I'm in denial...

Well, I really don't know where the summer has gone! I know I say that every year, but this summer went by super fast! I think Oma's death, Lorraine's wedding, a family reunion and VBS all contributed to a lightening speed summer! Well, I haven't felt much like gardening. I did can some bean salad today, and I froze some black currants, but I'm afraid the peas were a right off and the radishes bloomed beautifully. I really need to walk through with my map and make the necessary comments for each plant and variety. Oh well!

School has started, and as a homeschooling family that means a big change. However, things are off to a great start, and I hope that our 2 week vacation down east won't completely derail us!

The wedding has come and gone...and life goes on!

Well, the wedding is an event of the past...and a beautiful event it was, and life is trying to get back to normal. And no, I couldn't save my dress and ended up buying one.
Last week was spent in Radium, a family reunion of sorts, and now it's once again, catch up time in the garden. I came home to discover that some of my hanging pots were toast...ooop, note to self--make sure the chore boy knows where all the flowers are, and that the potager garden had gone nuts! My peas really missed me and the beans are starting to go nuts. The radishes had started to bloom and some of the lettuce had gone to seed. So now the fun begins. Though, honestly, I don't mind. There is something very soothing about tidying up.
The kids picked blackberries today...under duress. They also picked peas...under duress. Gone are the days when kids just said: "Yes, mom...", and picked the 1.25 mile row of peas, as I did as a child.

Oh well, life goes on... and so does the weeding.

New Familly Members!

I thought I'd missed the chicken-farm boat, but apparently not. Today the kids and I picked up 25 chicks at Miller Nurseries. They are soooooooo cute. We got half Brown Leghorn, (they're orange bits of fluff) and Barred Rock (They're black bits of fluff. So sweet. So this relates to the garden in that they are part of my organic fertilization and pest control program. Wow, does that sound good. Stephan Dion and Al Gore would be so proud. It almost makes me feel like hugging a tree...not so much... I do enjoy watching them scratch their way around the yard, provided that our new puppy doesn't eat them all up!

Well, as the wedding draws nearer, the stress levels build. Actually, it hasn't been too bad, either than "The Great Dress Debacle", otherwise known as my dress. ugh. We're not sure if it's my fault, the patterns fault, or the fabrics fault, but something is not right! The front is beautiful, but the back has too much fabric! Oh well, here's hoping Trudy Jansen can save me! Otherwise it's a-shopping I will go!