About Me
- Brigide
- I am a frazzled mother of 2 (4yrs and 14 months)that stays at home and attempts to keep house while crafting.
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Mid-Summer Harvest
I chopped my basil down to size finally. These things were going crazy. I did it about 3 days ago and they are already half grown back. Apparently herbs love me.
(Don't mind the horrible mess on the counter, I was in the middle of a project for my upcoming seasonal redesign)
See, they're already growing back lush and green.
And this is how they started life at the beginning of the summer. They grow up so fast (sniff)
Tomatoes do not share the basil's admiration for me (can you believe the nerve of them!). Maybe it's because they know I don't really like to eat them much. I like to grow them and I would can them if they would grow but I'm not such a fan of eating them.
Weird side note. We had a completely volunteer tomato plant pop up underneath the deck, through the gravel. I staked it and we're letting it grow to see if it will produce but I'm kind of baffled at how it got there at all.
Now peppers, the peppers understand what kind of devotion to give their mistress. The skinny ones are Cayenne and the dark green ones are Serrano.
They positively adore me! Good little peppers.
The mint and lemon balm seem to have their own agenda. They grow like crazy but it's that scary kind of crazy, like that boy you met at church camp that keeps sending you weird farm animal candles in the mail and 14 page letters you can barely read and generally stalks you for 5 years (true story, his name was Ivan) kind of crazy.
The lemon balm has completely taken over the back of the raised bed.
The mint seems even more insidious to me. It's kind of hard to tell from this picture but that's a two foot tall plant box and the mint has sent a runner out the top.
And the bottom....
It's escaping! Ahhhhhhh! Save yourselves!
(Don't mind the horrible mess on the counter, I was in the middle of a project for my upcoming seasonal redesign)
See, they're already growing back lush and green.
And this is how they started life at the beginning of the summer. They grow up so fast (sniff)
Tomatoes do not share the basil's admiration for me (can you believe the nerve of them!). Maybe it's because they know I don't really like to eat them much. I like to grow them and I would can them if they would grow but I'm not such a fan of eating them.
Weird side note. We had a completely volunteer tomato plant pop up underneath the deck, through the gravel. I staked it and we're letting it grow to see if it will produce but I'm kind of baffled at how it got there at all.
Now peppers, the peppers understand what kind of devotion to give their mistress. The skinny ones are Cayenne and the dark green ones are Serrano.
They positively adore me! Good little peppers.
The mint and lemon balm seem to have their own agenda. They grow like crazy but it's that scary kind of crazy, like that boy you met at church camp that keeps sending you weird farm animal candles in the mail and 14 page letters you can barely read and generally stalks you for 5 years (true story, his name was Ivan) kind of crazy.
The lemon balm has completely taken over the back of the raised bed.
The mint seems even more insidious to me. It's kind of hard to tell from this picture but that's a two foot tall plant box and the mint has sent a runner out the top.
And the bottom....
It's escaping! Ahhhhhhh! Save yourselves!
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
I'm alive...mostly
The birthday party is done thank goodness. However, I didn't manage to get the photographs required for the the Big Birthday Post so that will have to wait until my mom gets back in town.
Here is a gratuitous baby shot to tide you over. Be seein you soon.....real soon.....
Here is a gratuitous baby shot to tide you over. Be seein you soon.....real soon.....
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Upcoming Birthday Busy-ness
Well hey there. There is a birthday of a certain little boy coming up at the end of the month,(we're celebrating on the 25th). Lots of plans in place for that and not a lot of time to complete them so I may be absent more than usual (shock!) But I should have some good pics and ideas after it settles out. See you around!
Friday, July 2, 2010
Hair
Well, I promised I'd post the before and after photos so here you go....
Before:
After:
I feel pretty good about it. It's much, much lighter now so that's nice for the summer. Any comments?
Before:
After:
I feel pretty good about it. It's much, much lighter now so that's nice for the summer. Any comments?
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