misc updates
November 26, 2008 at 9:37 am | In Gardening, Peanut, Sewing, South Florida living | 1 CommentGarden
- We ate the five beans I picked recently. They were goo-ood! I picked a few more yesterday. There are 10 on the vines right now, so I keep hoping we’ll eventually have enough for a whole serving. Two whole servings would be even better.
- My tomato plants are growing so big, but no fruit to report. I remind myself the plants are still less than 3 months old, so it will be a little while.
- The two Aurora pepper plants are thriving. One plant has several nice-sized peppers, and the recent transplant looks healthy.
- I ate my first salad from my mesclun mix I planted. It was so yummy. I can’t wait for more!
Sewing
- Last week’s sewing class was irritating. My instructor is 85 years old, and while she really knows her stuff and can be quite entertaining, she’s not the most efficient instructor. I also realized last week that she’s probably not really going to teach anything. Rather, she’s going to do it all herself. I was frustrated because I was tired, not much was accomplished in the 2 1/2 hour class, and I had no clue what the lines she drew on my pattern were for (much less how to do them myself). I decided I need to take a leap of faith and just do whatever she tells me to. Maybe I’ll make it to the end of the class and be able to apply the fit adjustments to other patterns, or maybe I’ll make it to the end and only be able to make one pattern for the rest of my life because I won’t know how to do anything.
- This week’s class was cancelled because the instructor is in the hospital. I certainly hope she’s OK, but the status of the class is uncertain. I’m supposed to call back next week and see if it will resume.
Thanksgiving
- We’re headed to Jacksonville tomorrow morning to celebrate Thanksgiving with some family. It won’t be the Thanksgiving we’re used to, but we’re both pretty excited.
- We have to board Peanut. It’s silly, I know, but I’m having separation anxiety already. I have to drop her off before Junior gets home from work, so I’m very concerned Peanut will remember that and not want anything to do with me when we get home.
- Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! (Or the two people who read this blog.)
More beans
November 19, 2008 at 9:05 am | In Pole beans | Leave a CommentI’m pretty obsessive about counting my beans. It can change overnight, or even from morning to evening. The grand total is up to 16. If I count the flowers that I bet will be beans by tomorrow, we’re up to 20. I harvested five beans a couple of days ago and stuck them in the fridge with hopes that several more would be ready for harvesting by now. No such luck, so I think we’re going to have to enjoy the five beans tonight. Hey, it’s better than the three I got over the entire summer!
Nine little beans and three peppers!
November 10, 2008 at 9:00 am | In Aurora peppers, Pole beans | Leave a Comment
Photo update
November 5, 2008 at 9:41 am | In Aurora peppers, Gardening, Herbs, Lettuce, Pole beans, Purple tomatillos, Tomatoes | Leave a CommentMy garden is doing well. No mildew or other icky things going on at the moment. I have lots of flowers on my tomatillo plant and four or five teeny tomatillos. I’m keeping my fingers crossed they turn into actual, usable tomatillos. Both my tomato plants have flower buds starting. I have lots of bean flowers, but no beans yet. There are several Aurora pepper flowers and two peppers already. I started some mesclun mix in a shallow pot last week. It’s growing well, but no true leaves yet. I trimmed back my mint significantly to make way for the new growth that is faring much better than the old stuff. I also have a new addition: An aloe plant from a friend’s garden!
My setup is, from right to left: Marglobe tomato, Purple tomatillo, four purple-podded pole beans, Aurora pepper, Everglades cherry tomato, lettuce, mint, aloe
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