It seems each week get busier than the one before and this week is no different.  Monday I pulled the last of the pea plants and got 6 more meals of peas into the freezer.  We got the pea patches turned into squash patches and took care of the squash bugs that have moved in early.  Everything is about two weeks earlier than last year.   It was a mild winter so the bugs from last year never got killed off.  I am not sure what is eating us but both Norman and I are covered with bites of some kind and boy are they itchy!!  Yesterday I picked all the green beans that were ready from the first two plantings and got 6 more pints canned and on the shelf. On Monday I picked about a cup and a half of raspberries and made a jar of raspberry jelly.  This is the first of a good season.  I will pick raspberries now every other day.  The berries last about a week to ten days before being all done.  Today I went out at 6:30 and got all that were ripe to take to the farmer’s market to trade for some more brocilli.  I got 1 1/2 quarts for her.  She was happy and so was I.  I got a big full and got that into the freezer this afternoon.   Then I picked enough strawberries to have a short cake tonight.  Monday Norman got stuck on a stump with his tractor and he hurt his back when he tried to get it unstuck.  He got it off the stump but is left with a very sore back.  Last night he couldn’t sleep so I put some of the oil that Narinjan gave me and it relieved it enough to let him sleep.  It felt better this morning but by the time he got back from McMinnville he was suffering again so after his shower I put more oil on his back and he is very comfortable now.  That stuff works great!!  Monday we also picked  some wild blueberries.  Tomorrow we will pick some more and add a few blue cultivated berries and I will make a blueberry cake for company on Saturday.  The wild blueberries are best but I don’t have enough without a few from the big ones too.  Shirley and Frank will be here on Friday for a short visit for the week end.  We are looking forward to the visit.  Have a great day.