Gloriousness!

Erin's Weekly Garden Update: A Photo Essay;)

Let's see ya match this Matchless!

Peas, Cantaloup, Pumpkins and Cucumbers.

Rory's Garden Update

Peas at dusk...

The heat that this time of year brings is really turning the growth on in my plot. If I could just thwart the rabbit who has a taste for my pickling cucumbers, I wouldn't have any complaints. The bell peppers continue to thrive, the watermelon transplants have not only stabilized, but they've stared to vine out, the cantaloup are beginning to flower and the slicing cucumbers continue to pop up!

Happy Belated Build a Scarecrow Day! (July 1)

Typically, we aren't the type of family to celebrate a frivolous holiday but we made an exception as the "racking-frackin" deer won't stay out of our plots...even with electric fencing (more on our fencing strategy in a latter post). Pa had recently gone through his closet so we had a lovely pair of black dress slacks and a terry cloth lined robe to work with. Erin sewed some old work gloves to the sleeves of the robe and closed up the neck of and old t-shirt for the head. Meriah was an expert belly shape-er and straw stuffer.  Add a broken sun hat and a pair of Ma's dangly earrings for eyes and we were looking pretty good.

...and so it begins.

Brand-new Bella with Gramma

When Dave and I found out that I was pregnant (almost 2 years ago, now) we knew that we would be going the all natural route. We quickly found a midwife, and nine months later we gave birth to a beautiful baby girl at home (and in water). I jumped right into breastfeeding with a large amount of joy, but with the plan of weaning our little one as soon as she could use her big girl words to ask me. Ask me how that worked out for me.