Life lately :: Weekend update edition.

Even with D being out of town again this weekend, I vowed not to sit at home again.  I wanted to make the most of my alone time but be productive as well.

[Terrapin Sunray for a pretty spring day]

I enjoyed a nice beer while waiting on a friend to head out for some mexican food and margaritas, the best way to start off the weekend.

[A local garden store in Raleigh]

After a delicious brunch with another friend, I headed out to pick up some more food for my chicks and then to Logan Trading Company.  We're not doing a big garden this year but had some pots with dead herbs waiting for some plants.  I picked up some "patio" tomatoes, cilantro, and a geranium for planting.

[Rosemary from last year struggles a bit, cilantro as a neighbor, geranium will grow purple, owl watches over tomatoes]

I spent the remainder of my Saturday doing reading and only a little TV watching.

[The Book Thief]

I'm really in love with this book so far.  I was able to make a huge dent in it, which was my goal since work has caught up with my and I can't stay up late at night reading anymore.  So far, I think the book is beautifully written, touching, and even has a little bit of humor sprinkled throughout.  It was the best feeling to just curl up and get deep into a book again.

Weekends really are the best.

Linking up with Hayley today!     

Now we're growin'!

I'm the official tender of our garden (meaning I tend to it...not the adjective version of that word). Sometimes I forget to water it, especially now that the heat is necessitating that I water daily. So far we have produced one edible jalepeno and some lettuce. We have one huge tomato that we're hoping will ripen on the window sill.

Today I checked things out and look what I found:




The cantaloupe we planted late is growing huge! I can't wait to expand the garden next year!




Cucumber, also planted late, but has blooms and I know we'll have a baby cuke sprouting soon!




Hot chili peppers are getting huge! I can't wait for them to start turning red.




Two more jalepenos! The first was perfect...spicy and wonderful. Fresh grown are way better than store bought.




FINALLY banana peppers (if you can see them). I was starting to think they wouldn't show.




I know this is a terrible pic, but if you look top and center, you'll see a baby, baby bell pepper poking out! Didn't think they'd show either.




The lettuce is crazy now that I've been trimming it. I should probably trim the leaves that look to be falling off. And I couldn't resist Marlee in the background.




And finally tomatoes! That's just one of the many bunches. They're growing like crazy!

I can't wait to share some of the ways we start cooking with everything!

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Green thumbing: I'm officially a gardener.

That's right...my peppers and tomatoes are starting to grow! I'm
excited! It's crazy the thrill you get from seeing your first plants
grow! I can't wait to watch them progress. I seriously hope I get
some tomatoes out of this! It definitely makes me excited to have my
own garden one day :)

Green thumbing.

D and I had a $25 gift card to Lowe's. Unfortunately, it is hard to
get very far at Lowe's on 25 bucks. We opted to get a little garden
starter kit. D and I have been wanting to grow some stuff for some
time now, so we're pretty excited about it. It's a salsa starter
kit. That's right...I'm going to be growing tomatoes, cilantro, and
cayenne peppers. If all goes well, I hope to branch out to some other
veggies or fruits. The photo is our windowsill garden :)