The rain still refuses to come here.  It really looked like it would rain this week end but inspite of all the thunder and clouds we never got more than a trace of rain in the gauge.  It did rain last night enough to get the steps wet on the front porch but the rain gauge is hardly wet.  Now they are calling for a 60% chance of rain and it is too cloudy to hang out the Monday washing but I bet there will not be rain here on the mountain.  The storms come and get diverted by the plateau and then the ones that make it to the plateau get diverted again by Baker Mountain.  Oh, well I still love my spot and think it is the best spot in TN.  We are still cleaning up the fallen trees and cutting out the briars so the kids can walk the whole 7 acres when they came in July.  It is turning into such a beautiful spot but does take a lot of work to keep it pretty.  Can’t wait for the peas to get large enough to pick.  I have never raised English peas before.  I always used to plant the snow peas but never got enough out of them to freeze.  This year the peas are just loaded but I still bet we eat all that the plants can produce.  They are so good fresh.  Because these came out so good next year we will plant more and have some to freeze.  I still want to get some brussel sprouts growning so Thursday after Norman goes for his eye shot we will stop into the Feed and Seed store in McMinnville and see if they have any plants this year.  Last year I got two plants and they did well until the wood chuck found them and ate the tops half off of each little plant.  This year we have the trap set is if any other wood chuck comes I hope to get him before he eats my garden and we can send him to the happy hunting ground with his friend of last year.  All the people around us have dogs that stay out all night so they help to keep the animals away but keep them away from their gardens better than from mine.  I wish we could have a dog but where we are gone for three months each year to Florida it is impossible to have a good farm dog and that is the only kind I want.  Have a good day.