Any of you out there thinking that I haven’t give you a garden update lately? And that this is probably because I killed all of my plants already? The short answer is: not yet. The long answer is…
The tiny pink parade rose I got around Mother’s Day is huge and bushy and getting ready for another bloom. Rosie, the yellow parade rose I bought on sale in the fall you can see on the right. She has also grown very tall and recovered from her case of powdery mildew thanks to the nice man at Smith and Hawken and some organic pest & fungus killer.
Despite a little heat wave that turned their leaves brown, the sweet peas are hanging in there and steadily making their way up. No blooms yet.
I cheated a bit on my tiny herb garden by buying plantlets from a nursery (sage, rosemary and thyme, for the parsley I’ll plant seeds eventually). The trick is keeping them alive, and I’m confident I can do that, at least until they are big enough to provide leaves for salad dressing and marinades.
Hey, who’s that in the bougainvillea? That is a genuine Pookie&Figparasol bird. I can’t even tell you how dear it is in person- how small and soft and perfectly stitched. And the talent? It runs in the family. I am also a huge fan of her sister’swork, of which I am very fortunate to own several pieces. It is also even more wonderful and intricate in person. Amazing! When I make a little wall gallery I’ll take a picture and show you.
So, that is the end of the garden report for today, and the beginning of the meme! Joyce very kindly tagged me for the “7 Random Things” meme, so here they are:
1. I’ve been wearing perfume every day for the past two months. I used to save it for special occasions.
2. I’m really liking mango with lime juice lately, though I need to perfect my mango cutting technique.
3. Organization is the bane of my existence. I’ve been trying to get organized since I was 12 or so, and every scheme I come up with fails. But I’m still trying.
4. I didn’t eat eggs until I was in my twenties. Just didn’t like them. Still don’t like them runny in any way.
5. I went to all girls’ school from the age of 5 to the age of 18. I didn’t love it at the time, but now I know it was just the right thing for me.
6. I am one of three Gemini women in my family (mom, me and my niece)- family get togethers are total talkfests.
7. I know all the songs from the movie Grease II, and no, I won’t sing them.
I know the rules require that I tag 7 people, but you were all so great about doing that 49 things meme that I’m not going to press my luck! I always like hearing random facts about people, though, so if you want to share one or two in the comments, please do.