Hubby Rocks!

NICE!!!!!

I now have a fenced in garden that the girlz and puppies can't get into!

WOOHOOO!!!

Dim Sum Sunday ~ Bread

After a bit of a break, Dim Sum Sunday is back this weekend with bread.

With thousands of recipes and ideas out there, we decided on making yummy homemade bagels.

There is never a shortage of help in our kitchen. ;)



Mix, mix, mix!

For more Dim Sum Sunday fun, head on over to The Karmic Kitchen.

7 Things

My girlfriend Melissa tagged me for a Seven Things about Me meme.

Thanks Melissa! :)

1) I was born with a severe form of Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy. It's a horrible disease that I inherited from my dad. There is no cure and no medicine to keep the disease from progressing.

2) I don't wear jewelry of any kind, not even my wedding band.

3) John buys me cameras for special occasions. I love that about him! hehehe

4) I have four tattoos.

5) I drink waaaaaaaay too much coffee.

6) John and I have been blessed with 15 beautiful years together. He is my best friend.

7) I really, really want a pet turkey!

So there yah have it friends, seven things about me. :)

Seeds Sprouting

Wooohooo!

My seeds have sprouted their first true set of leaves! Won't be long now before I can put them in the ground.

As of right now, this is what I have growing in trays:

Cauliflower ~ Cheddar and Graffiti

Kale~ Redbor, Ragged Jack, Dwarf Blue Curled

Cabbage ~ Red Acre, Early Jersey Wakefield, Michihli

Spinach ~ Bloomsdale Long Standing

Eggplant ~ Rosita, Rossa Bianca

Broccoli ~ Romanesco Italia

Collards ~ Georgia Southern

Tomatoes ~ Isis Candy Cherry, Homestead, Bi - Color Cherry, Aker's West Virginia, Super Marzano Hybrid, Black Krim, Oroma, Heinz, Floradade

Pepper ~ Charleston Belle, Red Marconi Patio, Tequila Sunrise

I would like to try and grow parsnips this year. Has anyone tried these before in the garden?

Just a random dose of Jiggy cuteness before I leave. :)

Have a great day friends!

Slow Going

It's slow going right now in the garden, so I'm just taking it easy. Playing with the puppies, baking, and doing a little embroidery.

Good Times. :)

Did y'all have a good three day weekend?

Fun at the Dog Park

Lazy

Whatcha' all doing for the weekend?

4th Grade

Fall Seed Order

Tomatoes:

Black Krim ~ 75 days, mahogany colored, beefsteak tomato with deep green shoulders. Heirloom from the Isle of Krim.

Carbon ~ 76 days, 10-14 ounce, beautiful purple-brown tomatoes.

Polish Pastel ~ 82 days, 10-14 ounce, bi-colored fruit with red and yellow mottling.

Marvel Stripe ~ 95 days, beefsteaks may reach over 4- inches and two pounds. Heirloom from Oaxaca, Mexico.

Aker's West Virginia ~ 70 days, 10-16 ounce, deep-red, slightly flattened tomatoes in clusters of 2. West Virginia heirloom.

Big Rainbow ~ 82 days, Moderate to large crops of 1-2 lbs. As fruits ripen they have a rainbow appearance: Greens on the shoulder, yellow, orange, gold in the middle, and red on the bottom. Good disease resistance.

Black Oxheart ~ 80 days, heart-shaped fruit are a deep purplish brown and rich in flavor.

Floradade ~ 78 days, nice-sized 5-7 ounce fruit, developed by the University of Florida.

Peppers:

Serrano Tampequino ~ 75 days, club-shaped fruit, very hot and pungent

Patio Red Marconi ~ ripe fruit are a glowing red, and sweet. Perfect for containers.

Corno di Toro Rosso ~ Traditional favorite in Italy. Long 8 inch tapered, bull-horn shaped pepper. Sweet and spicy.

Odds ~ n ~ Ends:

Ching Chang Bok Choy ~ 50 days, tender and mild.

Shanghai Green Choy ~ a delicious baby type that is extra tender and finely flavored.

Tatsoi ~ superb mild flavor, a must for stir-frying and salads.

Michihli ~ big tall heads, widely grown in the Orient, very tasty.

Siam Queen Thai Basil

Thai Sweet Basil

Hartman's Giant Amaranth

Garden Work

We spent most of yesterday working on getting the raised beds in the backyard ready to cover with plastic.

Got everything pulled up and new compost added.

COMPOST ROCKS!

The Girlz were doing their share of hard work too.



We finally got the plastic down on the beds without passing out from heatstroke... nothing like summer in a subtropical climate!

*Sigh* now comes the hard part of waiting six weeks for the beds to solarize.

Happy Birthday Elizabeth!

Sanibel Island with The Puppies ~ Part 2

Maggie & Jiggs

Recently, we had the opportunity to give a beautiful, seven month old poodle puppy a home with us.

Jiggs isn't just any ole poodle pup though. He happens to be Ollie's younger brother from a different litter.

Ollie and Jiggs come from such good breeding. Smart, sociable, and the biggest personalities that shine through in each and every one of the puppies that are bred.

Maggie & Jiggs

May they both be blessed with long, happy, healthy lives.

Sanibel Island ~ Part 1