meanwhile, back at the ranch

I picked a tiny jalapeno from our garden the other day.......the saddest little harvest.

Last summer was the year of the vegetable......by this point in summer we were feasting on all types of veggies--lettuce, tomatillos, carrots. Tomatoes still warm from the sun and so much zucchini we were eating it three meals a day. 

I could go out and pick our dinner right off the vine.

This year due to