Farmer Girl

My youngest sister Paula lives on 40 acres of prime farmland in the midwest. She has a garden that yields so much produce that her husband Matthew calls it a "U pick" lot rather than the "family" garden. She cultivates corn, beans, potatoes, onions, asparagus, raspberries, blueberries, eggplant, strawberries, lettuce, peppers, tomatoes and many other delectable delights. She has raised 60 baby chicks that have grown the the pullet stage. Her laying hens produce eggs that are white, brown and pale sage green in color respectively. She whipped me up a delicious omelet from the fresh eggs and just picked asparagus - I can easily claim was the best I've ever had! She has a menagerie of animals - 2 German Shepards - Halle and Timber, an Irish Wolfhound named Evan, 3 mature ducks, 3 baby ducks and a bird with no legs. I brought some of the asparagus home in my suitcase - Rob grilled it when our friends Myumi and Andreas came over during the Memorial Day weekend and it was fabulous. It would be wonderful to go visit her again in August when the bounty from her garden is at its peak.