There are hundreds of ripe cherry tomatoes in the gardens. The boys don’t like to harvest them in one big batch, although I do as they split if they’re too ripe. The boys like to leave them on the vines, at the ready for an afternoon snack, or an after-dinner-snack, or a whenever-they-wander-that-way snack. 

My garden is flourishing, too. After we came home from a weekend get-away to Omaha, I picked 22 early girl and Roma tomatoes! I introduced the boys to the delicacy that is a garden tomato, sprinkling salt and pepper on them or eating them with cottage cheese. Plans for my favorite salsa are in the making, too…