Big News!

I've been quiet for the last week or so because we've been overwhelmed by the big news at our house. My husband and I are having a baby! We've been married almost 6 years, and it seems that the time is just right for us to grow our family. The dog and the cat are ready to be "big sister and brother" and our parents are overjoyed. I'm due in December. Updates to follow- this weekend's big project is to get the rest of the garden beds built for all of the plant babies. :)

Free stuff rules!

I belong to my local freecycle, which is basically an internet email group where folks can list stuff they want to get rid of or stuff they are looking for. I responded to someone who was offering old wood from a workbench. I ended up with 5 pieces, 8ft long by 6in wide, about 2.5 inches thick. I originally intended to build a garden bed with them, but found they had unknown paint on them and I didn't want to risk contaminating my veggies. I had the brilliant idea to use them to edge the garden bed on the side of our garage, which has always just sort of been a pile of dirt with lots of day lilies in it. I think it came out really nice! And all I had to spend was my time, to get it done. Hooray for recycling!

Snap Pea Condo

I think I may have started the peas inside too early this year. I've got another month to go before I can move them outside, and they've outgrown one container already. This is my next idea to keep them warm and moist for the time being. It's one of those plastic zippered bags that sheet sets come in! I figure I've got a week or so before they outgrow that too. Time to get working on building more cold frames- too bad it's going to rain this weekend.

I love peas

The seedlings on the far right are labeled "Johnny's Sugar Snap- may not germinate". Johnny's seeds reimbursed me for these, as they were apparently a dud batch that had a small percentage of awful scary pea bug. I was advised to put the seeds in the freezer for two weeks to kill any bugs that might have made it into my seeds. After two weeks in the freezer, every single one germinated!

Hi Mama!

This post is for Mama. She has dial-up internet at Bog End, so she checks my blog at the library every week or so. She said she'll check tomorrow. HI MAMA! I love you!

Mixed up seeds...

Not all of the seeds I planted sprouted. So, I thought I would be smart and only save the ones that did sprout. Of course, when I did that, I lost track of what I planted where. The little guys in the front are sugar snap peas or snow peas. But that little guy in the back, I'm just not sure. Could be zucchini, could be squash, could be pumpkin. I guess I'll just be surprised!

New Garden Beds!

We've been talking about getting these put together for a while, and finally got the time to get it done yesterday. The trellis fence marks the border between our yard and the parking lot for the park. I'm planning to put my pumpkin and squash in these beds, since a little bit of partial shade won't hurt 'em, and I'm hoping that maybe they'll climb the trellis!

I brought Bunny up to my parent's place in New Hampshire for the weekend. We walked across the great meadow and down into the woods to this stream. It was Bunny's first encounter with water like this, and she had a great time. It was difficult to get her out of it when it was time to walk back to the house.