Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater!

They must have learned this at pre-school. We thought it was pretty funny when Ben kept reciting it over & over again at supper last night.

untangled mess

When I started a garden this past year I also planted a grape vine for fun. As that grew to about 3' tall this year (it takes 3 years to produce fruit from a new vine) I noticed it's leaves matching the vine that was taking over my back fence. Further investigation has shown the vine covering the 60' wide and 4' tall fence is one plant.

No fruit this past year, but due to the lack of pruning, they aren't supposed to. We'll see for next year.

is that your final answer?

my final measurement is....

13' 8"

that's a BIG wiener

13 feet even

One of our corn is at 13', the other three are only about 11'. I might need to head to Theisen's to get a corn stretcher.

smooth sailing

we got around to replacing the old, cracked, and sinking driveway that we had intended to replace since we purchased the place. now for a few yard details...

garage sale and a pony ride

the reading of signs posted all across town late last week. word from the kind sherpa noted that they were probably pulling in more from the pony rides.

reach for the sky

only 3,546 more to go

we don't actually start preschool until tomorrow, but the homework assignments have begun.

lemonade, candy bars, and cigarettes, oh my!

sometimes things just come out funny

otters at the zoo

mmm...sunberries

Grandma left us to baby-sit her sunberry plant for a few weeks. when claire walks past it she grabs one or two of the ripe juicy ones for a snack.

they taste a little like a kiwi

extraordinary volunteer squash

this is the volunteer squash that started to grow from my old compost pile. A few weeks ago, the vines would grow a foot or more during the day while I was at work. now the squash grow seemingly by an inch in diameter during the day. this one is 8" diameter and just started growing last week. the leaves are 2' across

sparkles

the water park is open

the inflatable water toys were released from the throngs of their boxes to the joy of Ben and Claire