Rosa Bianca
Sunday, August 22nd, 2010 by gwen
My eggplants are finally coming in. It’s funny that I used to hate eggplant and now I love it just about any way, especially in babaganoush.
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Full bloom
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010 by gwen
This summer is quickly escaping me, although I am ready to say goodbye to all this humidity. Saturday was the most gorgeous weather – no humidity, perfect sunny day in the high 70s. My special beagle visitor and I mozied over to my garden, which is extremely happy with the weather this year.
Sunny with a chance of flash floods
Sunday, July 11th, 2010 by gwen
Yesterday morning I made it over to my garden in the morning to work for a few hours staking up cucumbers, pulling weeds and chatting with the eccentric old man who has the plot next to mine. As you can see one of my sunflowers is in full bloom.
Little garden of horrors
Thursday, July 1st, 2010 by gwen
Ok, bees aren’t exactly horrifying. These bumbly beauties were quite friendly and adorable buzzing around some crazy pink flowers at the community garden. These flowers are part of a “sensory garden” that a teacher from one of the local schools has set up for her students. What is rather horrifying, is the craziness in my plot: Read the rest of this entry »
Yellow = summer
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010 by gwen
Pretty flowers that will turn into delicious veggies. From left to right: Tomatillo, cucumber, sugar pumpkin. The summer crops are mostly in place and super excited about all this humid 85+ degree weather we’ve been having. I cannot say I share their excitement, but I am excited to eat them later this summer.
I was looking forward to a slow summer at the office, so I could dedicate my time to some long term projects that I don’t have time for during our busy season. Unfortunately my boss quit, and until they hire his replacement (if ever?), I will be covering some of his previous work load. I am excited about working on projects for other areas of mtvU – here’s to hoping I can get it all done!
