animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

sunday gardening

This evening, I planted some cilantro seeds in the herb garden. I should have planted these in the spring, but I’m a little behind this year, in case you haven’t noticed. Hopefully they will at least sprout. I still have slots for three more herbs, but I’m going to have …

scouting event

They did this thing called the Scouting Olympics (or some such thing) today. The kids did track and field type events–hurdling, jumping, sprinting, relay races, etc. Jake killed at the sprints. I slathered myself with SPF 55 sunblock, but still managed to get sunburned–in the part of my hair (no …