i haven't posted about the garden in a while, mostly because i haven't been there. but because i recently got a written warning for the state of my two plots at the community garden, i've stepped up my game. (it seems that childbirth does not exclude you from weeding and planting.)
so this is where we spend two or three mornings a week, unless it's 100 degrees outside. we've just started planting for the fall and so here's what we're growing so far:
deer tongue lettuce
boston lettuce
french breakfast radishes
sugar snap peas
spinach
okra
parsley
carrots
celery
getting hungry at the garden these days is no problem as we have nectarine and fig trees to provide us with snacks. as much as i love the goldfish, there is nothing better than letting your two year old pick her own nectarine off a tree and watching her devour it. and we still have asters, zinnias, and sunflowers for the kitchen table.
this is such a constant cycle for me. work in garden and love it, disappear from garden. work in garden and love it, disappear from garden. hopefully i'll stick with it this time.
i am so thankful for the time and energy i have to bring the kids to the garden. it's not an easy trip, as harper has to eat at least once during each visit, and that means keeping an eye on amelie while feeding her. like most places you go with children, it's not worth it unless you can settle in for at least an hour because it takes you way more than hour to prep and get to your destination in the first place. five weeks into harper's life i seem to be out of the cloudy funk that is new motherhood. back to juggling work, home, me, our kids.
next up on the agenda?
the all-important, totally predictable, but all together necessary post baby haircut.
so this is where we spend two or three mornings a week, unless it's 100 degrees outside. we've just started planting for the fall and so here's what we're growing so far:
deer tongue lettuce
boston lettuce
french breakfast radishes
sugar snap peas
spinach
okra
parsley
carrots
celery
getting hungry at the garden these days is no problem as we have nectarine and fig trees to provide us with snacks. as much as i love the goldfish, there is nothing better than letting your two year old pick her own nectarine off a tree and watching her devour it. and we still have asters, zinnias, and sunflowers for the kitchen table.
this is such a constant cycle for me. work in garden and love it, disappear from garden. work in garden and love it, disappear from garden. hopefully i'll stick with it this time.
i am so thankful for the time and energy i have to bring the kids to the garden. it's not an easy trip, as harper has to eat at least once during each visit, and that means keeping an eye on amelie while feeding her. like most places you go with children, it's not worth it unless you can settle in for at least an hour because it takes you way more than hour to prep and get to your destination in the first place. five weeks into harper's life i seem to be out of the cloudy funk that is new motherhood. back to juggling work, home, me, our kids.
next up on the agenda?
the all-important, totally predictable, but all together necessary post baby haircut.
our own little eden, complete with a lawn chair and tree stump nursing stool. i feed harper here, under the shade of the sunflowers.
amelie shovels dirt and water, water and dirt, dirt and water.
our gorgeous, dirty, two year old.
1 comment:
I think you should get a short-ish, sassy bob to match that svelte figure you're sporting these days! Nothing like a good cut and style to bring you back!!
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