Beans And More Beans

 Not a one of you commented yesterday on the photo of my salacious sago palm. Does this mean that I am more easily amused by juvenile humor than the rest of you?
Probably. I should apologize if I offended anyone but hey! I didn't design sago palms that way. Talk to your own personal creator/god about that. 

I basically did two things today. 
One was weeding one of the field pea beds. Bean beds. Whatever. 

At this point in summer, if you don't keep up with the weeds they'll be knee high and thick as the fibers on a fine shag carpet if you turn your back. I had noticed that there are sections of our garden that are right on the verge of that and those three rows was one of the areas so I worked for probably about forty-five minutes, clearing them, and that was absolutely all I could do of that and I had to come inside. Soon after I did, though, we got a beautiful little storm, thunder and all, with a decent soaking rain. Not too long, not too hard but it surely did drop the temperature a good ten degrees which was a blessed gift. It's still cooler. 

I settled inside with my beans and worked on those some more. I started watching a series as I snapped and shelled that I've been meaning to watch for a long time. Hank has told me over and over again how much I'd like it and I know that Ellen and her husband love the show as she speaks of it frequently. So I began and before I knew it, I was deeply involved in the characters. Oh! I forgot to mention the name of it- Reservation Dogs. Perhaps reading Quiet Until the Thaw, which takes place mainly on a reservation, influenced me to finally see what was what. Hank and Rachel love it so much that they have not watched the two final episodes because they don't want it to be over. 
That, when it comes to a series, is true love.

So yes, I'll be watching that and another thing that summer provides along with weeds, is plenty of beans to shell which is a very fine thing to sit and do while watching TV. I know, I know- everyone's grandma always sat on the porch to shell their bushels of beans but it's 2024 and I'd prefer to sit on the couch in the air conditioned Glen Den and watch some television, thank you very much. 

I bet your granny would have too. 

So. What has Mr. Moon been up to since we got back? 
Well, he got a call from Tom who is now ready to make the move into the Tiny House. Although rain and bugs and no electricity was not enough to get him out of the trailer, this heat has been. And of course the Tiny House has not yet been hooked up to electricity so guess who rented a trencher today in which to lay the power line which guess who arranged to be put in? 
Oh, you know. Glen Moon. Who also used the trencher to dig the trench and who also hit a water line because Tom did not remember it was there, nor was it marked, so when he goes back tomorrow to return the trencher to Home Depot, he'll get the PVC he needs to fix the water line. 

This project never will really end, will it? 
But I know that it really makes Glen feel good to do these things, not only because he loves to work hard at a project but because he knows that no one else is going to do it. 

Here are the beans I shelled today. 

And that was a few hours of work. This is not a speedy operation. But that's okay. I enjoyed every moment of it, being all cool and comfortable and watching a new (to me) series with excellent acting, good story lines, and, as I can tell, even better ones to come. 

I've got those beans cooking right now with a piece of bacon, some chopped onions, and a few of the more tender snapped beans. I hope they are good. For whatever reason, growing beans of that size makes me feel as if I am growing REAL food, as opposed to, eh- cucumbers? So silly. 

I'll let you know how they taste.

Oh- I have gotten an e-mail from a regular commenter who says that her comments won't publish. Is anyone else having that problem? I haven't changed any settings so I have no idea what's going on. Of course, if you can't comment, you'll have to email me to tell me. My email address is right up there on the blog page under Ms. Moon. Also- it appears that the method of posting pictures on the blog has changed. It actually seems faster and more efficient. Any of y'all notice that? 

Technology. It is a boon and a bane, isn't it? 

Love...Ms. Moon