Slept Through the Night!

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We interrupt this blog for an exciting announcement. Sean slept through the night for the first time last night, 10:30-7:30! Mommy and Daddy are so proud, but more importantly, they’re well rested.

He’s Here!

Asleep, originally uploaded by dylan555.
Baby Sean is here! He was born March 8 at 9:26 a.m. He weighed 7 pounds 3 ounces and measured 21 inches. He and I are both tired but doing fine. I’ll probably go on a blogging hiatus as I adjust to taking care of this little guy.

Merry Christmas!

Smile, it’s Christmas! Treat yourself to a good breakfast today.

Whoa! Where did that cantaloupe come from?

I was out in the herb garden/bulb/annual bed area of our front yard when I got a surprise. Hidden under a juniper bush that we affectionately call the “alien” was this:

Now, I knew there was an errant vine in that bed, which had probably sprouted from a seed in the compost. But other than admiring [...]

Another Volunteer

butternut, originally uploaded by shannon_turlington.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but does this not look like a young, green butternut squash? I spotted it all tangled up in the volunteer pumpkin. A brief investigation concluded that there isn’t some sort of mutant vine but actually two vines living quite comfortably together.
So perhaps we’ll be having both [...]

Bee Balm

beeonflower1, originally uploaded by shannon_turlington.
My husband took this picture yesterday of a bee doing its thing on the (almost finished blooming) bee balm.

We Have Pumpkins!

It’s become clear over the past week that the mysterious volunteer squash (there are actually 2 plants) in our garden is indeed a pumpkin plant. See the evidence for yourself:

So I think we can safely say that we have an honest-to-god pumpkin patch in our tiny side yard garden. I will be looking for the [...]

What to Do With All This Basil

My basil plants are going gangbusters this year. They really like being in the garden with the tomatoes. I guess it’s no secret that basil and tomatoes get along well together. I did a big harvest today, enough to make a good batch of pesto, and I barely made a dent. I expect I will [...]

My Favorite Pot

No, not that kind of pot. This kind:

So far, this is the best arrangement I’ve done this year. And it’s flourishing in the shade.
The vegetable garden is also coming along nicely. We had our first harvest already:

Simply sliced and sauteed with some chile and basil (also from the garden).

Soon, soon…

Porch Dog

porchdog2, originally uploaded by shannon_turlington.
It just isn’t summer if there isn’t a dog on the porch.