Crazy Weather

May's crazy weather continues. We just don't know what to think. One day it's 80 degrees

Then we get thunderstrorms with hail! This was from last night, May 23.

It's hard to tell in this photo, but the water was sluicing off the roof like a waterfall. There were several inches of rainwater in the buckets this morning.

I got the beans planted at my house. At least the ground is soft, and it's mild enough at night for the soil to have warmed up. I took this pic on Thursday, and the beans have already sprouted by today (Tues.) I have automatic drip circled around the big teepees. I also put in tomatoes to the left, and peppers to the right. I'm gonna put borgs (or whatever the volunteers were) all along the back.

Also on last Thursday, Karen and Glen came over to the farm to celebrate. Glen was supposed to have been done for the semester, but they keep needing him!

Karen enjoys the shade! We opened some of the plum wine to taste and share. It was delicious!

Delina agrees! She came over on Friday, and taught us about Uncle Tony's share. Seems her Uncle Tony always laid an empty wine bottle on its side. After a bit, the last drops gather and make one final sip!

Dean brought us more fava beans. I never realized how utterly delicious they are, and the plants will grow and produce all winter in our climate. I'm definitely planting lots next year.

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What We're Eating
Fava bean hummus! Shell favas, then boil for 5 mins. Slip the skins off and put in a blender/processor with tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, and lots and lots of fresh spring garlic. Spice it up with salt, cumin, and dried pepper. Serve on homemade pita bread with Pedrozo's feta cheese, preserved lemon, assorted chard and mustard greens, snowpeas, and slices of fresh-picked onions. Out of this world!
At the farm we're still grazing on snowpeas, arugula, chard, and cherries. Dean brought this one. It wasn't our fault!

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Rick found some habanero starts at Little Red Hen, and we put them at the back of 2A.

And I had to include a shot of our cute new egg basket. I found it on Etsy, and it's very functional as well as attractive. It has a nice big opening to fit an egg-filled hand. Also we can rinse and disinfect right in the basket.

Saturday was Bill and Laura's annual picnic on the mountain. It was a perfect day for it (no hail lol). They had everything looking really lovely.

Rusty is away being shown, so Heidi got to be the only dog.

Rick and Bill check out the solar array.

Melinda, Titus, Lori, Jane, and Kathleen enjoy the shady lawn..

Rick and Catherine look so cute in the glider. I didn't take any pics of the food, but of course it was superb. There were brats and sandwiches, potato salad, devilled eggs (guess who from!), homemade ice cream cookies and two kinds of cheesecake. I also took up a bottle of plum wine for everyone to taste.