LilyCrazy's Blog

The end is near !!!!
Jul 11, 2008 | 9:25 AM PST

My crazy summer is just about to simmer down into history !!! The construction guys are almost done re-building all the damage to my house....... my son's wedding is next week, so soon we'll be all done with visiting relatives, cramming into everyone's car, eating out, and everything will be getting back to NORMAL !!!!!!!  I can hardly wait !! I wanna get home today and get my patio furniture back on the deck, crank open the brolly and relax in the shade with a cool beverage !!!!

I've seen the first of the Iowa Sweet Corn stands opening up around the city- I'm pretty excited about that !! I can't wait to bite into my first fresh ear !! And I'm looking forward to a weekend spent over the stove blanching and freezing and canning !!  Tomatoes will be coming along soon too !! My co-worker has already been picking matos from her garden.....

While feeding the fish the other day I got the rare treat of seeing my little blue catfish come up for a nibble too- I don't see him too often as he's dark and hard to spot- and I also spotted a couple frogs enjoying the cool shady water !! I do so enjoy having my little pond- it's so relaxing and brings such wonderful animals to my yard. My waterlilies have been blooming like crazy, and the lilies in the garden are in full bloom right now too !! I've seen several hummingbirds flittering about looking for a meal.

Nothing better than Summer in Iowa.........