molly likes to sit on my feet

to be a problem when i'm trying to paint my toenails...

i like to paint my nails outside, on the porch steps. its easiest for me to reach my toes that way, and the nail polish stink stays outdoors. but molly came up to sit on my feet and be petted and loved, as is her due. only some fast footwork saved my freshly applied coat of nail polish!



puppy isnt interested in nail polish. he was off lounging across the yard.

minion mac and cheese

i found minion mac and cheese! so of course i had to buy it!


with a cardboard cut-out minion on the back


and minion shaped noodles!


cardboard minion


minion calendar my mom got me


minion figurines. they were very very cheap, and only one could stand upright on its own. so i glued them all to a base and now they all stand up.

U of M extension office

the U of M project that used my personal photos of my pear trees in their publication (with my permission), its all published now and available for iOS devices or mac computers. its called Growing Fruit in the Northern Garden and available thru the ibooks app.

tortoise vs radishes

radishes for the tortoise


sweetpea vs radish tops


a forest of radishes


crunch n munch


trampled

tomatoes and frost

tomatoes! amish paste are the darker green ones along the outer and back rows. cherry tomatoes are the lighter green/smaller ones down the middle row.


i should have waited a couple more weeks before putting them in the ground, but they were getting so big they were falling over on themselves.


mortgage lifter tomatoes and onions


green bean trellises are in and seeds are planted


another view of tomatoes


rye, and the third and final soaker hose buried in the garden


because i jumped the gun getting them into the ground, the tomatoes are out there far earlier than is safe for this zone. we had two nights of freezing temps. rather than pull up all the tomato cages, i found a use for my scrap stuff.

the tomato tent i clothes pinned together for the two nights that got pretty close to frost.


backside of the tomato tent


they all lived and had no loss despite the intolerable temps for tomatoes.

pear trees blooming

blossoms on the luscious pear tree. the rain knocked them off before they managed to go full bloom. but thankfully didnt stop the pears from forming tho! (and the rocks in the nylons are to help spread the branches)


parker pear tree blossoms


patten pear tree blossoms


summercrisp pear tree blossoms


daylilies and tulips


two of the three sedum i planted last year came back. i went back thru my notes. 'neon' stonecrop sedum on the left is the one that died off. 'bertram anderson' sedum on the right. 'vera jameson' stonecrop sedum down in front/left.


the strawberries are coming! the strawberries are coming!

wherever the afghans are, that is where puppy will be!

i washed and folded up the two afghans i usually have over the foot of my bed in winter. they're only twin size. i set them on the futon and puppy jumped up and rolled around on them, spreading them out until they were just right.


wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle. yeah.


there was also some cute grunty/groany noises going on. he was really enjoying himself. i couldnt stop giggling.


ultimately he settled onto his side and napped.