Suka Patch Progress

The Suka Patch has grown lush and green since my last garden posting. Below is a view of the sweet peppers box - they aren't ripe yet, but there is fruit on the vine!
The tomato plants are enormous and need to be pinched and tied. We harvest greens almost every day - and they are delish. The arugula is super-spicy.

One of my main reasons for having a garden is being able to grow my own cucumbers. After growing up on fresh Japanese cukes from mom's garden, it is so hard to eat store-bought American ones . My cuke plants are doing very well and I'm hoping they continue to do so. They are a bit overshadowed by the zucchini plants, but they are growing fine along the fence.

All that in this delightful garden grows
should happy be and have immortal bliss
~ Edmund Spencer

Memorial Day Memories

For the first time in a while, Mike and I had the day off together. So we did the usual exciting things - cleaned our apartment, ran errands, tried to get our new van fixed - and then met up with some friends for a cookout at Garfield Park. Though it was blazing hot (looking forward to DC summer!) we managed to not complain too much!

Michelle feeds baby Isaac in the shade.

Lindsay keeps Daniel hydrated with some cool herbal tea.

Amy is accosted with kisses from Ian and Isabel.

Mike and Curt wheel the Grill two blocks along the sidewalk to the park. They may have received a few stares, but it was worth it to grill up some yummy treats.