With the weather being so absolutely beautiful, we have been spending most of our days outdoors. It is splendid. The kids have taken to pouring water into and out of bowls of all sizes. I wish I had a photo to share because it is quite comical – Everett in a shirt, boots, and no pants (because I’m working on his potty training, and because he pours water all over them anyways!), Ella usually completely naked except for some mismatched boots. They love this game, and it keeps them so occupied that both Brian and I have been able to spend quality time in the garden.
So here is a little glimpse into my little garden world right now:
Tomatoes are all in the ground and growing just fine. I could not control myself yet again this year and planted 73 plants. No, I did not mistype. And no, we don’t sell at a market. We just happen to live in a hollow that gets fewer hours of sun and has cool creek-side temps. So I have to plant that many to get an appreciable yield.
Beets and carrots coming along nicely in the greenhouse. There’s Everett watching himself pee in the background. Oops – was that too much information?
Overwintered garlic, mulched heavily with manure-laden goat bedding. Almost time to harvest garlic whistles. Yum!
Some really gorgeous greens in the greenhouse. Anyone want to come over for a salad?
And outside, some freshly planted brassicas, onions, beans, carrots, lettuce, and beets.
All this time spent in the garden rows has been seriously cutting into my knitted rows. When Everett turned 18 months yesterday, I realized that the sweater I am making him will not fit him for very long if I do not get moving! So I’m back in action, and am SO very close to casting off sleeve number two.
Only hood and ribbed trim to go!
And because I love Ginny’s Yarn Along so much, and love sharing what I’m knitting and reading, I’m going to leave the title of my latest book as somewhat of a teaser for a future post. Let me just say that this book is packed with incredibly interesting information that will challenge the way you think about nutrition and dental health: Cure Tooth Decay by Ramiel Nagel.
Back to the needles, cause I have a quickly growing boy to catch up with!
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