Just sort of an update post here. It hasn’t been a good year for me. I lost a bunch of weight since Christmas and felt God awful. After tons of tests, they basically found nothing. Argh, I still have to pay for all those :p
Anyway, my neighbor and a couple of his friends dug my garden up and planted it for me. I wouldn’t have had one at all if it weren’t for them. It wasn’t the best garden year. I had one picking of beans all summer and thought they were done. Then I went out there in the middle of September and found lots more!
I must buy more tomato plants next year though. I canned 10 quarts and that isn’t enough for a year. Then I bought a bushel at the farmers market. That was a waste of money. They had a few nice ones on top but all of them had blight. I canned a cooker load and it was gross just taking care of them. Then I had a partial jar that I left on the counter overnight. It was like fermenting or something in that short time. Really gross. So I looked online and they recommend that you do not can blighted tomatoes. So I tossed them all 🙁
In August my kids came for my birthday and got me a new porch swing! Mine was junk. I just love it!
They also took my new car for a test drive and I wish I’d gotten a picture of Melissa hanging out the sunroof waving her arms 😉 I drove that piece of crap car for 10 years. Three of the four door handles were broken. Although we could mess with them to open from the inside. The drivers outside handle broke last year and I’ve had to open the passenger door, crawl across to open the drivers door, get out and go around…that was a real pain. So my new one is a 2005 Grand Am with only 18,000 miles on it. You cannot know how much I love this car. 😀 Between full coverage and the car loan and the insanely high registration fee, I may have to give up food. But I don’t care!
In September I caught the flu so that was bad for a few days, but then I got this whole huge neck/head pain going on. I knew it could be meningitis but I told myself my brain is functioning okay, no worries. After a few days though I broke down and went to the ER. They admitted me and had to test me all out to see if it was bacterial or viral and to make sure I didn’t have hydrocephalus and such. I kept telling them that wouldn’t happen because I have a shunt. But you know doctors. I was in a day and a half and I figure those bills will start rolling in around Christmastime.
The thing about having a pretty lousy year is that it shouldn’t be that hard for next year to be better I figure. 🙂
I am so sorry that you have had such struggles. I never did get my garden in, except for my tomato pots. Not enough to can but I had cherry tomatoes until last night’s frost.
Here is to health and happiness!
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The garden was a disappointment this year but I had tons of zucchini and summer squash to eat. Plus the tomatoes, corn and beans 😉 Next year will be better all the way around, I’m sure!
Hi Anita, like the new wheels! Your neighbors and your kids ‘done good’, too!
I’ve had a bad few months me-own-self, but at least no flu :::knock wood::: Surely, an adventure such as you’ve had puts you in serious contention for the “Sucky Summer” silver cup!
Shame about the tomatoes, but I bet the beans and squashes were/are tasty!
You’re right, next summer’s gotta be better
Cheers!
Yeah is the car not totally sweet!? And so is the porch swing 😉
I’m not supposed to get the flu, I’m a hermit :p But oh well. Here’s hoping next year is better for all of us!
Hi Anita, the vegetables look beautiful, your new car is amazing and I love the porch swing! I know next year will be a good year for all of us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tell Miranda and Lissy “hello” from us.
We love you,
Dee and Mark
Hi Dee, Next year I’m buying a lot more tomato plants! And hoping for good weather so the stuff grows 😀
Garden not as prolific as last year’s, then? What you’ve picked and photo-ed above is pretty though. Be glad you threw out the bad tomatoes. I don’t think that would have added much to your good health this winter. I do love that porch swing!!! And the car.
So, you are ahead a new car, the swing, and neighbors and friends who help you in the garden. And your loyal girls are still there……… you have some good things going on! Here’s to an upbeat year ahead, starting now. 🙂
Yes, the neighbor across the street knows everyone. He has been a wonderful help to me. I don’t know what I’d have done without him this year. And there were a lot of veggies early on that I was just in no shape to do anything with, so he passed them all around. So yes, not an entirely bad year, only health-wise. But that stuff can bring you down.