Tomatoes, A Shiner and Schools Out!

Hello from the country.
I have not written in a while because I really have not had too much to write about. I have also had a head cold.

Things around here are really greening up. The beans are up in the front field. The iris' are almost done blooming and of course the grass is growing too fast to keep up with. I have planted two tomato plants and bought more for the spousal unit to plant in his little patch along with some peppers.

When we moved in here there was a horse tank in the old barn. For years I wanted it drug out and put by my outhouse. About two years ago I finally got that done. It is just easier for a person with a bad back to have a raised bed to work from. I like nice smooth dirt. Jeff just turns the sod over and sticks a plant in it. So that is why we have two gardens. My tomatoes are growing real well. I am going to start mulching them. I want to plant some radishes and herbs too. I need to get on that.

The grandson was with us last weekend. He is so much fun. I took him to a little town museum that I used to work at. He really enjoyed it for a four year old. There was a room with fireman stuff. He liked that even better than the toy room. The next day at home he was sitting on my desk chair watching a train go by and leaned too far to one side and the chair tipped over. He smacked his face on the table and boy what a shiner he got. I just felt terrible. His little eye swelled shut in seconds. Luckily he did not break the skin. The picture I am going to post is from the next day. He and his daddy and papa went on a steam train ride. He truly looks like a boy in this picture.

School is nearly over, thank God! I am getting used up listening to the spouse complain about the day to day crap that goes on. I like to be supportive but I keep telling him things are not going to change. Being the optimist he keeps hoping it will. NOT.

So that's all for now. Will do my best to post sooner next time.