Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Garden Update
My friend over at Broken Teepee has been posting such neat pictures of her garden and everything she is making from her harvest, I thought I would share some of our photos. The Lil Princess (8) planted the lettuce this year. Since we used raised beds, we were limited in how much we planted, but we ended up with three nice heads that tasted divine.
The Lil Diva (10) and the Lil Princess planted green beans. I ended up taking this photo of one from our garden (left) and one from the grocery store (right). One of my main reasons for putting the garden in this year is the unnatural color of produce we buy. The extreme heat kept us from getting too many green beans, but they are still our most plentiful vegetable so far.
We had mixed results with our carrots. The Lil Diva planted 16 seeds and ended up with two stubs. Her pumpkin plant took over most of her garden, and there is a tree close to where her raised bed is placed, so perhaps they didn't get enough sun.
The Lil Princess, on the other hand, planted the same amount and was able to pick this handful. We had a couple others we picked a little early to see how it was going. They all tasted great.
The Lil Diva (10) and the Lil Princess planted green beans. I ended up taking this photo of one from our garden (left) and one from the grocery store (right). One of my main reasons for putting the garden in this year is the unnatural color of produce we buy. The extreme heat kept us from getting too many green beans, but they are still our most plentiful vegetable so far.
We had mixed results with our carrots. The Lil Diva planted 16 seeds and ended up with two stubs. Her pumpkin plant took over most of her garden, and there is a tree close to where her raised bed is placed, so perhaps they didn't get enough sun.
The Lil Princess, on the other hand, planted the same amount and was able to pick this handful. We had a couple others we picked a little early to see how it was going. They all tasted great.
I thinned out our corn stalks this week. We all have four or more cobs growing. I also cut back the pumpkin vines. The last time we grew pumpkins, which was in a different location, the leaves contracted a disease that turned the leaves white and prevented future growth. That happened this time too. Not sure what's causing it. I tried cutting off the diseased leaves, but I think it spread too much. We still managed three pumpkins that are already almost all orange. I'll replant again at the end of the month and see what happens.
Next year, I might expand the garden to make it easier to mow around and perhaps improve the garden's ability to tolerate dry conditions. I would still create raised beds, but I'm not sure I would use the 42 x 42 ones. They are too small for what I would like to do. I might move them into my flower beds and use them to create special areas of interest.
Teaser Tuesday for August 7, 2012
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
Her mom came back into the room then, carrying two steaming cups of tea. She placed one in front of Frankie, giving a questioning look.~page 99, The Ladies of Faith by Lynn McMonigal
Teaser Tuesday for August 7, 2012
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
A burst of red eased up Melinda Mitchell's flabby neck. Her eyes darted sideways in a wordless appeal for her slouch of an attorney to object.~ page 113, Attorney-Client Privilege by Pamela Samuels Young
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Free for Kindle: The Narrow Path by Gail Sattler
The Narrow Path is a story about a couple who must face their differences and learn to work together as they look toward a lifetime of love. Miranda Klassen’s Mennonite church is big and modern and she loves the mixture of faith, action, and activity. But in order to follow her dream she moves across the country to a small town to organize the 75th anniversary celebration of an Old Order Mennonite church. Ted Wiebe has been assigned to assist and guide Miranda, feeling good that his church has chosen another Mennonite. But except for sharing the same basic faith and denomination, their churches have nothing else in common. His church embraces old-style roots, so Ted expects to find someone similar at the airport: a woman who never wears pants, no body piercing (including pierced ears), no makeup, and wearing a head covering as a sign of modesty, someone else who lives in accordance with old-fashioned values. But the woman who acknowledges him is wearing unreasonably high and outlandishly expensive shoes, denim jeans, and makeup, including bright red lipstick. As she gets off the plane she’s fiddling with an iPod and yapping on the cell phone. When Miranda enters Ted’s church and community she feels like she’s been transported back into Little House On The Prairie. Ted is supposed to help Miranda fit in, and Miranda is supposed to help his church reach out into the community. When it’s time to start planning and organizing for the celebration, then the fun really begins.
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Monday, August 6, 2012
You've Got Mail Monday
So much to do. So little time. The storm left me behind a bit, so pardon the dust while I race to catch up.
Last week, was another lazy summer mail week. I'm not requesting new books to review, since I have so many yet to read. The mailbox still had some exciting items.
My onehanesplace®.com catalog arrived. Now that I'm looking for a career opportunity outside of the house, I need to add to my pantyhose collection. I still have some, but very few are in colors I wear anymore. In addition, I'm thinking of picking up this Champion® sports bra that is on sale. Now that I'm exercising more, these types of bras offer better comfort. I also received two catalogs from Oriental Trading®. The first one was their fun&faith™ catalog. I often purchase items for Sunday school or vacation Bible school activites and crafts. The other catalog gets you in the mood for Halloween with items like Glow-In-The-Dark Fangs, Dangling Skeletons, decorative murals, and window clings. Halloween is my favorite holiday next to Christmas. I love decorating for it. I would love to add more to my stash.
I forgot to mention something that came in a couple of weeks ago. The Prepared Pantry sent me some of their Bavarian Cream Pastry, Dessert and Cupcake Filling. Sounds yummy, doesn't it? I'm looking forward to using this to create something next month for Baking Product Month.
That's it for this edition of You've Got Mail Monday. Hope you have a great week.
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