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Backyard Gardening

Well, it’s been not quite a month since the last update on my little fledgling of a garden. Where I once had tomato plants, I now have tomato trees!

yay, were huge, but we dont have any tomatoes...

yay, we're huge, but we don't have any tomatoes...

Im getting big and I might just make a zucchini after all

I'm getting big and I might just make a zucchini after all

the slugs have eaten almost all my leaves, but I have this one lone pepper for you, but you might need to pick it soon, because it threatens to topple me over

the slugs have eaten almost all my leaves, but I have this one lone pepper for you, but you might need to pick it soon, because it threatens to topple me over

sorry Im so small, but tomorrow youll see both my flowers open and a bee flitting about both of them -- I promise to make you a baby acorn squash

sorry I'm so small, but tomorrow you'll see both my flowers open and a bee flitting about both of them -- I promise to make you a baby acorn squash

Sorry, about the quality of these pictures, but it was raining & I was shaking. The guys who were not pictured are still there, except for the Lime Basil, which was used for some pesto. The slugs have decimated my pepper plants. In fact, I picked about half a dozen off in order to not get them in the photographs!

This year I have two things working against me with the garden (besides the slugs)…I didn’t get seedlings into the ground until about one month AFTER I should have, but I didn’t want to worry about things being trampled when we had our huge ice cream, jazz, waterballoon & champagen party. The second thing is that I haven’t seen that many bees. This is mainly due to the fact that I don’t have a lot growing this year in the garden or the yard. But, with a little luck, when we get back from the Northeast Unschooling Conference, we’ll have some baby tomatoes & maybe a zucchini or two.

 

:: Monkey Platter :: Museum :: Mindfulness ::

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Cats Crackers*, Almonds*, Raisins* & Toasted Nori*
Blueberries*
Black Beans* & Black Olives
Vegan Griller Patty & Ketchup*

Elijah & Collin

Elijah & Collin

On Tuesday, we went to the Pittsburgh Children’s Museum (where one of the staff recognized me & mentioned that she loved my challenge that I sent the museum) with our neighbor and her grandson. We had a pretty good time and I got to spend some more time with my neighbor who is one hip lady!

Our neighbor said that they were going to go home, eat and then go to the store…once we were dropped off and getting food around for ourselves, Elijah said, “do you really think Collin wants to go to the store with his grandma…we should see if he can play Legos with me while she shops”. I called and it was a done deal; Collin skipped over after he ate dinner and the two boys played Legos, built with blocks and did a little drawing.

This is a perfect example of kindness & respect begetting kindness & respect…I know that I’ve mentioned before that Elijah doesn’t like going to the grocery store (or any major shopping place for that matter), because it is literally an assult on his senses. I arrange my shopping plans so that I get everything done on William’s days off, so that Elijah can stay home with him or so that they can be dropped off somewhere to hang out while I get business taken care of. Elijah thought it was only fair to extend that arrangement to his friend while our neighbor went shopping. I think it was a very kind & compassionate moment for Elijah — he didn’t want to see his friend have to endure (I’m assuming he thinks most kids are effected by stores the same way he is) going to the store when there was a clear option for him to avoid it.

I love my son :)

 

11th CSA of 2009

Green Beans

Green Beans

Romaine, Parsley, Chard, Oh My!

Romaine, Parsley, Chard, Oh My!

Look at the Baby Watermelon!

Look at the Baby Watermelon!

What we got here:

Lg. head Romaine Lettuce
Med. bunch Rainbow Chard
Sm. bunch Parsley
4 Tomatoes
1 Yellow Onion
1 Green Bell Pepper
1 Sm. Watermelon
2 Cucumbers
.5lbs Carrots
1lb Green Beans
3 Beets w/ Greens

 

:: Pizza & Floats ::

Elijahs first Root Beer Float

Elijah's first Root Beer Float

verdict: “that’s the best & craziest thing ever”

 

10th CSA of 2009

BLUEBERRIES!!!!!!

BLUEBERRIES!!!!!!

yellow wax or banana pepper

yellow wax or banana pepper

more fennel, really?

more fennel, really?

what we got this past Thursday:

1 giant Fennel Bulb
1head Red Leaf Lettuce
Sm. bunch Basil
8 ears Corn
Pint Blueberries (we LOVE berries around here, so berries are always celebrated)
1 Green Bell Pepper & 1 Yellow Wax (or maybe Banana) Pepper
3 Zucchini & 1 Yellow Squash
2 Cucumbers
Carrots
4 of the first Tomatoes of the season

 

Back Yard Gardening

Looking over the balcony rail at my wee little backyard garden.

L to R; Zucchini, Purple Calabash (tomato), Black Zebra (tomato) & Purple Calabash

L to R; Zucchini, Purple Calabash (tomato), Black Zebra (tomato) & Purple Calabash

L to R; Acorn Squash, Asian Eggplant & diamond arrangement of peppers (Red Bell, Hot Banana, Sweet Ethnic Red, Ruffled Pimento). I used to have Basil & Lime Basil at the far left, but my sometimes-lawn-guy totally took a weed-whacker to them!

L to R; Acorn Squash, Asian Eggplant & diamond arrangement of peppers (Red Bell, Hot Banana, Sweet Ethnic Red, Ruffled Pimento). I used to have Basil & Lime Basil at the far left, but my sometimes-lawn-guy totally took a weed-whacker to them!

I also have potatoes, but they’re not in the raised bed. And to the far right of the first picture, past the tomatoes, I have a rose bush, which right now is covered in morning glories (which threaten to take over the whole raised bed – I have to keep them ‘in check’, but otherwise, I just let them do their thing).

 
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