Let the harvest begin!  We pulled quite a bit of corn out of the garden on Monday--I estimate it's about 1/4 of the total we will get.  We had some last night for dinner. The kids gobbled it down.  I didn't even put any salt or butter on mine, and it was absolutely delicious!   I have three plastic grocery bags full of the stuff, and I have to do something with it quickly or it will spoil.  I know, because I almost lost all the peppers that I took home last week.  We had houseguests during a lot of the time last  week, so they just sat until last night. The skins were wrinkly and they didn't appear to be all that crispy, but I figured because they are ultimately going to be in salsa, it didn't really matter. I washed them, chopped them, and stuffed them into the freezer.  I hope the corn doesn't get all wrinkly before I can get to it.  The tomatoes are about to come on, and it looks like there will be no shortage of them.  I'm trying to think of all the ways that I can preserve them so I don't end up with a kajillion bottles of salsa.  I'm thinking maybe spaghetti sauce or pizza sauce, but I'm not sure I have the patience to sit over a hot pot for 3 hours during the hottest part of summer.  I'm such a wimp, I know!

In other news, SE is making me go camping this weekend--and not car camping, either. That means while they point and shoot, I have to forage for a good toilet option for three days.  THREE DAYS!  I'm looking forward to the cooler weather of the mountains (please don't be cold!) and some time communing with nature.  SIT1 and SIT2 will be joining us, and they are excited that I finally get to go camping with them.  I had to work during their last outing, and the previous two times, they went during the times of year I just won't go camping, period.  It should be a fun trip, as long as everyone behaves perfectly, no one whines, there is no drowning, and we don't have to call search and rescue.  Tune in later to see if my expectations are too high...

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Can someone please tell me how it is that the rows of corn that were planted four weeks later than the initial rows are now TALLER than the initial ones?  It's kind of weirding me out.  I would have taken a picture, but I forgot my camera.