life and pretty paper

have you seen this?

this video is making the rounds, i found it over at suziebezzieland.  this is a seriously fascinating video i keep watching it over and over again.  enjoy.

in other news, it's getting really cold here and i just keep thinking about my poor tomato seedlings.  i have a floating row cover over the bed and since it's about twice as long as the bed i doubled it up over the plants, i hope it's enough.   

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

May the sun shine, all day long,
everything go right, and nothing wrong.
May those you love bring love back to you,
and may all the wishes you wish come true!
~Irish Blessing

and this one just made me laugh:

May those that love us, love us.
And those that don't love us,
May God turn their hearts.
And if He doesn't turn their hearts,
May He turn their ankles
So we will know them by their limping.
~Irish Blessing

You can find more here, Irish Blessings.

garden plans

 

The first bed is planted and everything looks like it's doing good.  Right now I'm working on the second bed which is pretty much in the planning stages since last weeks three days of rain put a stop to building it and planting anything.  Now I'm just waiting for the ground to dry a little bit before I start digging again. 

I'm really excited about the second bed. I'm planning on planting cucumbers, eggplant, beans and watermelon for the summer and then some pumpkin for the fall.  I think I'll still have a little bit of room left so I'm thinking about bringing the zucchini back for a repeat performance.  The first bed has three types of lettuce, radishes, carrots, and tomatoes.

As usual I have to keep reminding myself I'm not trying to feed a small army and have to keep myself from adding more things to grow.  It's only a household of two and if everything grows like it should, cross your fingers, we will have plenty to eat. So here's hoping!

mosaic monday *it's not easy being green*

Green is the prime color of the world and that from which it's loveliness arises. -Pedro Calderon de la Barca

 

 

1. green bean, 2. 4/52 Green, 3. shades of green, 4. Green stairs to..., 5. Green, 6. pink and green fabrics from inspiration linen colors, 7. Green door, 8. Adzuki Bean Paste Filled Chocolate Cupcakes with Matcha Green Tea Frosting, 9. Day 181 - Summer needs to hurry up., 10. Dots for Yves, 11. new quilt-jumpy, 12. limes, 13. V-Dub, 14. Green house, 15. natural hand warmer, 16. Still life

 

A little green celebration in honor of the coming season and the fact that I was out in the yard all weekend working on the vegetable garden. Happy Monday and I hope it's a good one!

excuse our mess...

making a few changes around here.  moving some stuff around, trying something new.  things might start disappearing but they should be back soon.  stay tuned.