Chronicles of John Peter Way

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Chef Deborah

Last weekend Deborah made cute rainbow cupcakes. Have a look.

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

New Things in the Garden

Pink petunias to attract butterflies to pollenate the squash

Brussel sprout plant

Yay! The okra is coming up!

Fresh parsley has a rather strong taste. It doesn't take much for flavor.

Friday, April 30, 2010

For those of you who don't know him, I have the most wonderful dad ever. He and my mom married in November 1952. They were married for 53 years. He served in the Navy as a cook for 3,000 men on a ship. After his military service ended, he worked for the US Post Office as a letter carrier for 26 years. After his retirement in 1990 he cared for my mother who had Ahlzheimer's until her passing in 2006. He's had his share of health problems over the last few years, and continues to do everything he does with a smile on his face, a prayer in his heart, and the most positive outlook on life I've ever seen.

On January 1, 1965, my mother gave him a Bible he treasures. The love his fingers have shown the pages is obvious. According to Sarah, it's the ORIGINAL duck-taped Bible. For Christmas 2009 Deborah, Daniel, Randy, and I got it recovered for him. Take a peek into our family and meet my dad. :)

Harvey, Lori, and Belle

are wearing hair nets now.

Thursday, April 29, 2010

First Harvest of the Garden 2010

April 28th we got our very first harvest of crops from the garden in 2010! Broccoli, spinach, English peas, and parsley fresh from the garden can't compare to store-bought goods.

Our parsley particularly, has a strong flavor. A little bit goes a long way.

Fresh English peas are the best item we have had from the garden so far. I might even go so far as to say they beat the okra from last year. Now that's saying A LOT!

We put the fresh spinach with Romaine lettuce to make salads. The leaves were crisp and tasty.

The broccoli looked a little funny, but the flavor was good. It was nothing like store-bought.

Randy picking English pea pods

Spinach leaves will grow back after some are cut, or so I'm told. We shall see.

Spinach plant after harvesting some of its leaves.

Broccoli before harvesting. It doesn't look like grocery store broccoli, but it tastes better.

Finding just the right stalk to pick.

*Snip*

Our first harvest of 2010!!

Vegetables after they were washed

We added store-bought tomato and green pepper for the salad. The ones in the garden aren't ready to pick yet. Soon we will be able to add those to salads and other dishes, too. Can't wait to make succotash again when the okra, tomatoes, and green peppers are ready.