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According to the famous saying, when life gives you lemons you are supposed to make lemonade. But, when the garden gives us lemons, we like to share them. Daughter picked two dozen lemons from this one tree to share with her friends when she went out with them on Sunday. And I picked another two dozen or so of lemons on Sunday afternoon to share with one of my neighbors. There are still more lemons on the tree! I will make some lemonade with some of the remaining lemons and maybe some lemon marmalade if I feel up to it. My mother used to salt and dry the lemons and make lemon pickle with the salted, dried lemons, but, neither my daughter nor I like pickled lemons, so, I don't make them.
Sunday was another lovely, sunny day, and it was warmer than it has been recently. Daughter spent the day out with her friends, doing escape rooms. I opened all the doors and windows to air out the house, took lemons to my neighbor, did a little more mending on the quilt, watched some videos online, read a bit, and watched the Olympics Closing Ceremony.
On Sunday, I was grateful for:
- Lemons from the garden
- Being able to share lemons with friends and neighbors
- Daughter had a good time with her friends
- A sunny and warm day
- Time to relax
Sunday's joyful activities included sewing and watching the Closing Ceremonies.
Plans for Monday include a trip to the library to return a book that is due, meal planning for the week, and more quilt mending!
How was your Sunday? What are your plans for Monday?
Do you ever have problems with pests and lemons?
ReplyDeleteEvery so often, I get whiteflies and aphids and scale. If it becomes an infestation, then, we prune the trees. But, for the most part, the lemons don't seem to be affected.
DeleteI am so envious of your ability to grow citrus! Nothing is better than fruits right off the tree
ReplyDeleteThank you, Anne. I am very glad that my lemon trees are doing so well. Now, if only my orange tree does as well, I'd be very happy. :)
DeleteThat's a good harvest. You must have taken good care of the tree.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like a wonderful, relaxing day.
This one tree is laden with lemons. It is actually a sucker that came up a few feet from the parent plant and I allowed to grow. There is a second sucker that I am allowing to grow - it produced a few lemons, last year.
DeleteIt was a very relaxing day. :)
What a lot of lemons! That tree is earning its keep. How lovely to be able to share so many.
ReplyDeleteThere is an abundance of lemons and I am happy to be able to share them with others. :)
DeleteWow it's really lovely that you're having such a good harvest and are sharing them. I am sure people appreciate having them.
ReplyDeleteThat lemon tree is full of fruit, this year. There's no way my daughter and I can use all the lemons and I'd rather share them than have them spoil and go to waste.
DeleteI'm very envious of your lemons. Still hoping this could be my year. 🍋
ReplyDeleteI've been very patient :)
Jules, I'm hoping you'll get some lemons from your lemon trees this year. :)
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