Well i am looking out my window and i am actually seeing the SUN....gasp, i almost forgot what it looked like and how it felt on my face!!
Today my husband, myself and our 2 boys took a "road trip" to a wonderful place today. We went to Natalies house to deliver some 38 plants ranging from tomato plants of various heirloom background to national pickling cucumbers and gypsy peppers. Wow, what a place, it is a bit of the beaten path(to say the least), it is a property after my own heart and they have chickens. The chickens made william very happy he tried very hard to catch and hug them, without much success, so he helped to carry plants, played with the garden hose and jumped in a puddle or two. Honestly what more could a boy want??
While at Natalies we saw all the things they have ready for planting and some things getting ready for picking (the greens looked delish). It reminded me a bit of my own place, there is always something waiting to be planted, loved, watered then picked and enjoyed. I have already been planning a few things to do with my tomato harvest......Tomato sauce, i even bought heirloom seeds just for this purpose they are called Mama Leone's, they are a paste tomato that i purchased from Owen Bridge (who is an amazing force, but more on him later). I would also like to try making ketchup but as processed as it is i am a Heinz girl!! I would also like to make jams and jellies(blueberry cinnamon and strawberry rhubarb, for sure) enough for my family and close friends and put up some pickles and such. I have been stockpiling mason jars in all sizes since last year.
I know i won't be making pickles and jams for a few more months, so i guess i will have to bide my time with beet greens, bok choy , pearl lettuce, chard and WEEDS.
Happy planting, weeding and harvesting to all my gardening people out there!!
Monday, May 30, 2011
Saturday, May 21, 2011
tomatoes, tomatoes, everywhere!!!
Well my house has been taken over , AGAIN!!! My green thumb seems to have gotten away from me once again this year. Every year i say to myself, "Next year i am not going to plant all of these things!" and guess what happens? Yup i do it all over again.
It's not just tomatoes either, i do have a surplus of those, i believe i have 18 different varieties(ranging from yellow to black and green with stripes) of heirloom tomatoes in various stages of growth in various rooms of my house. I also have two different kinds of peppers, a hot and a sweet, i have eggplants, english cukes, pickling cukes, brocolli, cauliflower, brussel sprouts, 3 kinds of pumpkins and 2 varieties of squash all started. We have peas and garlic out and also have asparagus and strawberry plants to put in the ground as well as beets,chard, cabbages, turnips, 3 kinds of carrots, parsnips, 3 kinds of fingerling potatoes.
I have a pretty decent green thumb, i love, love, love starting seeds!! I think that i like the simplicity in which you can bring life forth, and that i can plant a little seed and add a little water and provide food for my family and friends and eventually my community if i could ever get my act together, but with the three kids, the heinous weather we have had and having surgery has kind of cramped my plans a bit this season. I feel as though i have taken 2 steps in the wrong direction for the past few weeks but hopefully the sun will stay out and i can get outside(in my bug suit) and get some things in the ground and in the greenhouse!!
Happy weekend and happy planting!!
sarah
It's not just tomatoes either, i do have a surplus of those, i believe i have 18 different varieties(ranging from yellow to black and green with stripes) of heirloom tomatoes in various stages of growth in various rooms of my house. I also have two different kinds of peppers, a hot and a sweet, i have eggplants, english cukes, pickling cukes, brocolli, cauliflower, brussel sprouts, 3 kinds of pumpkins and 2 varieties of squash all started. We have peas and garlic out and also have asparagus and strawberry plants to put in the ground as well as beets,chard, cabbages, turnips, 3 kinds of carrots, parsnips, 3 kinds of fingerling potatoes.
I have a pretty decent green thumb, i love, love, love starting seeds!! I think that i like the simplicity in which you can bring life forth, and that i can plant a little seed and add a little water and provide food for my family and friends and eventually my community if i could ever get my act together, but with the three kids, the heinous weather we have had and having surgery has kind of cramped my plans a bit this season. I feel as though i have taken 2 steps in the wrong direction for the past few weeks but hopefully the sun will stay out and i can get outside(in my bug suit) and get some things in the ground and in the greenhouse!!
Happy weekend and happy planting!!
sarah
Saturday, May 14, 2011
twists and turns
Well the rain has finally let up, i am sure just temporarily and the black flies are out with a vengeance. I am hoping my pounding headache goes away and i can get my garden planted today(pretty wishful thinking i know).
I have been at a bit of a standstill lately, frozen almost, i am sure if my life had a theme song, right now it would be Stuck In A Moment by U2. I have been trying to keep up with all the seedlings i have started and the weather has been hell to deal with , i have almost forgot what the sun looks like, and i have received some horrible news that a very close and true friend of mine has been diagnosed with breast cancer, it has been kind of a slap in the face and i am still digesting it and the fact that life is supposed to go on like nothing ever happened is a hard pill to swallow(but sometimes i can be a glass half empty lady instead of a glass half full one).
So on a more positive note, i am going to try and get a new theme song and i am going to enjoy every single minute of every single day with as many of my family and friends that i can , whether it is raining or shining, because you really never know when your whole life as you know it is going to be challenged by something huge!!
I am wishing everyone an amazing weekend, i hope you get to do something you enjoy and i am off to take somemore meds for my head and go outside and face the blackflies and think of a new themesong......
I have been at a bit of a standstill lately, frozen almost, i am sure if my life had a theme song, right now it would be Stuck In A Moment by U2. I have been trying to keep up with all the seedlings i have started and the weather has been hell to deal with , i have almost forgot what the sun looks like, and i have received some horrible news that a very close and true friend of mine has been diagnosed with breast cancer, it has been kind of a slap in the face and i am still digesting it and the fact that life is supposed to go on like nothing ever happened is a hard pill to swallow(but sometimes i can be a glass half empty lady instead of a glass half full one).
So on a more positive note, i am going to try and get a new theme song and i am going to enjoy every single minute of every single day with as many of my family and friends that i can , whether it is raining or shining, because you really never know when your whole life as you know it is going to be challenged by something huge!!
I am wishing everyone an amazing weekend, i hope you get to do something you enjoy and i am off to take somemore meds for my head and go outside and face the blackflies and think of a new themesong......
Friday, May 6, 2011
strange days
I am finding life a bit strange these days, somewhat overwhelming actually (i am assuming it is sleep deprivation crossed with a whole wack of stress). Every day i feel like i am always doing and doing and doing and getting nothing done!! All of the laundry doesn't get done, the fridge hasn't gotten cleaned out in lord knows how long (maybe the funk growing under the crisper will be my golden ticket to wealth, health and happiness), there are dust bunnies trying to escape from under the couch , Quynns bedroom is a disaster and don't even get me started on the toy room!!
I always assumed that i would be a supermom, you know the ones that look great, have great kids, a great house and never ever yell or get upset over spilled something or other. Boy was i wrong, I feel like frumpy mom with kids who never get along, my house is a losing battle and i have been known to yell a bit and i do admit when i do get around to scrubbing my floor and someone comes along and spills something on it i feel like crying. I feel like time is never on my side, that it is actually working against me .
Oh well i guess these are the lessons that we are supposed to learn in life , that the laundry will never be finished, the toy room will never be clean, the fridge won't be as clean and organized as you may like and the renovations will never be done, but as long as you love the ones you are with and you wake up on the right side of the dirt every morning, then you are doing exactly what you need to be doing and you're exactly where you need to be!!!
I always assumed that i would be a supermom, you know the ones that look great, have great kids, a great house and never ever yell or get upset over spilled something or other. Boy was i wrong, I feel like frumpy mom with kids who never get along, my house is a losing battle and i have been known to yell a bit and i do admit when i do get around to scrubbing my floor and someone comes along and spills something on it i feel like crying. I feel like time is never on my side, that it is actually working against me .
Oh well i guess these are the lessons that we are supposed to learn in life , that the laundry will never be finished, the toy room will never be clean, the fridge won't be as clean and organized as you may like and the renovations will never be done, but as long as you love the ones you are with and you wake up on the right side of the dirt every morning, then you are doing exactly what you need to be doing and you're exactly where you need to be!!!
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