A SUNNY MORNING IN ROSHOLT

That's right! It's beautiful weather for mourning doves too. The warm sun and gentle breeze make you want to just sit around and "chill." Now isn't that an unusual way to use that word.

This was taken about 10 days ago. It's greener now, but the lure of the pond is still tugging. We thought earlier on that we had a pair of mallards that were going to next, but not to nest, but not to be.

If these guys could talk, they'd probably be saying, "Please pass the bread." Karol and I get down to the pond several times each week with a loaf of older bread so that we can sit in our big white wooden chairs to feed fish. Last year, we had bass that came to the bread, but this yuear, only bluegills come. It's time for me to get out my pole to catch a few to eat.

Yesterday continued our harvest of garden produce. "So early in the season," you say? We've already been eating asparagas for three weeks now. And there's been young garlic, radishes, multiplier onions, chives, and parsley (from last year's planting) that we've also enjoyed.

Now comes the rhubarb. Last night I cut up enough to fill three gallon bags for the freezer, 12 cups for Karol so that today she can bake four pans of rhubarb cream cheese bars, and some left over that I used to make rhubarb sauce. Yum!

I believe that last night was the FINAL frost of the season. It was 30 on our thermometer last night. So today will be planting day. I have tomatoes, peppers, and eggplant that I'm going to settle in, and then, other than okra and salsa peppers, my garden should be complete.

During the last part of the semester at Peace, four students worked on a project for a "food" class  - and chose "English Cafe" because it was a unique way to use homemade food for a special community purpose. You can see their video at English Caffe.