More playing in the yard...

Today was a day to finish up planting the two gardens!

My little garden now sports dahlias (in the back around the old wheels and cream cans). In front of them is a half row of lettuce. I'll sow more of that in a couple of weeks. The six circles are zucchini and yellow summer squash. After I finished this, Bob and I finished planting corn, peas and carrots in the bigger garden. Now to sit and wait. :)

 

 

I also checked on the raspberries I planted in the back yard. This is the biggest one. I think they will all make it, so in two or three years we'll have some berries!

 

 

 

This little plant was growing next to one of the sumacs. I'm not sure what it is, but it's kind of pretty!

 





Of course, the nosey neighbors had to see what I was up to...

The petunias are happy in their little pots...or bait bucket, whichever the case may be.

 

 

Hope you're having a great day!

 

Shalom!

More yard and garden news...

Just came in for a sandwich and some tea after some yard/garden work. It's finally warming up enough to plant the garden and some flowers!

The containers on my deck are filled with flowers and tomatoes. Now to wait while they grow and produce! 

This little pack of petunias has yet to be planted...

My manager at work gave me a bag full of raspberry plants that she had thinned out of her huge raspberry patch. I planted them at the edge of our yard among some sumac. I'm hoping they'll think they're back in their original woodland habitat. I'm also hoping it will help Bob to avoid them with the lawnmower until they're big enough to see! Spread like crazy, little raspberries!

 

Said manager also gave me a 50 lb. feed bag full of dahlia bulbs! Those are going to become part of this little farm vignette that Bob and I created this morning. (See it out in the yard?) I will plant them around the antique implements and the rest of the plot will be planted in summer squash and lettuce.

 

 



I picked up one more 4-pack and some seeds this morning. Lettuce, carrots, peas, zucchini and yellow summer squash, all in that tiny bag. I'd better get out the recipes so I don't fall back on just boiling the squash!

 



Here's to a lovely summer for all! Shalom!

A little gardening...

With all of the cold weather and rain, most Minnesotans are behind schedule with their gardens. We just planted some rows of corn yesterday in Bob's garden, and this (see photo) is the extent of my gardening ambitions for this summer!

These tomato plants were $1.59 apiece! I chose them mainly for their exotic names. (How's that for master gardening technique?) Two are heirloom varieties, which I think means they have no disease resistance, but who could resist names like Cherokee Purple and Boxcar Willy? The third is a good old Beefsteak tomato. I'm looking forward to some great tomato and Miracle Whip sandwiches on toasted bread! The petunias are also chosen for their name: Celebrity Watercolors! I may buy a few more if I have more pots than plants. The tomatoes are going in large containers on my deck along with the flowers, so I can do my gardening without ever getting  my feet dirty. :)

I love this time of day. That's Bob garden in the foreground.

More evening sunshine!

Hopefully things will warm up in our neck of the woods and our gardens will take off and produce. Hope summer is treating you well!

Shalom!

Poor neglected blog...

Well, it's obvious that I'm having fun with my Pen and Ink blog, because I'm seldom HERE. But I will drop by now and then to add photos of the grandgirls and other tidbits. Glenn, if you're wondering where I've gone, you probably already know to check my art blog! :)

I can't believe I haven't posted these photos of Micah and the girls joining me for a walk! Micah pushed the girls 10 miles (from Nevis to Dorset and back) wearing her rollerblades and I joined her for the last 4 miles. Here are the photos...

 

 

 

 

Micah changed her footwear...

 

 

 

 

This is crazy, because I REMEMBER posting these photos before. I even remember what I wrote under them! Too much blogging makes you forget what you did when! So forgive me if this is a repeat. I don't SEE the pictures anywhere on my blog. Sheesh! (After some thought, I realized that I posted these on my Exercise Log Blog. Too many blogs maybe?)

Grandpa Bob feeding Hazel Peach...

 

 



 

Audrey following in Grandma's footsteps...

 

We've been doing a fair bit of babysitting lately. Along with walking, working and doing art, my days are pretty full. Bob is into feeding the horses and is on the lookout for a potential milking goat.

 

Micah has finally decided that selling Herbalife isn't all it looked like it might be. She's had several requests from old dog grooming customers to groom their dogs. Adam and his dad, Doug, are working on tearing down an old barn which they are going to rebuild at Micah and Adam's place. Then she should be able to do some dog grooming, which will allow her to stay home with the girls.

 

Life continues! I spend a lot of time praying for family members living in tornado alley.

 

Off to do more art, perhaps. (If the basketball game lasts long enough!) :

 

Goodnight for now and shalom!



Oh, Minnesota...

I saw this photo on Facebook and had to save it. It tells the whole story! (The caption said something like "Two weeks of weather in Minnesota". It's true!

We're greening up! Yahoo! And here's a little proof of spring I brought home from my walk the other day.

 

And a couple of glamor shots taken by Micah's photographer friend Flo (who is also married to Micah's taekwondo instructor, Nick Bretz). Micah's girls were playing with Flo's little boy, Dominick, so they weren't all perfectly coifed, but I thought these were good.

 

 

We're babysittin' tonight! Woo hoo! Lots of giggles! :)

 

That's all for now. I spend way too much time on my art blog, so I have to say "Whoa!" sometime!

 

Shalom.

A Good Mama's Day weekend...

We celebrated Mother's Day a day early by dining at the local Mexican restaurant which opens each year on Mother's Day weekend. My oldest step-son from Colorado paid the tab and we all made sure we had a Mud Ball for desert! There were many nice greetings on Facebook and sons Josh and Jordan called to visit on Sunday evening.

Today the Mother's Day fun continued with a package from Josh and Jess in Kentucky. Enclosed I found this nice handmade card...

Josh has always felt that handmade cards are best. I'm pretty sure that Jess made the outside and Josh wrote the greeting on the inside, which makes it very special to this mom!

There was also a great picture of grandkiddos, Nathan and Starry aka Ellie (short for Danielle).

This one I copied from Facebook...

Looks like these kiddos are becoming countrified!

Another great Mother's Day gift was a copy of The Hobbit from Dad Glenn! Thanks, Glenn!

I wonder if Audrey would like to watch this with me. She's coming over on Saturday. Hmmm... Excited to see it!

Time to get outdoors and take a walk. Blessings to all y'all who stop by!

Come, Lord Jesus!

That's what Bob says when the skies do this...

I'm resurrecting my exercise blog:

 

This picture was actually taken a few years back. Probably further back than I think! Anyway, getting back into walking and maybe some jogging. A 5k is a possibility in midsummer and I really want to do the Dick Beardsley 5k in the fall.

 

The sky photo above was taken as I was returning from today's walk. I just got a few sprinkles, so that was good.

 

Not a lot happening otherwise. Working a lot, walking, and creating Artist Trading Cards; my newest fad! :)  I talk more about that on my Pen and Ink blog. Oh, and I guess I'm doing some blogging, too.

 

Y'all have a shalom filled Mother's Day weekend!