...any day now

it's been a while since I was here... I have been sick on & off since early May and since I don't have internet access at home, it took too much effort to come down to the church while I was sick, just to blog.

Especially since I'm still waiting to hear from the Bankruptcy Court as to the final approval of my Chapter 13 plan. The 45 day period will expire soon as my Creditors meeting with the Trustee was May 4 and the judge is supposed to rule on my case within 45 days, which would be June 18. So I had been hoping to have some news to relay and though it hasn't happened yet, it should happen soon.

In the meantime, I have made my "payments "to the Trustee, which are due on the 25th of the month. I've made 3 so far... I'm trying to stay ahead so I've already mailed the payment due June 25. If the plan is accepted, my final payment will be March 25, 2014. During this time, I'm not allowed to enter into any credit obligations, as if anyone would give me credit anyway, but that's probably a good thing, as I've never done "well" managing credit as my current situation should attest.

As soon as the Chapter 13 is accepted, I'll try again to modify my mortgage. Being "in" bankruptcy may get their attention...

This late spring has been very stormy... quite a bit of unseasonal cool weather and rain... which in the garden, has its good side as well as its down side...

The Johnny Jump-ups, which would normally be toast by now, are flourishing.

In late April, these cherry toms were ripening, I've since eaten them & watched these just setting tomatoes grow and ripen as well.

Here the same plant is today... just covered with ripening fruit, yum...

and some of them are as big as golf balls !

Meanwhile, around in the back yard...

the Mr Stripys are still waiting for the sun...

the Brandywines are growing a bit...

but not like the Beefmaster and Pink Caspian, which were not from 6 packs & got a quicker start.

The Cherry toms in the back are growing...

this Sun Sweet is actually coloring up...

but the few others that are set are quite green...

The critters have left the crook neck squash alone so far and one has set there.

The Blue Lake pole beans are enjoying the cooler weather though...

and have even given my the first bean !

Unfortunately, I didn't get any cherries and the peach tree lost most of its crop to the weather.

But there are apples, "growing"...

and the pomegranate tree is exploding with blooms.

Ever the opportunist, the volunteer hollyhocks from the ranch, have "moved" themselves to a sunnier location and are blooming like crazy.

I'm sure that soon, summer will arrive and we'll be complaining about the heat. But as for me, I'm enjoying the cooler days as long as they last... even if it means that the garden grows slower...