it’s all coming together

hayrake tines, my grandfather is rolling in the grave

i finally don’t hate my garden.

YEAH!

for mother’s day my family dedicated themselves to whatever tasks i wanted. and they made breakfast and dinner.

no fancy mother’s day brunch in stuffy clothes
no trip
no traffic congestion, waiting in line, or being polite to strangers
no fussy packages
no over-the-top gifts or expenditures

just soil, sun, a nice breeze, and nowhere to be.

it was glorious.

and the garden is taking shape; as my daughter said “it used to just look like yuck, now it looks yummy.”

broccoli, oh, broccoli

i put in the new hayrake tines i got at the camas sale this weekend, cleaned a garden bed i haven’t touched since we moved in (that’s 18 months gone by people), and planted a whole assortment of thises and thats that i have been sitting along the back fence. lillie planted her sunflowers, sweet peas, and lettuce and transplanted her broccoli and cauliflower (“i can do it myself, mom”) and the big guy moved, cut, tilled, edged, lifted, and acted as chef for the day.

chives under the blueberries

it couldn’t have been better if i planned it myself. and i really like to plan things.

~ by urbanfarmschool on May 11, 2009.