animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

ahh, gardening

I got to work in the yard/garden for about two hours this evening. It was nice. I did a lot of things: capped the garden wall, hooked up the new rain barrel, planted herbs, put the solar lighting in the butterfly garden, weeded some of the garden, etc. My garden …

yard overhaul

In preparation for our now annual Surf N Turf dinner (to be held next weekend), we did some work in the yard this evening. Brian edged the sidewalk, patio, etc., and also mowed the lawn. I got out the weedeater and ate some weeds. I also weeded some stuff by …

sunday gardening

This evening, I planted some cilantro seeds in the herb garden. I should have planted these in the spring, but I’m a little behind this year, in case you haven’t noticed. Hopefully they will at least sprout. I still have slots for three more herbs, but I’m going to have …

scouting event

They did this thing called the Scouting Olympics (or some such thing) today. The kids did track and field type events–hurdling, jumping, sprinting, relay races, etc. Jake killed at the sprints. I slathered myself with SPF 55 sunblock, but still managed to get sunburned–in the part of my hair (no …