veggie-tale

i was in no mood to work out after the short visit to the california academy of sciences with michelle and ate jeen. i still wanted to do something productive so i decided to head to lowe's and get started on our mini-vegetable garden.

we now have a small plot with japanese eggplant, broccoli, roma tomatoes, bell peppers and jalopenos. i also planted daisies, primroses, and marigolds to encourage the butterflies and bees to come for pollination. i was tempted to buy a dwarf lemon tree but i know i wont be able to dig a big enough hole on my own so i resisted.

i'll post pictures when the little plant box is complete. we need a few more veggies and several more flowers.

this planting thing is making me happy. i remember when i was a kid i would throw bell pepper seeds along the side of our house and make it grow. we were able to use the bell peppers for my mom's mechado a couple of times. i bought michelle her own little pink trowel and garden gloves in pink/yellow so she can 'help' me garden. so far she's had great fun flinging dirt all over the backyard and running away from ants and spiders. cutie!

once we get the rest of the backyard cleaned up, paul, my dad, and i agreed that it will largely consist of fruit-bearing trees (apples, oranges, lemons, persimon), more veggies, and some grapes. ambitious!!! =)

btw, nutty chocolate croissant pudding was available at tselogs today. i wonder if they liked it... =)