08.23.2022 | Squash Tuesday

Day:  84-degrees  |  Night:  64-degrees
It's Squash Tuesday here in the Garden.  They've pretty much taken over.  Each morning it's a bit like watching Audrey II from "Little Shop of Horrors" get bigger and bigger.  The blossoms are beautiful and yesterday we harvested our first Butternut Squash of the season!  Soup, glorious soup! We also enjoy a lovely butternut ravioli with a light butter sauce.  YUM!  Have to give a shoutout to Lorenzo's on the Hill for that one.  It's amazing.

One lesson I've learned this year with the expanded Garden and growing vegetables is that there is a lot of work involved. A lot of ups and downs. Successes and failures. Worry, joy and desperation at times. A bit like life in general. Like life as well, the harder you work the better your rewards, most of the time.  Things don't always work out like you planned. We learn from the mistakes, try to fix the problems and move on.  The successes are what get you up and outside every morning.  Ups and downs. Hills and valleys. Joy and Sadness. You can't have one without the other. I had a friend who once told me he lived to make decisions better than half of the time.  He wanted his decision batting average to be .501.  You think just half? Can you imagine a professional baseball player who consistently hit .501? 

Today, I wish you more joy and success. You deserve it. The weather is certainly a joy and success.  Abundant sunshine with light and variable winds.  That's a good day by my standards.  It's a good for a good day. Go out and enjoy some sunshine. Have that second cup of coffee. Maybe call an old friend or visit with a neighbor for a couple of minutes. Have a great Squash Tuesday Gardening Friends!