Mary's Bean Plant and Brussel Sprouts

It's raining. I like a rainy day. I like being in the house on a rainy day. I made peanut butter cookies which, since it was cool, was a nice cozy rainy day sort of thing to do.

I could see the rain coming across the lake...well, it was the possibility of rain, actually. And, since I had neglected the poor garden the past couple of weeks I figured I'd better get out there and pluck some tomatoes before they all rotted. Plus I wanted to check the brussel sprouts.

Also, when 5-year old adorable sweetie pie Mary was here, she and Grandpa planted more lettuce and spinach and Mary, herself, planted another green bean plant. So I had to see what was happening there.

This is Mary's bean plant. It's just one plant and it has lots of leaves but no blossoms, yet. I'm still holding out hope that it'll produce a bean or two. She'd be just thrilled.

From back to front, this is celery, spinach and baby lettuces. We're having a salad tonight with our pasta...got some gorgeous cherry tomatoes, celery, peppers, chives and miscellaneous herbs to toss in, as well. Yummy.

So here are the brussel sprouts. They're coming along nicely. In fact, I picked a dozen or so to cook. There are four plants with sprouts in various stages of growth so I want to see if I should let them alone a little longer or not.

My vegetable basket was so heavy I honestly had difficulty carrying it up to the house! I left it all on the porch, though, because I needed to get back to work. I'll clean the produce and whip up a batch of salsa (maybe) later today.

Soon as I publish this post, I'm off to Squidooland. I'm feeling productive...better grab it while I can!