Picking fruit is fun....for about five minutes. Then it becomes a chore, especially when a lot of stretching or bending comes into play.
Lucky for me, I have several friends who don't mind picking their own fruit and then hanging around to help me. Yesterday, Denise came over after work. Not only did she pick peaches and pears, she cleaned onions that had to be pulled from the garden.
Our garden, along with most, is a disaster this year. The veggies didn't stand a chance against the rain but the weeds loved it and went wild. Well, wilder than usual...no matter what our Spring intentions are we always seem to end up with a messy garden at harvest. But, with a bounty of fresh veggies, we don't let it get us down too much. This year, there's not a whole lot of payoff in those weed patches :(
Thank goodness for farmers markets. The vendors at the two markets that we set up at are struggling, too, but so far we've been able to eat a nice variety of fresh, locally grown produce this year.
Marcheta *thankful for friendship
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