Summer Harvest

We have been so busy with work and home renovations. Had just enough time to try to battle the squirrels for feast on my tomatoes and eggplants and the leaf footed bugs that eat the tomatoes and artichokes. I have let several of the artichokes blossom since I can't really cook them right now without a kitchen but I am saving up tomatoes to make some pasta or salsa.

Spring intro spring

We have some wonderful plantings so far this year.
Carrots, beets, squash, corn, eggplant, peppers, strawberries and tomatoes galore.

KC Casa

I have started a new blog about the renovations to our 1956 home. Please feel free to see and follow our progress at KC Casa.

Winter Crops

We have some radishes, beets, carrots and peas this winter.
I planted Stawberries as well and they are starting to bud and a few new fruit.
Tomatoes, eggplants, onions, and some peppers have also been planted.

How You Should Vote

How You Should Vote.
This is a very insightful lecture/sermon on voting and politics.
By Davidson Loehr Ph.D.

Garden Update

Bella - Constant Garden Helper(she wishes)
Pickles - some progress on a cucumber, its even bigger now!
The lonely tomato
Corn
Cucumber plants


Stray Carrot
Edamame

Election 2008

Today was my first full day of working the polls at Travis County's Mega-center for voting. We had a pretty steady turn out and it was interesting to witness the break down of who showed up. I got Nelda Wells Spears who is our Tax Assessor/Collector, and a few other local celebs/politicos. I hope the turn out stays strong and stays to the left, I really wonder what the rest of Texas is doing, but for now I will enjoy my microcosm, Austin.

Last night, I went to my first book club meeting for this new book club. I am excited to find some people who actually are willing to read a broad range of books and have intelligent or just fun conversation about them, not that it is too lofty.

The veggies are doing well, although we have had issues with some creature(s) eating the butternut squash. I actually had one excellent acorn squash that was nearly ready to pick, but I left it to get a little more ripe, only for it to be eaten all the way to the stem. I tried some castor oil repellent for burrowing creatures which didnt seem to work, so yesterday I applied some pepper repellent for any other kind of animal.
I will be uploading some cucumber pictures, etc. soon. Maybe even tonight.

Jared and Cecile's Wedding

J and C rehearsal

J and C's best friends and family had a smooth run-through for the big day.

Garden Week 8-ish

Butternut Squash Sea
Corn

Cucumber