For those of you who don't know, Mark and I have a small garden we tend every year. The poor garden seems to suffer every black belt summer, and this year is no exception. Anyone want a job helping pull weeds? Despite neglect, the garden seems to be determined to pump out a bunch of cucumbers. We have already gotten a harvest of garlic. I have the shallots in the fridge but-surprise! No time to prep them for the freezer to join their already prepped shallow friends. The tomatoes are still producing some, but the rain has made them explode like seed filled water balloons. I also found more decorative pumpkins growing than I originally thought I had growing. The yard is looking like a jungle, so I tried to get some.of.it cut before PMAA training. As I was pushing the mower, I happened to look over at the garden and noticed not one, but two ripe cantaloupes! Alas, the rain had split them and the bugs had eaten more than their fair share, but it is good to see the plants growing in the midst of neglectey chaos.