Kats’ Korner: Garden Veggies and Accidents

I am so anxious for fresh garden vegetables. Our garden was planted later than usual due to the spring rains, so I am going to have to wait longer for tomatoes, peppers, spinach, beans, onions, potatoes, zucchini and cucumbers. I am making myself hungry just thinking about it!

We have had the pleasure of a great asparagus crop this spring though. We discovered asparagus is very good grilled!

I wish our garden was bigger! I would love to have cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower and more squash! We planted six cabbage plants one year and they were all ready to be picked at the same time! That is a problem! We gave some away and ate many recipes with cabbage in them! I froze some too!

We freeze tomatoes and peppers too. I use them year round in soups and stews. Jeff has a great salsa recipe, using the tomatoes, peppers and onions from the garden, freezing it to have all year!

Besides the obvious health benefits from growing vegetables, having a garden also saves money, which is another plus with the economy the way it is.

Happy gardening everyone!

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I did have a gardening accident. Jeff and I were planting seeds in the garden one evening. We were finishing up and I was picking things up to put them back in the shed. There was a garden hoe and rake lying on the ground. I had my hands full and thought I had walked over them, but I was wrong.

The next thing I knew, I was flat on the ground. Apparently, I stepped on the end of the hoe bringing the other end up, which hit me in my right arm, right above the elbow.

At first, I didn’t know what happened. I just knew I was on the ground. Jeff was there and saw what happened. I am grateful it didn’t hit me in the head or back!

My arm instantly swelled up. I was worried at first that I broke it. I could barely move it! I put ice on it, which helped with the swelling. Of course, it had to be my right arm, which made life interesting for a few days, but I managed. I couldn’t believe how much it bruised! It still is a bit bruised, and has a small bump, but it doesn’t hurt anymore.

I did learn a lesson: Don’t be in such a hurry! I was rushing that day to get things done, and look what happened! I have slowed down!

Thought for the day: Be good to one another. You only get one go around, don’t waste it being hateful.

Have a great week! Don’t forget, the Swedish Festival begins Friday! Hope to see everyone there!