Vegetables, Too!

We're branching out this year. Last year was our first attempt at a vegetable garden and we had great success with a few tomato plants, cucumbers, zucchini and peppers. Already we've filled 2 beds with new-to-us varieties. We'll be expanding to 6 raised beds this year.


Mixed varieties of lettuce

Broccoli and Cabbage

Swiss Chard and Multi-colored Cauliflower

My flat-leafed parsley survived the winter and it's bushier than ever. Here's hoping the green fence will stave off the deer. They love our backyard.

Garden Time!

The first blossoms of 2008

Daffodils from Katie

Forsythia and the Kitchen Sink

Really excited to see how these "Little Red Riding Hood" tulips turn out. I'm crazy about the foliage!

Blather, She Wrote

When the crafter is ready, the project appears. Though I did get inspired to knit myself a replica of The Pinball Wizard hat, as seen in the movie Tommy, this project will not be textile in nature. As a past participant in National Novel Writing Month, I have also made my way onto the mailing list of National Script Writing Month. Hmm. Yes. A script. Why the hell not, right? That's the whole point of this ridiculous blog, isn't it?

I have no plot ideas, character sketches, or plans of any kind. Much like the NaNoWriMo novel that preceded it, I expect this to be 100 pages of absolute write-off-the-top-of-my-head nonsense. Any and all suggestions are welcome. Rob and I have been toying with the idea of a '80s-inspired movie-musical for quite some time now. Maybe it's time for "Rude Attitude" to see the light of day.

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The PJs Get Famous

Thanks go out to the inimitable Alysha for sending along a pic of PJs in action. Recently she spent the weekend at the completely unspoiled former pad of a one Frank A. Sinatra. Here our model, Ant Boy (with co-model BOG), captures the essence of Frankie's poolside loungitude. Fight To Survive meets Ring-A-Ding-Ding!

Back From The Dead

Greetings, all! I've been suffering a bit from craft hibernation these days. It happens to the best of us. To paraphrase the D yet again, crafting comes from a stillness, a quietude. My stillness and quietude of late tends to be courtesy of the wine fridge rather than the sewing machine. Heart Of Glass had a V-day show. I've done a few sewing repairs - Rob has a pair of "work pants" that are starting to resemble modern art - and a few kitchen triumphs - risotto, anyone? - but that's about it. Spring is springin' on out now, though, so I suspect the temperature shifts will inspire a wardrobe addition or two. Plus, the garden is about to kick it in full effect. Look at that - I just psyched myself up!