What we've been doing

The warm weather finally arrived and Jameson and I couldn't be happier. We spend a tremendous amount of time outside tending to our landscaping and our lovely little vegatable garden. Every afternoon after work there is some sort of weeding, hoeing, tilling, or watering that needs to be done.
I love it and love the feeling of pride it brings us. It feels good to come home after being kept up in an office all day, change clothes, and head outside to work and sweat. Although I must complain that this doesn't leave me a lot of time to experiment in the kitchen, or cook even half-way exciting meals, but c'est la vie.
The prospect of having tasty, fresh veggies and herbs is worth a little sacrifice.

Our garden is a joint effort with my mother. We've planted tomatoes (tons and tons of tomatoes), green bell peppers, yellow bell peppers, purple bell pepper, cayenne peppers, jalapeno peppers, sweet yellow peppers, hot banana peppers, okra, peas, green beens, squash, sweet potatoes, basil, rosemary, parsley, and cilantro. YUM!!

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Some type of pepper. 5-26-11

Green beans and peas. 6-2-11

Basil. 6-2-11

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Yay!!

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Jameson took the following pictures- he did a great job!!

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Tomato corner. 18 plants. Not kidding.

Sending positive vibes to my slow-growing zinnias.

Although we're still rookies, gardening is rewarding and quickly becoming a favorite hobby for us! More pictures to come.