Spring in the garden

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQvx5Z1gol9UPuIJR8gdFyOljtJEJ4Q4pMBmIgA2QPrWkoq_PvfXUooyzIpliMPVeboW-95xwdZWKSrxjC6IgDl8WPwdOp-6-QYEKLcO0T-ydqst7wgxYzKt3zchvZqMQrPm3CxUrf-7s/s1600/violet+8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQvx5Z1gol9UPuIJR8gdFyOljtJEJ4Q4pMBmIgA2QPrWkoq_PvfXUooyzIpliMPVeboW-95xwdZWKSrxjC6IgDl8WPwdOp-6-QYEKLcO0T-ydqst7wgxYzKt3zchvZqMQrPm3CxUrf-7s/s640/violet+8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Hi Everyone</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Happy Tuesday</div><div style="color: #f4cccc; text-align: center;"> ♥</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">{Love}</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> to garden and grow food we can pick and eat for dinner</div><div style="text-align: center;">Last year we had a bumper crop of artichokes </div><div style="text-align: center;">{My husbands favorite} </div><div style="text-align: center;">This years crop has already blessed us </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPRQ2qGazFoPUNNVU-82o3wl1GbNOcQQKFzLLz_Ussy4vIj29y0khoaTrrBHUA83b3CZYCQFSwIDH0N9MkOSNhpfub1jmbzVemQBcif7AeJPvjupG7aADDmh0jr45sXtQcJCP9gR_qCrw/s1600/front+blue+6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPRQ2qGazFoPUNNVU-82o3wl1GbNOcQQKFzLLz_Ussy4vIj29y0khoaTrrBHUA83b3CZYCQFSwIDH0N9MkOSNhpfub1jmbzVemQBcif7AeJPvjupG7aADDmh0jr45sXtQcJCP9gR_qCrw/s640/front+blue+6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: x-large;">We also </span>have tomatoes and strawberries </div><div style="text-align: center;"> in  bloom</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiypkaS7y0rRcWf6kspO3OhvZ7um5xkpXSZRABH-4-NB4RAAmR3aNvUg3v5AnDnobH7kfqzYTndSGR9UFlJ4nn-ijYzUwOmpwajTQnl_Rpyu_JzuxCt7XdT8Khygp4LJsP6YEEM078UPZA/s1600/front+blue+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiypkaS7y0rRcWf6kspO3OhvZ7um5xkpXSZRABH-4-NB4RAAmR3aNvUg3v5AnDnobH7kfqzYTndSGR9UFlJ4nn-ijYzUwOmpwajTQnl_Rpyu_JzuxCt7XdT8Khygp4LJsP6YEEM078UPZA/s640/front+blue+3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> This morning</span> the weather is glorious </div><div style="text-align: center;">I am grateful the bunnies are still in the backyard eating the grass</div><div style="text-align: center;"> not in the front garden eating the new<br /> strawberry and tomato buds</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh62t6Ric1byDlxowiRsusVv4m23rBYIL4vPZ3wjd0vLYv_G8HZcOVYP_LwJwDgudYn4lKv6TE2UUgGcoXlzCP3mskN-8G0OkxI_WWhuomrEvPcEET2IwJIg8j-qrEh3ePurxfQw_AaysI/s1600/bunny.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh62t6Ric1byDlxowiRsusVv4m23rBYIL4vPZ3wjd0vLYv_G8HZcOVYP_LwJwDgudYn4lKv6TE2UUgGcoXlzCP3mskN-8G0OkxI_WWhuomrEvPcEET2IwJIg8j-qrEh3ePurxfQw_AaysI/s640/bunny.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> I did</span> spot a little bunny </div><div style="text-align: center;"> watching me this morning</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f4cccc;">♥</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTG0DhDjww9waX0wEzb2ysfYWIeQFQiLRemomBGOoLipCA2DN9QILasubioyS-3zWyVHPaCD4yu_YcKL6YBQBZQqt29N2tbALPHiC4rNCeIWZdwElLavQomxcLUnW5mJSiwCxiEzqwC2Y/s1600/front+blue+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTG0DhDjww9waX0wEzb2ysfYWIeQFQiLRemomBGOoLipCA2DN9QILasubioyS-3zWyVHPaCD4yu_YcKL6YBQBZQqt29N2tbALPHiC4rNCeIWZdwElLavQomxcLUnW5mJSiwCxiEzqwC2Y/s640/front+blue+4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> The tomatoes</span> were planted from seed </div><div style="text-align: center;">so far they are doing well<br /> going from greenhouse to garden we have lost a few in the past<br /> but they seem hardy and</div><div style="text-align: center;"> there are  already several yellow buds<br /> There is nothing like a fresh picked juicy tomato from the garden for our summer salads</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIu_Z1NrjuRcLXz7ojiJJL33kKiXCKUoQuW8elVIFLFsKU0u_p0ShJU2ic9aJljVrpY2eWAr4qKutZxA9PxowvDb6BvzEgcgekHSp5v7Nz8txeteTUs4hvG_ayraUGN3nnx-tKakrAR6w/s1600/front+blue+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIu_Z1NrjuRcLXz7ojiJJL33kKiXCKUoQuW8elVIFLFsKU0u_p0ShJU2ic9aJljVrpY2eWAr4qKutZxA9PxowvDb6BvzEgcgekHSp5v7Nz8txeteTUs4hvG_ayraUGN3nnx-tKakrAR6w/s640/front+blue+5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Artichokes are</span>   so delicious </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I never had an artichoke until I was dating my husband </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> it was so fun to share one with him on our dates </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> we still<span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> {Love}</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">to</span> </span>share them with each other</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> here is the recipe we use for our fresh cut artichokes</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Cover the artichokes with water and the ingredients below  bring to a boil lower heat and simmer covered for 45 minutes</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> 2 tablespoons Italian salad dressing</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> a bay leaf </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">juice from one lemon</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so easy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">delicious</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="color: #f4cccc;"> ♥</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-1fzNQAgJSyOy1L1X2BSWMG7-cbZd_cmINc4cG-vhUSDy25tSJvvTZPYGTNfw7W-3DAwlRO2-3Jq8XCh_bWNrb23othIDPkqPiKHwOzk4-x2mm1QHuNZK3n000P9YywWy-t35ldMOW2g/s1600/bike+basket+white+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-1fzNQAgJSyOy1L1X2BSWMG7-cbZd_cmINc4cG-vhUSDy25tSJvvTZPYGTNfw7W-3DAwlRO2-3Jq8XCh_bWNrb23othIDPkqPiKHwOzk4-x2mm1QHuNZK3n000P9YywWy-t35ldMOW2g/s640/bike+basket+white+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">~Grateful~ </span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">It is <span style="font-size: small;">going</span> </span>to be another summer filled</div><div style="text-align: center;">with delicious fresh food from the garden</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f4cccc;">♥</span><br /><br />romantic saying for today<br /><i>"From the seed of this day let our love grow as the tree grows</i><br /><i>  reaching down to build strong roots"</i><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">♥</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Pam  </span></div>

Spring in the garden

Hi Everyone  Happy Tuesday  ♥ {Love}  to garden and grow food we can pick and eat for dinner Last year we had a bumper crop of artichokes  {...

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