Thursday, July 1, 2010

What a Difference a Month Makes

The peas are starting to wrap up...
The BS is getting bigger, but no BS yet...
The green peppers are starting to get overtaken by the pumpkin vine...
There are lots of cherry tomatoes...
The zucchini and cucumbers are finally taking off...
And I finally have pickable zucchini...
But unfortunately, something likes the cucumbers...
They're my favorite too, so I can't blame them!

Monday, June 28, 2010

Everyone Must Say Goodbye to a Good Pair of Shoes Every Once And Awhile

A few weeks ago, I had to say goodbye to one of my favorite pairs of shoes:(
I finally wore them out and the toe part ripped off...made for a fun walk home from the Metro!
Goodbye black ballet slipper shoes:(

Sunday, June 6, 2010

June is Fruit&Veggie Month!

Since June is Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month, I thought I'd share some updated pics of my garden.

Here are the peas and rogue pumpkin plant:
My BS is getting bigger and bigger:
Zucchini is looking good with blooms already, and the cucumbers have made a come back:
The newest editions I haven't killed yet - green bell pepper plants and another tomato plant:

Click here for some ideas of things you can do to celebrate Fruit&Veggie Month

And check out the CDC's website 5 a Day

Friday, May 28, 2010

Kitty Update

I haven't posted pics of my kitties lately...so here you go!
Lisa lounging:
Ginger sitting proper:Snoozing:
Dilly on her favorite perch:
Snacking on Mrs. Booger's cat grass:
Look - Ginger and Lisa touching, a rarity indeed!

Thursday, May 20, 2010

NYC

Last weekend I visited a high school friend who now lives in NYC.
Here's her building:
And the view of the GW bridge from her street:
Turns out her boyfriend lives just over the bridge in New Jersey, in the next town over from where my dad grew up!

We took a walk along some of her running routes. One was the park along the river, past this historic lighthouse under the GW bridge:
View of downtown from the park, you can see the Empire State Building in the middle of the photo:We went to see the King Tut exhibit, so I could see all the items that weren't in Cairo when I was there in January:
Had a great trip - thanks Liz!

Monday, May 17, 2010

Fresh Veggies This Summer!

So, I got my hands on a coveted Kalorama Community Garden plot this year! I started growing seeds inside...but unfortunately they didn't make it until I got access to my plot. But they sure did look good at one point:
Here's my plot - I had already cleared half of it before taking a picture:
You can see my first seeds coming up...if you look real hard. Peas!
And I planted some BS:(brussel sprouts)

Decided to get a jump start and bought a few plants on Mother's Day at the DuPont Farmers Market:
Peas and brussel sprout progress (at bottom of photo):
How my garden looked this morning:
And here's the whole community garden:
Started growing more seeds at home...hope they make it!

Sunday, May 9, 2010

More Embassies - Part 2

Part 2 This Weekend
I went on the EU Embassy Open House tours yesterday with my mom and brother. The lines were much longer than last weekend, so I only got to three embassies this time.

First stop - Italy:
A fairly new embassy, it was very modern
Outside, they had several Italian vehicles:
Here's the ambassador's maserati:

Next stop - United Kingdom:
We didn't get to go inside any of the buildings, but walked around the beautiful gardens:
The ambassador's residence:

Last stop - Belgium:
Long lines here for Belgian beer!
Ambassador's office:
They had lace making demonstrations...it was fascinating!