Summer is happening. It has been so long since I posted, I thought I better, lest I forget how. The mind, the mind is going. I water, water and water my plants, weed endlessly and have even canned pickles and peppers from my little raised planters. I do enjoy my flowers and plants and can already see some spots I will plant some new things this fall and next spring. When I bought the city house, she already had so much growing, there is barely a square inch to plant anything unless it is tiny or seeds. This small garden across the patio looks bare. Some coleus I had planted across it grew so large I couldn't see the flowers in the lower yard and had to take them out. Next year nothing over a foot tall is going in that bed. It is cool this morning; perfect and still.
My little gold fish pond has been trying again this summer and I finally got a pump only, and not filtering system. It has settled down some and I have quite a few goldfish now. Cross your fingers.
Did I say I've enjoyed myself this summer? I enjoy sitting on my dock, feeding the waterfowl and fish and turtles. They wait for me daily.
It has also been trying too. After months of chemo and radiation at MD Anderson in Houston, my sister had her surgery to remove her leiomyosarcoma in her abdomen. Nearly two days after, she came down with the first confirmed case of MRSA from an epidural at MDAnderson. Two days after that she developed meningitis and a week later they had to go in through her back and cut open four vertebra to clean out the spinal column from infection. Much happened between all of it and I have never seen pain that couldn't be managed with everything they had in their arsenal. Cut from sternum to pubic area in front and 31 stitches down the back. To make a long story short, she is finally home and resting. Getting a little better each day. She'll get there. KK is the tough one of the two of us. Nothing will keep her down, though this was her worst struggle ever.
I'm having surgery next week and usually nothing bothers me, but I am kind of scared now after what all my sister went through. Can't pick up anything more than ten pounds for weeks and my weenies weigh more than that, so.....
I'm going to start posting recipes from a lady that lived down the road from my farm. She made this book herself and it is southeastern Oklahoma food. Don't ask me what that is as it is a combination of southern and many other kinds. There is an Italian community near my farm. There is a Czech community across the state and many others that came to America long ago. Anyway, she was a good cook and I'll post the recipes so you too can have them. Jeanetta is long gone, but her old recipes live on.
Enjoy and relish these summer days my friends!
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