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I finally got around to making the plant markers that I’ve been thinking about since last Fall. They are just so darn cute!!
UPDATE: I really should have explained what I did with these. Everyone is asking so…
I dipped the spoons in ordinary black craft paint and hung them to dry. I used a white colored pencil to write on them. It’s currently raining…so far so good on it not washing off. Only time will tell. If it’s a grand fail I’ll let you all know in a new post. :)
Most of the seeds I started have come up.
They have also survived Gracie. I put some tin foil up around the sides as some suggested that cats hate tin foil. Seems to have worked so far.
I have 3 varieties of tomatoes, basil, thyme and parsley. My green onions have yet to sprout so I’m thinking that I’ll have to try again with some other seed.
I just love to look at the tiny little plants though, knowing the yummy goodness to come.
Now if only Mother Nature would cooperate….
My gardens are a little full of snow right now from the latest storm.
We had thunder and lightning with the snowfall this morning. Crazy Spring!! With more on the way.
Don’t get me wrong, I am thankful for the snow. It provided much need moisture for the ground…I just wasn’t excited about the timing.
I got these started last week and now have a few bits of green coming up. My biggest concern now is how am I going to keep the cat from grazing on my little sprouts!
I’m thinking of wrapping the plant cart in some netting we have…if I can remember where I stashed it.
Anyone have any tips for me on keeping the cat from grazing on my tender new veggie plants??
Since Independence Day fell smack in the middle of the week this year, Mr. G took a week’s vacation. We’ve been busy…mostly with 4th of July festivities and trying desperately to stay cool during them.
To that end, my neighbor brought over some fabric and we started making neck coolers. I was reminded of them while browsing Pinterest.
I think I stitched up about 20 of these…at least 4 being “little kid size”. We kept them in a cooler of ice water during the parade so that everyone at our gathering could pull one out whenever they needed it.
I even sold the one off my neck to a carnival worker when the kids were playing games. I could have made a fortune …and then promptly get a big fat fine from the city, I’d suppose.
By the way…your eyes aren’t deceiving you in the above picture….it does look a little foggy.
It’s so humid today that my lens fogged.
See…
Ah…that’s better.
The garden is producing…snow peas, green beans and kohlrabi so far.
Ah crud… my ADD is showing again….
I got off track…
I was talking about the 4th of July.
While Mr. G was helping set up a canopy and such, I walked the kids to the carnival. I had them sit for a caricature. You can see one of those cooling neck wraps around Big J’s neck.
The parade is always a great time….
Friends, food and fun right along the parade route closely followed by a water fight and more food.
This little cork covered car had to be my favorite of the day.
That’s a lot of wine!!
We’re still trying to stay cool…current temp is …..
Yuck!!
The cool down is coming “they” say…I hope “they” are right.
See you next week…working on a project with bottle caps.
We finally tackled a project that we’ve been thinking of doing for quite some time. This multi-trunk tree is a beautiful accent to our yard but is a pain in the @$$ to mow around. In fact, the last time I mowed around it I bent the throttle linkage on the mower from bashing into in the wrong way. Whoops!
Mr. G and I have no landscaping experience. We didn’t have a clue what we were doing. During the process there was lots of sweat, a couple trips to Home Depot and a few cuss words muttered.
Today I planted the annuals, I picked up at 75% off, in pots. I decided to wait to plant perennials until next year. I have lots of hostas in need of division for starters.
I used a trick I learned on Pinterest for the pots. Place a coffee filter in the bottom of the pots instead of a terracotta shard or rock to block the drainage hole. Genius!
The kids have been having a blast with all the trimmings around the yard as well. They’ve created some sort of “survivor-hunger games” type scenario. We’ve had up to 5 kiddos playing peacefully together with a 10 yr age span in total. Amazing!!
I love the imagination they can muster…check out the “campfire” with cooking spit.
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