Peas & Potatoes

The garden is humming along keeping us quite busy. This is one of the reasons I haven't been blogging lately. That and the weather is pretty amazing right now. Definitely not the time to be sitting in front of a computer. In fact, I've sat down several times to blog and actually have a pretty big post in progress, but then I think of how I should really be picking the raspberries or attending to any number of other things beckoning my attention outside . There are definitely not enough hours in the day right now. But that's okay. However, I know the grandmothers are getting restless and anxious for some photos of their little lovelies, so here I sit on a gorgeous 70 degree sunny and breezy afternoon attempting a brief update.

A few weeks ago we had a big party with the leadership team from Zig's group. I was talking to someone about some of our gardening successes and failures (the party was outside so people were wandering around the garden). I mentioned how much work it was to grow and clean baby spinach and how it wasn't really worth it when you can get a huge, washed organic bag for $3 at Costco. Kale on the other hand, is a different story. I love that stuff and it stays so clean. Anyway, this man mentioned potatoes and said for how cheap they are, it seems like a waste to grow them as well. Probably true, but we do plant potatoes for several reasons. First, you can't get the variety at the grocery store that you can plant. Second, every time we have store bought potatoes sprout, Zig just buries them in the garden box where the potatoes go and they grow new potatoes. And finally, harvesting the potatoes is like a huge treasure hunt for the kids. Rollin spent a couple hours outside with Zig one night digging the potatoes up. He had a ball. So yea for potatoes!


Found another one!




Thank goodness we have a powerful hose to clean these guys up.

Proud of his spuds

Potato Leek Soup made with potatoes, garlic, and chives from the garden.


snap peas and snow peas







Asian Chicken Salad w/ snap peas from the garden (the kids loved this one)

Last Saturday, Zig was doing some work on the computer in his office and I was sitting on our bed reading. Rollin came in asked Zig if he would come outside with him. I knew Zig was trying to crank an important email out, so I was preparing myself to join him if Zig couldn't at that moment. Then Zig asked Rollin what he wanted to do and he replied, "Dad, I just want to walk around the yard with you and look at plants and stuff."  It was the sweetest little interchange. And then I heard Zig get up from his chair and off they went. Rollin loves his Dad so much and I really love seeing them enjoying many of the same things. He looks up to Zig so much.