When the weather turns nice in the spring I spend hours outside piddling in the yard. I try to do a little every day and just enjoy being outside. Some things I do are productive and some are not. But I enjoy them all!
Just a peek under the canvas where I planted some lettuce and such about a month ago.
Ground shot of beets, onions, and radishes.
The weather has turned from cool to hot so most of my lettuce will bolt. I am going to try growing a heat tolerant variety in a portable bag as an experiment. I tried another experiment. I wanted to make some vinegar with some other bloggin' folks but it failed miserably.
Here it is when I first put the apples and an orange in the jar with sugar water! I was excited.
Within minutes ants had invaded the jar and were swarming everywhere. I had to hide my eyes.
That isn't me. For some reason this little fellow likes to hide.
After playing with kids and doing a bit of gardening I like to rest in my swing.
I don't really care what the neighbors think. They seem to love me even if I grow beans in the front yard and drink homemade wine! I give them a dishcloth from time to time as an overt act of bribery and lately I've been obsessed with making baby doll clothes!
I made her a little backpack too. The little girl up the street brought me another baby and informed me she wanted a "rainbow dress". I'm working on that one now. I'm thinking the tackier it is the more she will love it.
This is a shot of my homemade wine a friend sent me. Reminds me the lemon balm in the front yard is perfect to make another batch right now! I have been craving hummus too.
After all that work and the day is ending we go inside and rest some more in the recliner. Uno is tired from all the excitement of playing in the yard.
He likes it there on my dirty jeans.
And I thought I couldn't love a chihuahua.
6 comments:
Mary Garden looks great I just got mine in a couple of days ago(I think what day is it) I am so busy. Nice clothes on the doll. I love Uno. B
Mary, isn't it amazing- you can make good wine but have trouble with the vinegar? Petal doesn't drink wine and he thinks it's all vinegar. If he saw this post he'd say ' why bother to make vinegar?" "She has plenty in the wine bottles". Cheeky!
Is Uno your pet? Cute little fella. Maa
Mary You are right about my calves remember Ernest he was pure Charlois. B
You do have a good life Mary. Beautiful home-grown salad, vegies in the front (using every bit of space is such a good idea isn't it)!
Yep, I bet your neighbours just love keeping up with all your doings - and they get the occasional dish cloth... who could ask for more!
Ha ha, does the shy boy know you got him between the poles?
That's so nice you making the dolls clothes too - a rainbow dress... hope you post a pic of that :D)
Ha ha, LOL, Uno looks like he's very happy you've 'come to your senses' and are back inside so he can get down to the more important business of curling up on his fave jeans ;-)
A great post Mary.
Maa~People who do not appreciate good wine just have no clue!
Buttons~We had a mixed herd when I was a kid. No charlois but herefords and angus.
Susan~I agree! And yes, the boy was posing. I saw a neighbor yesterday looking at my front garden. The wind had blew the canvas off that covered my greens and cabbages. She crossed the street and as she gazed at everything her eyes got wide and her mouth formed a big "O"! I was in the house looking out the window. Believe it or not some people have never seen the vegetables they eat growing!
i love your blog. it makes me smile and feel happy.
i love your friend's appetizer tray with the beautiful lemon balm wine.
ever find you slip a stitch when you're swingin' and swiggin'?
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