It's been a busy couple of weeks around here! Johnny and I planted seeds in the vegetable garden about three weeks ago. The weather promptly dropped below freezing, and despite our best efforts to keep the seeds alive by covering the ground with tarps, everything died. Well, not everything.
The snow peas made it through the inclement weather just fine, and are currently enjoying some sunshine. Yay! As for the rest of the garden, we're going to try to replant soon. We purchased a variety of seeds at Johnny's favorite store (Ace Hardware), so there are still plenty of left to try again.
Other things we've been up to: the Rogers County Home & Garden Expo. Last Saturday we ponied up the $7 each and spent a couple of hours wandering around the (surprisingly) big Home & Garden Expo. We found a local remodeling company to help us with our bathroom adventures, purchased one last box of Thin Mints from some Girl Scouts, and bought a lemon tree.
In case you weren't aware, I have a lemon problem. I put them in my water, in lemon-lime sodas, San Pellegrino, in various foods, and have been known to eat them (rind and all). So delicious. The tree is from Pryor Creek Nursery, just up the road from us, and the gentleman that owns the nursery was very nice and gave us 10% off and a 10% off coupon for next time we visit the nursery. The tree (currently known as Mr. Tree) is living on our deck. We're trying to find a fancy pot to plant him in (maybe we will just make one at Purple Glaze).
I also planted some herbs last week- basil, chives, and parsley- in a small container. This is my second or third attempt at growing herbs and I hope it works! Basil is ridiculously expensive in the grocery store. One of my herbs appears to be growing...we'll see what happens with the other two.
We went on a mini shopping spree at Lowe's last weekend, too, which resulted in the acquisition of yet another living room rug (this makes 3), a steel shelving unit (trust me, it fits with the design aesthetic we're going for), and several window planters, flower seeds, and potting mix. Those bad boys are going up soon- Johnny is very excited to grow flowers. We'll keep you updated.
Finally, here is a cute Buttons picture for day.
Just look at those ears!! Buttons has gotten quite a bit bigger over the last few weeks, but I think her ears have grown the most! They no longer flop down adorably, but stand straight up like Corgi ears. Johnny has a collection of adorable Buttons pictures; maybe he'll post them soon.
Until next time, friends!
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