T Tuesday: hello again edition

It’s been a while since I have participated in T stands for Tuesday. Actually let’s be real…it’s been a while since I have posted ANYTHING on my blog. With that said…this might be a long one. I’ll try to break it up into categories.

Gardening

My garden is in full swing. Everything is growing like weeds…especially the weeds. I’m loving having the expanded space in my shed garden.

The deck box garden is producing snap peas already as well as some yummy herbs. The flags are for whimsey and to deter the deer from munching at my plants.

I have a few containers in front of the house as well. I’ll do a full garden tour another time.

We noticed again this year that our large ash tree that sits at the corner of our deck had aphids. Ladybugs to the rescue.

One bag of 1500 I attached to the affected tree.

Meanwhile I opened the second bag of 1500 and hand released them all over the yard.

I’m not seeing many of them in the yard anymore which I hope means that we are low on pests for them to consume.

Before we switch gears, I had to show you the albino squirrel that is living in our neighborhood. I was lucky enough to catch a good photo when she was snacking in our ash tree. I say she because our neighbor said they saw 3 grey babies running after her one day.

Life

Since my last post we celebrated our 32nd wedding anniversary. I requested going out for a burger so we went to the local American Legion for a beer and burger.

I also celebrated my birthday. I came home from work to this lovely bouquet of flowers. I bet you might spy Marvin on top of the couch as well. 🙂

My work friends spoiled me too for my birthday.

And completely unrelated to my birthday, we had a food truck fundraiser in the parking lot that morning. Our PTO paid for a bag of yummy mini donuts for each staff member. I bought myself an iced coffee.

Very relatable…

Projects

Mr G bought a new gadget to play around with. A laser engraver. These were the first two things he cut out.

I’ll do a post all about it and the things that have been created another time. I have lots of ideas!!

Here is a sneak peek at a project you’ll start seeing in July.

I made a pillow to fit in Marvin’s kennel since he has been having to travel to the vet more often while figuring out his hyperthroidism. I wanted him to be a bit more comfortable. I used all my tiny scraps and strings from various sewing projects to stuff the pillow.

Marvin approves. The vet tech told me he was the most well behaved cat she’s ever seen for a blood draw. He really is the best boy.

Summer

Now that I’m off for the summer, I’m working on my perpetual list. In addition, I’m trying out making things in my kitchen such as Greek yogurt, cottage cheese and sourdough bread instead of store bought. More on that in another post as well.

The other big things on my list are to organize both my fabric and paper stash. That will be an undertaking! I’ve also set a goal for myself to list at least one thing on ebay or etsy everyday.

I’m still doing my daily walks and spending as much of the day as possible enjoying our lovely summer here in MN.