The Garden - 2006

On Saturday Paul and I planted our garden. Paul designed and built the 4 raised beds and we have been slowly buying dirt and filling them in. We planted dozens of seeds and seedlings on Saturday afternoon in hopes of a lush and successful garden this summer. Thankfully we only got a little sunburned and walked away with some good hard working soreness. :)


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Quick rundown -
Veggies: tomatoes (6 varieties), peppers (7 varieties), carrots (2 varieties), squash, zucchini, spinach, onion, garlic
Herbs: Basil (3 varieties), rosemary, dill, cilantro, Greek oregano, Italian flat leaf parsley
Flowers: marigolds (for root protection), zinnias (5 varieties), strawflower, bachelor buttons

For reference, this is the garden last year (a few weeks after planting)

Whew! One down, one to go

It's a little after 5pm and the ceremony is complete... the dinner banquet is set to begin at 6:30pm and hopefully conclude around 8:30pm. Everything has gone smoothly today, despite a few last minute, "oh my gosh where did I put.... did I confirm...?”

My last correspondence with Paul was around lunchtime when he had returned from his first trip of errands to purchase soil and amendments for our garden - he had purchased 16 small veggie plants (mostly tomatoes and peppers). Wow. He was then headed out to Home Depot (and possibly Lowe’s); I cannot even begin to comprehend what he may have found there. We're going to be doing a lot of planting tomorrow! Can't wait!!! :)

Happy Easter to all and have a great weekend.

Friday holiday.... for everyone else!

It's 7:15am. My car sits all by itself in the parking lot. I work in a building with several other State agencies and obviously they are not here today (as the parking lot is at least ½ full by 7am). Theoretically, I had the option to not work today without penalty (something called a "floating holiday"), in reality, I had no choice. We have a major event for our program and I am stuck working 7am to around 9 or 10pm. That's a good 12-14 hour day on a holiday, with no additional compensation. Nice. I am not in a good mood at all, I used my horn twice on the drive into work (if you cut me off, brake for no reason, turn with out signaling after going at least 10mph under the speed limit, you are ASKING FOR IT MISTER!) Why are those people on the road at 6:30am, ON A HOLIDAY?!? Seriously.

At least it IS Friday. Paul is off (sleeping soundly in bed right now) and will be working in our garden today (I am so terribly upset that I can't be there to help). Somehow I'll make it through the day, especially if I stop by Dunkin Donuts for an XL coffee. That is all for now. Have a great weekend – especially those of you who had Good Friday off :)

Happy [early] Easter!

I know I'll be too busy to post tomorrow b/c we are graduating our spring class (on Good Friday, I know, I know, nothing I could do about it, not a holiday where I work), but I did want to post an entry for the holiday weekend.

This Easter, may we remember the glory of the Resurrection and know more surely than ever that our Redeemer lives! Wishing you a Blessed Easter and spring.
"He is not here, but is risen." Luke 24:6





Becky, my talented TV news producer friend, sent me a link to the most amazing bunny picture... I HAVE to share!

"German rabbit breeder Karl Szmolinsky presents his giant male breeding rabbit 'Robert' in Eberswalde, eastern Germany, February 2006. In a tale reminiscent of the last Wallace and Gromit movie, furious villagers in northeast England have hired armed guards to protect their beloved communal vegetable gardens from a suspected monster rabbit.(AFP/File/Michael Urban)"



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