My Vegetable Garden is In!

So after posting about it HERE, I decided to finally bite the bullet and start a veggie garden!  I've never done any of this kind of gardening, so I know absolutely nothing about how its done.  So, this weekend I just jumped in with both feet.   I built an 8x3 foot raised bed, and filled it with veggies I like to eat.  Here are some photos of my process. 

I had a little help from my four-yer-old son, Walker.  

This was his first time using a power tool!  

Every little boy needs an opportunity to squeeze a cordless power drill, don't you agree?

Bags and bags of soil. 

I decided to put it where the tree was removed this winter.  

It was a big bright open space just asking to be filled!

Of course, I invited my little garden gods to participate (see below).

And here it is, all finished.
This is my first crack at veggie gardening, so cross your fingers!

In the raised bed:

2 cucumber

5 pea vines

1 cherry tomato

1 big boy tomato

1 yellow bell pepper

1 red bell pepper

2 zucchini

3 broccoli

2 strawberry

4 red cabbage

1 eggplant

...and in a container on the patio:

1 basil

1 dill

Éire go Brách

...otherwise known as "Ireland Forever!"  Happy St. Patrick's Day to all of you sweet Celts out there.  I, myself, am a mucked up mix of Irish, Scottish, French and some random Nordic strain I know very little about.  However, I celebrate my Irish heritage with confidence and pride on St. Paddy's Day!

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Of course, my most favorite thing to ever come out of Ireland, besides my mother's family, is the Book of Kells.  I love it so much that I even have bits of it tattooed on my body.  Éire go Brách!

For those of you who are not Irish (or for those of you who are and would like a good laugh) please click HERE for a little education and clarification about the common St. Patty / St. Paddy mix up. Enjoy yourselves today and for God's sake don't be a daft eejit and get into trouble.

Sláinte!

An Art Adventure

I've had this feeling lately - an overwhelming urge to flee my life for a few days and engage in some adventure.  Nothing permanent, just a little trip to re-set my creative buttons and clear my head.  Maybe I'd make a little art, enjoy a little food and explore a new place.  I'd hop on my bicycle and ride...

I'd stop somewhere beautiful and bustling and brand new to me.

Maybe I would ride to China...

...or France.

I'd bring along my trusty paint brushes...

and paint something pleasant.

Then I would come home to these two goofballs and smother them in kisses.

All photos found at Crush Cul De Sac.

Sleeping In

This morning I slept in for a bit.  Hubby is on spring break and has been taking the boys in the mornings.  Of course, they are loving the solo time with Daddy.  And I am loving the solo time with my pillow!

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Fur

I usually don't go in for fur, but I keep coming back to the photo below.  Is it the wood built-ins?  Is it the wonderful light quality?  Is it the Buddha on the shelf?  Is it the natural fiber rug?  Possibly.  But I think it might be that crazy fur covered couch. 

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Tuesday in the Garden

Our family is spending spring break at home this year, which gives me some time to work on my garden!  Yesterday my Mom and I weeded our entire back yard and today I'm putting some lovely things in the ground.  This weekend, I'll be building a raised bed for my veggie garden!  Of course, I'll take some photos and share my process.  I'm a complete novice, so there won't be any gardening tips.  Just lots of dirt and wood and fairy dust.

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Gold Fixtures in the Dining Room

The title of this post says it all.  I love look of gold and brass lighting fixtures in the dining room spaces below.  Even a simple gold candelabra takes the elegance factor up a a couple of notches.  I think my favorite is the marvelous curly-cue piece directly below hung above the side board. 

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