Yee-haw! Happy 4th of July and happy day off in the middle of the week! Gotta love that! Not only is it a day off in the middle of the week, but it's also a Saturday night in the middle of the week. I SO enjoy just puttering around the house, working on projects, reading, or watching TV on Saturday night. No pressure of having to get up to the alarm clock the next day.
I wanted to show you a couple of pictures of my raised garden beds. They're going bonkers!!! Here's the post that shows what they looked like when we first planted them. If you scroll down, it's the last picture in the post.
Here's what they looked like mid-June, when Glen put up the trellises for the sugar snap peas and pole beans.
And then here's what they looked like this morning, three weeks and three days later! It's a bit hard to really see since the sun is so bright (oh darn!) but trust me, BONK-kers!
Great googlely mooglely! We've been eating from the lettuces almost everyday. We have six plants and unless we get sick of leaf lettuce, we probably won't have to buy any lettuce from a market this whole summer! I'm SO excited to see that there are flowers on the Anaheim chilies! That's gonna be fun!
Also, in the backyard, I have a tub with some herbs. The oregano and chives were left over from last year and I planted the rosemary and parsley new this year. Isn't that cascading oregano gorgeous??!
Oh yeah, and here's a couple pictures of our other kitty cat, Tommy. And my feet.
I often share pictures of our dear little Atticus, but I hardly show pictures of Tommy. He's our sweet 15 year old little old man. He is SO sweet and SO loving. He's an active cuddler. Anytime he is near us, he'll meow at you as if to be saying, "What cha got there? A lap? Can I have it?" And then once he's in your lap, he doesn't just lay there. He licks you and will paw at your hands for you to pet him. And funny thing too. If you're sitting down, he's "sneaks" into your lap. Very stealth. I don't know how he does it but I'll be watching TV or talking and then there he is, all cozy and happy.
Okay, I'd better get! Off to the market to buy provisions for the 6th Annual CUL-DE-SAC 4th of July Party I go!!! Always fun. I'll take some pictures to share. None of my family is here this year. (Who's turn was it!) I think this year's drink is going to be rum and pineapple juice. I was tempted to do double margaritas, like Simone and I had the year she was here! LOL! But it's gonna be hot hot hot and I tolerate rum REAL good when it's hot! Or threatening to be hot. Or warm. Or snow. Or day. Or night. :-)
Hope you have a fantasticly fun and safe holiday!!! See ya on the flip flop!
Happy July 4th! I hope you have a great cul-de-sac party!
I'm jealous of your peppers, tomatoes, lettuce etc. I'm guessing that your peas are gone now. Did you say that was rosemary? I do love rosemary (a lot!) but I was rather hoping those spikey leaves were tarragon. Love it even more!
Best wishes, Sweetie!
Posted by: Lilli | July 04, 2007 at 01:38 PM
that lettuce looks very yummy! happy fourth!!
Posted by: tricia | July 04, 2007 at 03:06 PM
I think it may have been my turn?? Oh well, "maybe next year." I can't wait to see your photos from the party! Happy Fourth, Sister Dear!
Posted by: renee | July 04, 2007 at 09:15 PM
Ah yes, the year of the infamous double margaritas....I almost remember it well. Haha.
Your raised flower beds are beautiful, and I'm so glad you are still having the annual cul-de-sac extravaganza....maybe next year it will be my turn again!!
Love ya!
Posted by: simone | July 05, 2007 at 07:44 AM
Happy 4th you you on the 5th! Tommy sounds like such a sweetie :). Your garden is lovely---our peas are still babies (less than a foot tall) but our tomatoes are so happy this year! lots of squash & volunteer corn---am curious what weird mutant variety we have going! Enjoy this great sunny garden week!
Posted by: Jana | July 05, 2007 at 11:47 AM
hope your 4th was fun
beautiful gardening
happy summer
xox - eb.
Posted by: eb | July 05, 2007 at 05:00 PM
My how your garden grows! Looks great. Hope your days have been filled with sunshine. Enjoy your harvest!!!!
Posted by: Jill | July 05, 2007 at 06:58 PM
Great garden Michelle and nice-looking fur friend. I love measuring my garden's growth. And don't get me started on the African violet. I may just have to post about mine. It was a trash plant that sat on my kitchen counter for years without blooming, and then I raised it up 10 inches on a red vintage scale I bought for my sister, and now it's 12" plus in diameter, blooms all the time, and the scale will never go to my sister's house.
Posted by: Leslie | July 05, 2007 at 07:57 PM
Sounds like your 4th was wonderful!!! Fun tradition to have with your family and friends!!
happy 4th!!
AND your garden looks great!
Posted by: Stephanie | July 05, 2007 at 08:40 PM
Happy 4th to you! WOW- those veggies look de-lish! I need to grow some of my own spices, I always end up buying some fresh ones for a small recipe and then throwing the rest away unused...but then again, I can't keep anything green alive so maybe I will leave that up to the experts!
Posted by: Wendy Updegraff | July 06, 2007 at 05:25 AM