Yeah, I got sidetracked. By Facebook, Pinterest, Life, a new business. I’m going to try to be more regular about posting… In the meantime, take a look at my Garden Spaces board on Pinterest. Lots of garden pr0n. 
Archive for the 'Musings' Category
I have to thank Hort Couture for making the winter months inside a little more splashy and fun. Their photos are gorgeous. I’m having a lot of plant lust while pouring over their site. Wish I was a retailer…
You’ll remember my last post about the Nasties. They’re not dead yet, so I don’t have to write a death notice. They’re not dead, but they’re not flourishing either. They’re just hanging on.
Thanks to Mother Nature, we’ve had some cooler weather. Although tomorrow is only supposed to be 86 degrees, we’ll hit the upper 90s by Wednesday.
I hope that I’ll be able to write a happier post in a month or so. I’ve cut back the dead bits and I’ll probably plant a few more seeds towards the end of August. I’m hoping for a bumper crop of flowers and some seeds to try next year. Until then, I’ll eat ice cream and hope for cooler weather.
I’m growing Nasturtium “Spitfire” for the GROW project. Thanks, to Renee’s Garden for the seeds.
I really need to take time to enjoy our garden more. I’d forgotten that my Blackberry Lily was blooming until I was reading Garden Muse and saw Cindy’s pictures. I get so caught up in watering and deadheading flowers that I forget to just walk around and enjoy everything.
So of course, I grabbed the iPhone and snapped some pics.
Note to self: Enjoy the fruits of your labor and don’t forget to walk around the house at least once a day.
There are days when I don’t have the wherewithal to do much beyond feed myself and get myself to work. It was one of those days.
Sometimes you need a reminder that life is good and there will be better days.
My friends know that I have a problem when it comes to containers. I love containers, and I’m pretty sure that The Container Store was invented just to torture me. Currently I am on a search for the perfect sandwich container.
I haven’t found the perfect container yet, but I am close. I’m looking for a container that would allow me to carry my sandwich fillings separately from the bread until I’m ready to eat. I hate soggy sandwiches! While I was searching Bed, Bath, and Beyond this evening, I found this.
Yes, that’s right, an egg container. I happen to love containers AND deviled eggs. I often bring deviled eggs to pot-luck parties. Lately I’ve been using arugula as a bed for the eggs so they don’t slide around during travel. The arugula doubles as a tasty nibble, which is really nice, but oh how I would love an Egg-Tainer of my very own!
A watched pot never boils, and apparently seeds don’t sprout either. Now that my lettuce and arugula seeds are up, I am eagerly awaiting the others. I love growing things from seed, but apparently I am not in the right frame of mind for WAITING. Agggh!
It’s a beautiful sunny day in the suburbs of Northern Virginia. The dirty snow pile across the street is mocking me, but I’m trying to take it all in stride. I’m glad that it hasn’t gotten really warm recently.
Don’t get me wrong, I don’t like cold weather, but I was worried that all of the snow would melt all at once. that would be a different kind of disaster.
The tulips are pushing their way up through the earth, hubs has the weekend off, and life is good.
Welcome to 2010. My goals (notice, they are NOT resolutions) for this year are to:
Get Organized (The house and our finances);
Get a garden started at our school; and
Have an amazing garden (with proper drainage).
Why? Because I hate disorganization. I’ve battled clutter all my life and I’m tired of it. I don’t need to be Martha, but I need to feel like I don’t have to run around cleaning like a chicken with its head cut off, when company is coming over. I’m proud to own a house, and I want to show it off like it deserves to be shown off.
Because the kids at our school deserve to know that someone actually gives a rat’s ass about them. Maybe I’ll write a post about this, but I have to be careful about how I do it.
Because gardening makes me happy and I’d like to not have to worry that my house will end up under water.
Happy New Year!
