How Does Your Garden Grow

Certainly no silver bells nor cockle shells for us. The past few weekends we've been working in the yard, getting our garden ready for Easter. I've been learning to garden since we bought our house. And despite my inherent black thumb, I've successfully grown many plants.

But this year, I decide to try vegetable gardening. Li loves tomatoes. So I put in four tomato plants, two cucumber, two yellow squash, and two eggplants. I also move my bell pepper, tabasco, and other pepper plants to this garden. We are also growing rosemary. And I'm happy to say my satsuma trees are flowering for the first time since we put them in the ground three years ago.

Hopefully, we'll have a nice crop of late spring veggies. When these plants are finished, I'll grow MM's favorite food, sweet potatoes

tomato and eggplant

One satsuma tree and rosemary
My day lilies look a little sad but they'll perk up


Peppers and cucumber

Li is very proud of her garden
We're teaching her to grow her own food like all good Cajun girls should

February: Update

I know I've been blog slacking. We've been busy this month and it's only going to get worse.

The first weekend of the month we caught a parade, spent some time in the yard, and went for a walk. Three of my most favorite things.

Needed something to do with the coffee cans I've been hording
Decided to turn them into planters for cuttings

Pictures taken from the floats (boats) in the Krewe of Blige in Slidell.

The weekend was Valentine's Day, my dad's birthday, and we had a wedding in Lafayette. Since we would be at the wedding Valentine's evening, I made a special breakfast. Corey gave me two dozen multi-color roses and a box of chocolate. I know it's cliche' but I love roses and chocolate.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Valentine's Day Breakfast (Note the handmade cookie cutter)

One of Corey's friends from high school was married on Saturday. Although this wedding was on Valentine's, it wasn't cheesy. We all had a great time dancing, eating, and drinking. Li was in her element. She could run around like a wild person and dance. And she was allowed to eat two pieces of cake.

Corey, MM, and I dancing to our song

MM acting as bait for Uncle Jim


Lilly and I dancing

This past weekend was the busiest weekend yet. On Friday Li, MM, and I joined the Shuttle Sisters at the zoo. The weather was perfect for walking around the zoo. Mel , Laurin, and Kristy blogged about the trip.

Me, Laurin, Lennox, Mel, Li, Karin, MM, Kristy, Kasey, Chip
(it was quite a crew)

Li and MM Chillaxin' with the Flamingos

We paraded all day Saturday, all day Sunday, and all day on Tuesday. We had a great time but we're all sooo tired. See my previous post.

Hopefully, I post more in March. But as you can see by my Social Calendar (to the right) March will be every bit as busy as February