My 'garden'

On my way home from work today, I completely missed my turn! I was talking on the phone with my mother, and I really can't do two things at once. I u-turn, and on my way back to my street, I see this amazing nursery. I've never seen it before, but there were lots of cars in the parking lot, so I figured why not?

This is my 15 gallon barrel thing I bought at Lowe's last year. After we drilled some holes in the bottom, we grew more basil than we knew what to do with. (I ended up drying it, but I should have made pesto!)

Walking around the nursery, I made my way over to the vegetable/herb section. I saw broccoli, which I really wanted to get, but I don't have anywhere to put it right now. So I walked past it to the lettuce. I got three varieties: red something (I didn't get the name of it!), romaine, and spinach. For herbs, I picked sage, salem rosemary, and sweet basil.

I had to break up the clumps and pull out the roots from the old basil, but it was pretty quick work to get these guys in here. I didn't know whether or not I wanted to mix the lettuces up or keep them separate. I ended up doing it this way, because my husband only eats spinach, and I realized it would be easier for him to just be able to grab some if it were all together.

Here it is in it's final home! This is our 'front porch' which is really just a hunk of concrete in front of our door. It is covered, though, so they won't get too crispy in the sun! If the rosemary gets too big, which I think it will, I'll have to replant it. The rest should do fine, though.

Thanks for reading!

Out of my comfort zone

Recently, my husband bought me a DSLR, and I've fallen in love with it. I started taking pictures of everything I saw as soon as I read the manual. Going through the pictures, I realized how cluttered and dirty my house was... Not something I really wanted to acknowledge. My husband and I bought this place about 6 months ago, and I really haven't done anything except unpack and paint a few rooms. I want to use this blog as a record of my progress (or lack thereof) of my attempt at decorating this house.

This is scary, having my thoughts and life out here for the world to see. Wish me luck =]