Last night, Middle Daughter came in and said, “We’ve got the happiest laundry in the neighborhood!” That made me laugh, because it really wasn’t laundry at all. The sacks from the sack races on Tuesday had gotten wet in the storm. For some reason, there is a tag on them that says specifically, “DO NOT WASH” so I hung them out in the beautiful afternoon to air out and dry before I stored them back in their box.
One of the things Daddy did each summer was raise pole limas. I remember as a little girl, that there was this patch of ground between the garage and the old flat roofed chicken house that was dedicated to these plants. We kids shelled beans, and shelled beans and shelled beans! I only realized recently that Mama really didn’t much care for them, but she can make the best pot of tender green lima beans anywhere.
Certain Man has not ever dabbled in growing lima beans. There was never a real need to, and he didn’t think this was his territory. Youngest Brother is growing the usual huge patch of lima beans this year out by Mama’s house beside the Country Rest Home, and things are coming along well, but I begged Certain Man for just one row of lima beans this year “to see how they do” and he was sympathetic to my request. So, we have one little row of lima beans in our garden, and they have little tiny beans on them!
With all the rain this week, Certain Man hasn’t gotten in to do his timely weeding.
(If you look, you can see where the rain washed down this row.)
He said, “Look at those WEEDS!!!” when I showed him this picture.
I asked if he cared if I put it on, and he said, “Nah! Go ahead!”
(So I did!)
Delaware Grammy 
I hope you gets lots and lots of beans this year! It was so fun to be at your house last night, lets do it again:)Love You~Christina
I’ve always loved those bean and froze lots from Kramers … but, alas, they aren’t organic, so I’ll only do enough for J.R.’s Mom and some for the children (makes a much appreciated gift). And, maybe I’ll still snitch one here or there. I also loved seeing your happy laundry. Blessings to you this beautiful day!
Now there’s a slice of real life–weeds n’ all!! =D
Love your “happy laundry”. Did you make those sacks? So much nicer than burlap bags for racing. Hope the beans yield well for you. I’d love to set on your porch and help you shell them. RL just left for the week thus I am wide awake at 3:30 our time and he is on his way to NE.
oooops just noted you said the bags are tagged “do not wash” so obviously you did not make these bags………………hghly unlikely any of us who raise or have raised children would EVER mark anything “do not wash”.
Never cared for limas until we moved here. I don’t know if they don’t grow well in Michigan or if people around us just didn’t care for them; I don’t remember seeing fresh ones. Grew up eating limas from the frozen food section of the grocery store. Seemed like no matter how we cooked them they were always wrinkly and mealy in texture…yuck! Hubby and I eat them every time we go to Golden Corral because they’re nice and tender and moist there, but our girls think they are really gross! I tell them they need to develop a taste because if they live out their lives here, they are going to encounter them at church potlucks and other places.