Read the Instructions...

Yesterday, I received a suprise phone call from a dear friend of mine. I mentioned that Derek and I planned to plant our first garden later that afternoon. Her words of advise were "follow the planting instructions." Well, I kind of did, but not all the way. I tried to leave ample space between the tomato plants, and rows of various vegetables, but used more seeds than stated on the seed packages, so we shall see.

My mother and father-in-law helped us plant, so I followed their lead. I made a lovely plan-o-gram of our garden for my own record, but here's the rundown:

*10 tomato plants consisting of varieties including Celebrity, Juliet, Porter, and Improved Porter

*1 large row of onions

*1 large row of okra

*4 pepper plants consisting of sweet yellow and red bell pepper, orange bell pepper, and moderate bell pepper

*1 large row of french fillet green beans

*9 mounds for squash and zucchini consisting 2 different varieties of yellow squash (we both love squash...)

*1 row of new potatoes

In addition, I planed strawberries in large planters 2 weeks ago, but no signs of life thus far. Stay tuned!

It's the Small Things in Life...

What a beautiful Spring day it is in Fort Worth. My animals and I have a routine when I come home from work. We all walk to the barn together (including Scout the horse) who walks from wherever he is in the pasture to follow me to the barn. Clearly, this conditioned response is directly correlated to supper time, but, I still cherish my few minutes with 1 horse and 3 sweet barn kitties every evening.

This evening I was able to capture a rare photo op with all 3 kitties actually posed and looking at the camera. Enjoy Spring while it lasts!

Updates about the garden to come soon....