picking time

 I picked beans today

     I planted 2 kinds....regular green beans and Italian beans.  The Italian beans are flat and we cut them into 1 inch or so pieces.  The green beans we just cut the ends.

    Tomorrow we will be cutting, blanching, and packaging beans for winter and spring use.  I may keep some out for supper, but we also have broccoli I bought at the store.  

    In years past I would bend over and pull each bean off the stem, leaving the plant to produce more beans.

    This year I pulled the entire plant out and then pulled off the beans. 

    I could do the pulling while sitting in the golf cart, which is a lot easier on my back.  Besides, I have enough of both varieties and don't need any more.

    What is puzzling is the tomatoes.  Still don't have any.  I think they just got too much rain.  There are a lot of green ones, but no red ones yet.  I am hopeful.

    I noticed my hickory tree is producing nuts!  I don't remember any last year, so. this is kind of exciting.

    Of course, nuts mean squirrels. which means I have to check the yard before letting Beth outside just to be safe.

    Played cards with friends tonight.  We play Eucher, or however it is spelled.

    I had a perfect hand tonight.  Double red jacks, queen of diamonds, ace of diamonds and ace of hearts.

    Never got a chance to call trump with it.

    That was the most frustrating feeling.....knowing you have a loaner in your hand and not being able to play it.

    But it was a fun evening despite that.

    We talked about a mutual friend and someone said they were over 80.  I said that was hard to believe they were that old.  Then I realized I am 78...... pretty dang close to 80 myself.

    Stay dry.  Stay safe.

Peace and Love

    Especially Peace