Shinin' in the sun

Ol' man Simon, planted a diamond. 

Grew his self a garden the likes of none. 

Sprouts all growin' comin' up glowin' 

Fruit of jewels all shinin' in the sun.

Colors of the rainbow. 

See the sun and the rain grow sapphires and rubies on ivory vines, 

Grapes of jade, just ripenin' in the shade, just ready for the squeezin' into green jade wine.

 Pure gold corn there, 

Blowin' in the warm air.

Ol' crow nibblin' on the amnythyst seeds. 

In between the diamonds,

 Ol' man Simon crawls about pullin' out platinum weeds. 

Pink pearl berries, all you can carry, put 'em in a bushel and haul 'em into town. 

Up in the tree there's opal nuts and gold pears- Hurry quick, grab a stick and shake some down. 

Take a silver tater, emerald tomater, fresh plump coral melons. 

Hangin' in reach.

Ol' man Simon, diggin' in his diamonds,

stops and rests and dreams about one... real... peach.” 

 ~Shel Silverstein

Mood

Feeling good,

Wandering around my yard,

 found these beauties this morning.

Summer flowers.

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Harvesting herbs

In the summer I picked up a lemon balm plant at the end of someones driveway. I planted it in the garden and it grew like crazy! I really love the smell of lemon, and when you rub the leaves it releases an amazing aroma of citrus. I Googled it and found out a bunch of cool stuff about this particular plant. It is related to the mint family, a calming herb and you can dry it and use it in tea. So I thought I would try to dry some and see how it does. I also read that you can make pesto with it too! What herbs do you harvest?

Summer grub

Jonathan and I have been working on the house and yard when the weather allows us. Rain and grey skies have been an on-going problem in Halifax for weeks. Today was the nicest day all week, so we, meaning Jonathan doing all the work and me sitting on the front porch watching, took the opportunity to work on the front yard; weeding, hoeing and rearranging our rock wall. A lot was accomplished today but there is still a lot more to do.

My pregnancy has been good, although I am starting to feel uncomfortable at night. I find myself being outside a lot more, and doing a lot less blogging. I am hoping to get my camera back next week and get everything back on track.

Hope everyone has been able to hit the beach or just get outside and enjoy some sunshine :)

Here is a peak at what I have been making...

"breakfast muffin"

"grilled seitan kabobs"

"millet salad with swiss chard and apricots"

"rock wall phase one"

Growth

It is spring and the weather is warming up! Over the weekend I spent some time in the garden, weeding and cleaning up. The kids loves being outdoors and so do I. With everything going on in the world right now, I feel very fortunate to spend time outside with my family.

I have plans for a veggie patch this year (last years was a major fail), I am hoping to find out what deers don't like and growing that! Also I have hopes to plant a fruit tree or two in the yard, and start my own compost:)

Cooking is by the wayside right now, still waiting on our kitchen. Should be here in a week or two at the most. I am looking forward to trying some new recipes and doing some food posts:p

HAPPY SPRING!