"Nothing could be finer than to be in carolina..."

My mom and me! ;) WCNC lobby…

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 21:51:40 -0500

My mom and me! ;) WCNC lobby…

Charlotte Today - Christmas Giveaway Show 2012...

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 21:47:42 -0500

Charlotte Today - Christmas Giveaway Show 2012...:

Today, I surprised my mom with tickets to the Charlotte Today Live Christmas Giveaway Show! It was her birthday, and it was a great experience, and great morning that we got to spend together! :)

Made some refrigerator pickles…these were sweet...

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 20:13:46 -0400

Made some refrigerator pickles…these were sweet pickles…can’t wait to try dill pickles! ;)

I used Catherine Seibold’s recipe on allrecipes.com. I made a few changes though…they turned out great! This is a wonderful and easy recipe!

One of my Forever and Ever Hydrangeas…

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 19:32:39 -0400

One of my Forever and Ever Hydrangeas…

Summer raised garden...

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 19:26:44 -0400

So, I’m kind of proud of my raised bed/container garden this summer! I’ve never really had a green thumb…but it’s doing pretty good this summer! I started a few things from seed…they aren’t growing as fast as the plants I purchased, but the summer is young and I still have hope for them! ;)

In my raised bed I have 2 Romano tomatoes and 2 fireball tomatoes (from seed…blooms, no tomatoes yet), 1 beefsteak tomatoes (purchased for $2.50 at Harris Teeter…huge, covered in tomatoes…some will be ready to pick soon), 1 california golden bell pepper (has small peppers, purchased @ the farmers mkt $3), 1 orange bell pepper (has small peppers, purchased from Walmart $2.98), 2 Rolo bell peppers and 1 jalapeño pepper (started from seed, no blooms yet), 1 yellow pepper (Bonnie, Walmart, $2.98 no blooms yet), 13 sweet onions (there were a couple more, but my mom ate them!), 1 black beauty eggplant (from seed, no blooms yet), 1 ichiban eggplant ($4.98, Walmart, Bonnie ….has a baby eggplant!), 1 Boston pickling cucumber (Bonnie, $2.98, Walmart …covered in tiny cucs)

So, that’s all for now…want to plant some carrots, green beans and zucchini…

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Thu, 14 Jun 2012 19:07:56 -0400

Baby squash are growing up! I picked my first 2...

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 18:58:24 -0400

Baby squash are growing up! I picked my first 2 Saturday…since then, I’ve picked 16…

My new gnome! :) I love HomeGoods!!! Now I have to decide on a...

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 00:37:52 -0400

My new gnome! :) I love HomeGoods!!!

Now I have to decide on a name for him! ;)

I’ve been hoeing around today! It’s a hard job, but...

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 00:21:59 -0400

I’ve been hoeing around today! It’s a hard job, but somebody has to do it! LOL

Building my raised bed —->garden…this one is 4’x8’ and 12” deep. I may build two of these. I’m going to lay landscaping cloth before I put the wood down and fill it…I wish I could have a huge garden, but for now this will have to do!

I’m kinda learning as I go along! ;)

I think Mother Nature is on a bender...

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 00:03:41 -0400

First week of Spring and we have been in the 80’s all week…weird weather! Tonight, I noticed there are already lightning bugs in our backyard —-> in MARCH!!!

Is it me, or are our seasons all out of whack?!?

Picked my first big bowl of lettuce this morning!

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:38:32 -0400

Picked my first big bowl of lettuce this morning!

My container garden is doing great! I have seven...

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:33:43 -0400

My container garden is doing great! I have seven 12”-14” pots; 3 with lettuce (romaine and butter crunch), 2 with spinach, 1 with garlic and 1 with sweet onions.

I also planted a Canadice Grape Vine in a huge pot. I saw a post on Pinterest and thought I would try it! ;)

Mummies of the World Exhibit

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 21:58:16 -0400

My mom and I spent the day @ Discovery Place…we went to see the Mummies of the World Exhibit.

Rainforest @ Discovery Place

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 21:55:47 -0400

Rainforest @ Discovery Place

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Sun, 11 Mar 2012 17:03:32 -0400

I won a Growums Garden Kit on Charlotte Today 2 weeks ago! Yay...

Sun, 11 Mar 2012 16:59:52 -0400

I won a Growums Garden Kit on Charlotte Today 2 weeks ago! Yay me!

I started the seeds Friday. Thank you to the show and special guest, Jamie Burghardt!!! :)

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Sun, 11 Mar 2012 16:53:14 -0400

Gardening...

Sun, 11 Mar 2012 16:51:24 -0400

So, Thursday I planted some lettuce plants and spinach seeds…going to plant some garlic today!

Also, started seeds for summer raised garden…first time with the seeds, guess we will see how it goes! ;)

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Sun, 11 Dec 2011 08:10:36 -0500

OWS...

Sun, 11 Dec 2011 08:03:55 -0500

…ocean withdrawal syndrome. If I don’t get to go to the beach soon I may…hell, I don’t know what I may do…LOL…but I really, really need a trip there!