Apologies for the lack of updates; work got busy! We're just at the end of the peak rhubarb season. Jess has made pies and crisps and I've frozen some for muffins and also to combine with strawberries into pie filling to can (likely mid-July).
The rest of the fruit crops are coming along. It looks like we'll have a good harvest of raspberries this year.
The gooseberries are also almost ready for picking. I'm not sure we'll have enough to jam this year.
The strawberries are also coming along. The recent rainy weather has really helped the entire garden, with the annual vegetables really jumping up with the extra moisture.
Out back, the bees have been frequent visitors in the snap dragon's Jess planted in the old stone planter by the garage.
I spent some time this morning repairing our 20-year-old reel mower. The handle finally broke off due to rust. Four hose clamps put it back into its third decade of service. Which was good a the lawn was a real mess and needed a cropping.
This afternoon I have some weeding to do and then maybe we'll get a mason bee colony that Jess got for Christmas nailed up under the deck. I may also get the food dehydrator out and take some herbs in to dry.
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