This little love came toward the latter portion of June. But, my life was busy before his arrival. I went on the train to Chicago to see the play Hamilton in April. It snowed on us. I went to Lake of the Ozarks in early May. I hosted Easter, Mother's Day, and Mom's birthday dinners in June. And I got another betta fish. She is red, so I named her Scarlett.
I am making curtains for various places in m house. I am planning to make a big quilt for my bed. But, my biggest project is my garden. I planted flowers in the front and they are doing terrible. The crab grass quickly takes over every time I pull it back. But in the backyard I cleared a 4 by 4 patch and planted rhubarb, tomatoes, beans, and summer squash. There are a couple of tomatoes setting on as they say and the squash is blooming up a storm. The rhubarb I am being cautious about. The leaves are poisonous and the stalks which is the part you eat can have poison also. It is better to wait until the stalks are red and maybe even to the second year. I only planted a few beans so I might get a few of those. I am counting on the zucchini to give me something to sink my teeth into.
I am a farmer at heart and sometimes I wish I didn't live in the sedate suburbs so I could have chickens and bees and a goat and a dog and enough tomatoes to can.....but wait. Maybe my 4 by 4 patch is enough. We shall see. By net summer, I will have a little pumpkin to play with.
I am making curtains for various places in m house. I am planning to make a big quilt for my bed. But, my biggest project is my garden. I planted flowers in the front and they are doing terrible. The crab grass quickly takes over every time I pull it back. But in the backyard I cleared a 4 by 4 patch and planted rhubarb, tomatoes, beans, and summer squash. There are a couple of tomatoes setting on as they say and the squash is blooming up a storm. The rhubarb I am being cautious about. The leaves are poisonous and the stalks which is the part you eat can have poison also. It is better to wait until the stalks are red and maybe even to the second year. I only planted a few beans so I might get a few of those. I am counting on the zucchini to give me something to sink my teeth into.
I am a farmer at heart and sometimes I wish I didn't live in the sedate suburbs so I could have chickens and bees and a goat and a dog and enough tomatoes to can.....but wait. Maybe my 4 by 4 patch is enough. We shall see. By net summer, I will have a little pumpkin to play with.
