Summer fun

Well, thank goodness that it is the summertime, and there are plenty of opportunities to be in water. Fourth of July weekend was great because I spent so much time just floating in the water. Ditto with the past weekend. It is amazing how swimming can be so beneficial to everything. It also helps that so many vegetables are ready in the garden. I have been eating cherry tomatoes as a snack each afternoon. So much better for me than anything else. And I finally decided to have a much smaller garden this year. It is only 5' by 5', and there are just a small number of plants (3 pepper plants - yellow, of course, 3 kohlrabi, some lettuce and beans, a few cucumber plants, 2 zucchini plants, you get the picture). The tomato plants are all in pots and they are doing great! I set the pots out on the brick patio, so they are getting plenty of heat. I just need to make sure that I water them each day, but these days it is fun to go out and check on what has ripened. Oh, and I have some herbs, which are always fun to add to any meal. I have no idea if this is cutting down on the food bill, but I do know that you can't beat the freshness.

Today is a raining day, but that is a good chance for me to catch up with household chores and get a lot of work done. Later I promised my son a trip to the fair. I am really getting out and enjoying the weather, but I have to keep remembering to take it one step at a time. Paced activity is the key. And I think downsizing the garden has made the whole experience so much more enjoyable and manageable. I don't look at the garden with dread anymore. As I sit here writing, I see that the morning glories that I planted around the fence of the garden are smiling back at me. Seems like things are going well.