We've had a vegetable garden for several years even though the location has changed often. Currently, it's not even in our yard ... it's in our neighbor's yard and it has the benefit of FULL SUN until well into the afternoon. This year we bought the plants and he's providing the water - sweet deal.
We transplanted about 30 strawberry plants (YUM!) from last year's garden, bought two Roma tomatoes, one regular tomato plant, one cherry tomato plant (in a pot on the deck, we're calling this "Mallory's plant"), one green pepper, two cucumbers, and three eggplants (remember, we're sharing with the neighbor). We also planted two rows of bush beans and a handful of carrots (Mallory's choice). To date, everything is doing well, except the beans and carrots. Hmm, we've never had trouble with those before. Darn seeds.
Anyway, these pictures are adorable so don't tell Mallory we need to replant the beans and carrots.
Once there are more than flowers on the plants I'll be back with an update.
Check back soon!
Who am I kidding? Skip the pictures of the vegetables - you know what they look like! - and tune in for more pictures of our kids. They are so much cuter than produce.
Oh, no ... not the pie!
I have had a rather unsuccessful run with baking pies lately. And by lately I mean, over the last few years. I can form the crap out of the peaks in my meringue, but do you think I can get the filling to set up? No. So Casey went from requesting lemon meringue pie to blueberry pie. Well, I made one that was okay, but the last blueberry pie I baked was dubbed "blueberry soup". By me. I think I just need a new recipe, but cutting into a liquid center doesn't exactly encourage one to continue trying new things.
Once there are more than flowers on the plants I'll be back with an update.
From across the yard Mallory would yell, "Daddy, oh no, save me!" and then run, run, run until he scooped her up in his arms. And once surely wasn't enough...
And let's not forget about our smiley little bystander with the best (and warmest) seat in the house.
If I had to guess, I'd say it's 8 inches and rising since 10am today...
No one said the painting had to stop with the pumpkin...
Or her hand ... it's fun to paint the sheet too.
Paint.
