Our Garden

My husband has been keeping

quite busy this summer! Not only does he hold down 6 mowing jobs, but he is also maintaining a 40 by 50 ft. garden plot. Because we live in an apartment, we don't have space available to garden where we live. Luckily, our church owns land outside of town. Part of it will soon house a family life center, but there is still plenty of landleftover for several families to maintain their gardens. Our garden is one-third of a huge plot.

Tonight, Seth and I went out to pick beans, peas, zuchini, yellow squash, and cucumbers. I haven't been very involved with the garden yet because I have my own summer job to keep me busy, but now

that the harvest is coming, I will need to help as much as I can.

In other news, I got a call today from a friend at church. Her dad is selling a 5.5 ft.2 chest freezer, and because she had heard me talking about looking for one, she called me first. He wants just $50 for it, and it is in good working condition. The cheapest I have seen one new is $155 and, being the frugal woman that I am, I have not been willing to pay that price. After a year of keeping my eye out, this used one has come along, just in time for preserving all our vegetables.

The pictures above were all taken during planting some time ago. Results pictures are coming soon, so stay tuned!