Missouri Midsummer Madness

Grandpa Steve Plows the Back 40

At midsummer in Missouri, the kids and I have gone native. We've planted a vegetable garden in the backyard, I've put up 18 pints of jam, and spend all my spare time quilting. Our crops include corn, beans, squash, tomatoes, peppers, herbs, sweet potatoes, melons, pumpkins, aphids, white flies and Japanese beetles.