Garden party

Some of the garden party-ers

Yesterday, Sunday, about a dozen of us gardeners gathered in our garden to share food and drink with one another, to celebrate our wonderful community area. We had quite a bit of shade, thanks to Carter who pulled out a nice canopy to keep us from being in the direct sun. A barbeque and food tables were set up outside the gate, since you are looking at pretty much the entire area we had to gather in. I didn't think to get any pictures of the food (sorry!), but we did have quite a nice time. And we all got to meet the newest member of our apartment complex.

Annabelle (with mom Naomi)

Annabelle is almost four months old, and she is quite the delight to all the mothers and grandmothers (especially me). She is wearing mitts to keep her from scratching her face. I never heard of these before, but they work very well. She's got a few scratches that are recovering from earlier bouts with those baby fingernails. 

Apartments behind the garden enclosure

You can see how close the community garden is to our apartments. We spent a short amount of time talking about the garden and our vegetable adventures, and much more time finding out who we all are, and where we come from. I learned that one gardener is going off to Alaska in a few short weeks on a scholarship to finish her dissertation (I think that's what it's all about anyway). I also met a few people I had seen in the garden but never had a chance to chat with. We are now much better acquainted.

Since I'm not much of a cook, I brought beer and sodas for us to enjoy, and I do think it was better received than anything I might have attempted to prepare. I loved the tray of cheeses, olives, and other tidbits to whet my appetite that Lynn brought. There was salad, hot dogs, homemade cookies, and lots more, but I got quite full before I even sampled everything. I skipped the hot dogs, since I don't eat red meat, but otherwise enjoyed everything else.

Carter says we'll have to repeat this at least once more this season, and I'm all for it! It was a resounding success, and the weather could not have been more perfect. Life is good and we are grateful for our wonderful bounty, in food and friendship.

:-)