This week has been good. Last week ended on Wednesday, with such a perfect day. You are thinking man, this girl is messed up, but Wednesday is my Sunday and sometimes you have to savor a Sunday and take it as it comes. Last Wednesday was oh so sunny and warm! Derek was away working so I walked the dog, spent hours on my in-laws porch having tea until lunchtime, cleaned the pen from the rams all winter and gabbed in my garden this time about all things blooming at this address. The weather forecast was calling for rain most of the week so I cut all the deep purple-black tulips I could and put them in beautiful vases on the kitchen table. I picked all the asparagus in the garden as well. Between Sunday and Wednesday it had grown like stink.
With all the asparagus I called for backup and Derek's mom came and rescued me from some of it! I made asparagus soup! I found a recipe that is so simple and so tasty! It can also be frozen so I plan on making it again and freezing a few bags for the winter. Here is a link to the recipe http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/asparagus_soup.html . I also made an asparagus spinach fritatta with goat cheese. I ate the soup with a spoon full of sour cream, a slice of fritatta and a piece of grilled steak out on the back deck in the sunshine. Just me, the dog, a good meal and a great book! I loved this book and just finished reading it today. I am sad thats it's over, what a beautiful book to fill your soul. Read it. It is called The Dirty Life: A Memoir of Farming, Food and Love by Kristin Kimball. As you can see from this picture of my nightstand I have a few more excellent books to go this summer. Most of you are thinking, Michelle does not read books, well this summer it seems as if I do. So far I have finished 2!!
This week as has been good as well. More tulips were picked, they are on of my favorites obviously. We have a large section in the vegetable garden dedicated to these purple tulips so there is no sense leaving them out there when they could be showing off in the kitchen.
Also something very exciting in the woods this week!! My favorite woodland flower is blooming! Last year a big tree fell in the woods right where I usually see them. I was devastated but it seems that these little guys survived and they seem to be multiplying!! I usually walking looking down because thats where all the flowers are. Here is what you should look for when walking through the woods. Be carefully not to step on them! 
...and here they are from below!
Beautiful isn't it!! It is a Jack-In-The-Pulpit! Apparently they are poisonous to eat, but who would want to eat something so amazing looking!!
Lastly, here is a peak in at the growing lambs!! They are getting pretty big. The weaning date has been circled on the calendar :( don't tell them that though. They will miss their mothers and I'm sure that the neighbors will be able to hear the sad cries!
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