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    Mid-summer garden update

    July 11, 2010 - By 

    So I’ve had great success with growth of our plants….but we’ve also had some pest issues. Such as DEER!!!
    Whitetail deer are beautiful creatures and can be quite yummy when prepared properly. 🙂
    All that aside…they are eating my plants!!! My hostas are down to nubs in the front and the buggers ate over a dozen green tomatoes right off the plants.

    The garden is right outside the backdoor…like 2 steps from the backdoor…with a motion sensor light. Seriously…they are not scared!

    The herbs and lettuce are above their reach with the rock landscaping below…thank goodness. The flat leaf parley is going crazy!!

    Check out my spider plant appendage. It’s different from anything I’ve ever seen a spider plant send out before. The only thing I can figure is that I’ve never had one outside before.

    The plants I’m going to over-winter in the house are going to be in for a bit of a shock!

    I was thinking today that I’m going to have to make quite a bit of room. I have 2 miniature roses, a hydrangea,  3 pots of herbs, a gerbera daisy and the crazy spider plant to bring in.  That would be in addition to the other 7 plants that already reside in our house.

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    Braided fabric bowl

    July 10, 2010 - By 

    I tried something a little different in this attempt to make a braided RUG.

    Last time, I hand stitched the braid together and ended up with a bowl…

    This time I figured if I machine stitched it I might end up with a more flat product. Yeah, not so much… Still got a saucer shape. Oh well. Try, try again.

    I think I’m going to use some liquid starch or something to stiffen it up. I think it would make a nice bowl by an entryway to toss your keys and pocket change.

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    What a way to spend the afternoon….

    July 9, 2010 - By 

    At my husband’s urging to get the kids out to “stretch their legs” took them to my hometown for the farmers market and a bit of history.  I grew up in a tiny but historic town that was the summertime playground for the wealthy in the late 1800’s.

    The farmers market was brimming with goodies… We bought radishes, summer sausage, cheese and kettle corn for starters.

    I also got this wonderful bouquet of flowers for $7 and the nice man threw in these nice big zucchini.

    And just look at these wonderful eggs…  I had 2 over-easy this morning. YUM!

    During the farmers market and on weekends the oldest operating streetcar in the country gives short rides with a stop at the restoration barn for a little history lesson. The streetcar was really neat. Ornate carvings on the woodwork, vintage ads at the cove ceiling and a beautiful cast iron stove for use during the winter months.

    And why no pictures you ask… Because silly me forgot that you actually need to charge camera batteries every once in a while…not just drag it around in your purse taking pictures willy-nilly expecting it to magically work indefinitely.

    photo credit:  Minnesota Streetcar Museum