Thursday, April 14, 2022

Trigger Warning: Almost Anatomically Correct Vegetable Photos


The peas are podding up nicely and tiny tomatoes are forming as are peppers. I have not yet put my little red pepper seedlings in the ground and I keep forgetting to get zinnia seeds. Actually, Publix, Costco, and the library do not sell zinnia seeds which is the main reason I don't have any. We were "supposed" to get rain today but did not and I'm going to have to water tomorrow. I want those rattlesnake beans to break ground! They are such a rewarding vegetable to plant with their long and prolific crop. The cucumbers are starting to get some growth on them, the potatoes are forming nice little red-jacketed spuds in their beds, the garlic is swelling and the delicata squash is looking sturdy and hardy. For some odd reason, the yellow squash that was planted the same day as the delicata has not put forth one sprout and there is no excuse for that. I have no idea why. 

I was such a good girl today. I put my walking clothes on and told Mr. Moon that I guessed I was going to go get in my miles AS MUCH AS I DID NOT WANT TO! The camper tear-down project at No Man Lord's is coming right along as it is mostly now down to a few studs and some remaining metal on the ends. Insulation is littering the ground all around it and I feel certain that he will be burning that as he burns everything. 
Oh, god. 

The mosquitoes are out in force. And they are big and they are hungry. I would not even think about going out into the woods without spraying myself liberally with Deep Woods Heavy Duty Deet. I've already pulled one tick off myself so far and my husband has pulled one off of his body too. You can go ahead and make your suggestions about natural ways to repel these insects but I'll just say that I've tried them all and our mosquitoes, yellow flies, and ticks love them tremendously. 

Today, in preparation for Easter dinner, I made a great quantity of angel biscuit dough and picked and cooked collards, kale, and mustard greens. I also picked three carrots for tonight's supper. Two of the carrots were husky specimens of the orange vegetable, nicely carrot-shaped and obviously bursting with carotene. The last one I pulled, however, is a work of art and vastly worth sharing. 



The ass is what kills me. It's just so perfect. 
I have not yet been able to bring myself to cut this carrot up and cook it. 
I may not ever. 

I cannot believe that tomorrow is Friday already. The boys will be coming over in the morning. Jessie says that they've been counting down the days until this weekend. A night with Mer and Bop and then a night with Aunt Lily and Aunt Lauren and the cousins! And Mom and Dad will NOT BE AROUND! And it's going to be EASTER! There will be CANDY! 
Could life get any better? 
I seriously doubt it. 
On Saturday, Mr. Moon will be heading to Apalachicola too, to meet up with his sister for their annual fishing/hanging-out-together trip. They haven't been able to have their week together since 2019 and so they are looking forward to this so much. They will, however, be driving back here on Sunday to have Easter dinner and give Aunt Brenda a chance to see everyone which is awesome.

Darla's still on the nest. I haven't seen her get off of it in four days. Or is it five? I found two unmarked eggs under her today and took them out. I have decided that ten is enough. I wonder how many will make it to hatching. 

Man, there's a lot going on in Lloyd right now. Or at least here at the World Wide Headquarters of the Church of the Batshit Crazy. 
I muddle on, doing one small thing at a time which is the best I can do.  

Love...Ms. Moon



30 comments:

  1. first thing I thought was Venus de Milo carrot! I could not bring myself to cut that one up either! Busy time ahead for you with the littles......and Easter. May all celebrations be joyous!
    Susan M

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    1. Or is it Penis de Milo? Oh, the jokes- there are thousands.

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  2. The carrot even has an umbilical cord. What a hoot.

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  3. That carrot is not meant to be dismembered. It's amazing. So much going on chez Mary, as always.

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    1. You are so right. I'd only eat that carrot if I was starving and it was all I had.

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  4. Yo are reminding me of the days when my daughters got together to do "Christmas sewing". They put all the kids, six in age from twelve to one, on the bed to watch cartoons. Once I was informed they were all sleeping in a pile, like a bunch of puppies.

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  5. That carrot is great! Happy Easter to the Moon clan.

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  6. I love your carrot! I had a similar one years ago, but without the attachments, just the torso and legs. Perhaps you need to beat the ground with a stick near where that squash is planted, as a reminder to sprout and get growing. Angel biscuit dough?

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    1. I think those squash seeds were defective. Not one sprout! As to angel biscuits- if you do a search at the top left hand side of the blog for them, you'll probably even find a recipe.

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    2. Thank you for the recipe, we don't have crisco here so I'll just use butter.

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  7. Happy Sunday Easter get-together to all the Moons and your loved ones.

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  8. we thought you should put that carrot up on a cross.....the carrotfixon

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    1. You and I think way too much alike. I'd already thought of how good it would look on a cross. We're bad.

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  10. Wow! what a carrot!
    That will be a terrific celebration for your grandkids!
    Have a nice weekend!

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    1. That carrot was born frisky! So far we've had a good Friday. Haha.

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  11. My 4 tomato plants are looking healthy and setting some tiny little fruits. Never did get the potatoes planted though I may still and somewhere around here are pole bean seeds. We never did get the rain they promised so I've been watering every day what with this constant dry wind.

    Have fun at your Spring Rebirth family gathering.

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    1. I had to water today. Hurray for your tomatoes!

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  12. That carrot is nature’s sculpture—amazing! I’m glad the kids will be having Easter fun, and I hope you with them. These holidays are always so melancholy for me. I fail at group holidays I guess.

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    1. Hey, sweetie. For whatever reason, Easter doesn't depress me. It's so outrageous that it mostly just makes me laugh. Plus, I have a good excuse to eat ham. And you do NOT fail at group holidays! Look at those amazing Thanksgivings and Christmases you put on!

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  13. Anonymous above is 37paddington btw. I’m on my phone.

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  14. Oh I would NEVER be able to cut that carrot up. I'd probably keep a framed picture of it!

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  15. That is possibly the most amazing carrot I've ever seen.

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