June 18, 2011

  • What A Day!


    TALES FROM THE BRAT FARM

    It was kind of funny to watch the Beast rooting around in the garden and harvesting.  The eggplant plants are HUGE and he kind of looked lost while he was checking them out.  He pulled off two fairly big ones but said he thought the others were too small yet.  I tried to show him how big I wanted them to be  but I don't know if he *got it* or not.  I'll have to wait and see.  We got a few more crooked neck squash, more green beans, more lettuce and a shitload of tomatoes.  Looks like I will be making up some tomato sauce or some freezer spaghetti sauce.  He says another day or two and we will have more green peppers.  He checked the onions, turnips and beets but they aren't even close he said.  The big disappointment is the strawberries.  The plants look wonderful and are large but there are almost no strawberries, not even a lot of blossoms.  We know the peas aren't ready because those are easy to just look at because they are climbers and we have little trellises for those.

    Tara decided she wanted a couple pictures of Chance taken so she brought him over.  He's such a cutie!  He's got a cute personality, too.  The Beast took a bunch of pictures of him using his new settings and they came out just wonderful.  Clear, sharp and the colors are vibrant.  Plus some of his poses are so cute.  I told the Beast I wanted them and if he remembers, I will post them here within the next couple of days.

    Poor Tara was feeling bad because he oldest boy, who just finished Marine boot camp, has written only one letter to her and is now on leave but he never told her nor has he called.  I told her that if she did her job right, and I think she has, he KNOWS she loves him but right now he's on a quest to find out who HE is.  It's a whole new world for him and he has to find his place in it.  It may take him some time but he will remember who loves him and who HE loves, too.  ALL kids love their mothers but they also take our love for granted.  But, even terrible mothers have kids that love them.  You WANT and NEED your mother's love to make your world *right*.  She felt better after we talked for a bit.  She knows I'm right but her mothers heart is tender and she loves and misses him.  But, right now, he's his father's son.  She just has to wait it out.  Besides, right now she still has three sons at home that need her attention.  She knew what I was saying was right; she just needed to hear someone say it in the right words.  I guess I had them.

    Love you all but I need to get this foot of mine up for a while.  I was on my feet more than I should have been with Tara here and now I am paying for it.  Hope your weekend is going well and you are enjoying it.  I hope you are smiling a lot, too.  It's the one thing you can do that costs nothing but has many returns.