Zucchini update

In July,  I only had one garden related visit from Mom this month. (It's getting hotter, I feel more coming) I have asked after the zucchini plants and was told, "it's better not to discuss it". She seemed rather forlorn without the plethora of zucchini she usually has in July.
And then it was August....
Mom stopped by three times already with various vegetables. This is a good tomato year. The tomatillos and peppers are tasty. Her eggplant is thriving and the cucumbers won't stop. Her friend with roots in Oklahoma has okra this year.
She asked me what I wanted the other day, and I said anything but zucchini. She made a face and sighed. So I amended with,"It's OK. I'll take whatever you want to give me."
She smiled and told me that was the correct response. I ventured, "Do you have too much zucchini?"
A funny face again and she replied, "I did it again. I planted way too much." I told her she could give it to me, I had people who would take it. My friend who lives in Israel sent me some great recipes I can try also.
I don't feel sorry for Mom and her zucchini overload. She does this every year. When my dad was alive, he would calm her fears of no zucchini. He only planted one plant a year and she always had enough. He didn't need to worry about getting rid of zucchini. We also had cows at the time. When we had too many zucchini, our bovine friends were more than happy to consume the excess.
Now, its only Mom and her garden. She has her regular delivery route, but there are no cows to eat any uneaten zucchini. And I can't suggest to her, maybe she plants too much. The funny thing is by the end of summer's harvest she'll tell me, "I'm not going to plant too many zucchini next year." It's kinda like a garden resolution that she doesn't remember when the weather begins to warm.
But it's all OK with me. The gardener Mom has become is far better than Mom without a garden. She enjoys herself. That makes me happy.