos and make you look at them.  So there.

We had brussel sprouts last night.  I am sure I waited much too long to harvest them but I wanted them to get a little bigger.  There were tasty but then most things taste good with salt, pepper, butter, and parmesan cheese.  

Moses enjoyed them raw and cooked.  And he highly recommends the foliage.

And now we turn to zucchini.  A few days ago I was weeding and decided not to do a garden next year then I saw the first zucchini and thought maybe I would do a garden again next year.  We'll see.

I have had a few cherry tomatoes right off the vine during the weeding, but I haven't made a harvest yet.  The roma tomatoes should be ripe in a few days.  And I can see beets poking up a little bit.  A potato in the compost pile has sprouted.  The nectarines look kind of sad so I don't know what to expect there.

A neighbor left a box of plums on the porch.  I haven't had one yet (they are just ripening) but Moses sampled a couple and gives them a big thumbs up.  Or the dog equivalent of thumbs up.

Happy eating!

Thanks to farmer Bev and farmer Don for contributing the brussel sprouts.

A Sickening Feeling part 3

From the Guardian UK - a beach in Alabama
found on one of my favorite blogs: http://www.mockpaperscissors.com/

Thank You Joe Biden

Just when you think the opposition has gotten all the crazy out in the open, here comes some more crazy. I am not opposed to political opposition, it's what politics is all about. However, the opposition needs to lay off the crazy. Go on vacation. Get a pet. Plant a garden. Just stop being so flippin' crazy every damned day.

Dog Eats Cabbage

The other day, I harvested a cabbage, the first of the two that came in this year.  Three plants, two cabbages, not bad for a first-timer.

Being a slob, I dropped the outer leaves on the ground while I took the cute little cabbage into the house.  When I came back out, a crowd was gathering.  One member of the crowd saw a snack opportunity.

The cat abstained.  Not really a vegan.  Apparently the dog is.

He ate it very aggressively too, as though one of us wanted to snatch it from him.  Umm, Moses, it's OK, you can have it.  I was a little worried it would have a laxative effect on him, but his cast iron stomach did just fine with all that roughage.

After I harvested the second cabbage, I made the most delicious cole slaw EVAH.  Yummm.  I did not offer the dog any.  He can make his own; he's home all day after all.

Thanks to Bev and Don for the cabbage plants.

Oops, a special day goes unnoticed

I forgot to write about Moses on his one year anniversary on May 30.  Good lord, what's wrong with me??

We've had a great year with the big dog, who has lost about 20 lbs, so he's not quite so big anymore.  You may recall (if you've been reading this lousy blog) that Moses is a big consumer of pet health care.  So we talked it over, and he wants to get a part-time job to help defray his medical bills.

You are probably wondering, what does a dog like Moses do to earn money?

He's good at a number of things:

        -making big yellow circles in the yard

        -using up those plastic bags you've been saving

        -getting your adrenaline going with his incredibly loud bark for no particular reason

       -making everyone feel very special with his giddy, wiggly all-over greetings

He really is a special dog and I'm glad we got him one year ago.