a little bit of sadness...

I had yesterday off. I had a bunch of stuff that I wanted to get accomplished, so I skipped my morning coffee with Hubby. On the days he works, but I have off, I go in with him for coffee, then he drops me back at home before going to work. It's basically just a car ride, but it allows us a few extra minutes before he leaves for the day. But I knew that if I didn't start my chores as soon as I could, I'd get lazy for the day. So, 8 a.m. I was at the dump as they opened the gates. Then off to the discount store for dishwasher detergent and other such stuff I had paying a lot for at the grocery store. Then, back to Trader Joe's for some stuff I didn't get after work the day before. [I met up with one of my sisters for coffee after work on Thursday, so I didn't get a chance to do it then.] Back home by 10 a.m. for a bite to eat. 11 a.m...down to the basement for a quick 30 minutes of hip hop workout. I could NEVER take a cardio dance class because I look like a complete goon!! Then outside to the garden. And there I stayed until about 3 p.m.
I planted up my beds with the rest of the seeds I had. I also put the surviving seedlings out. Unfortunately, most of them had not done well. They seemed to stop growing and maybe got too much heat too soon when I set them outside last week?? I'm not sure, but I basically only got a few sweet pepper plants, the two cayenne pepper plants, and a few small basil plants. All the tomato seedlings were beginning to rot from the roots...sad, indeed.
But look how pretty these edamamme seeds are!!

I hope they grow...I can't wait to eat them!! Yummy!

So, today after work, Hubby and I took a trip 'off cape'...once Memorial Day weekend hits Cape Cod, travel is pretty ridiculous and frustrating, so we decided to get what we needed now. We each got new hammocks and a couple plants.

So my garden will go like this:

Bed #1: herbs (basil, cilantro, parsley, chives), scallions, sweet peppers, pumpkins, yellow squash, Roma tomatoes, 2 types of green beans, jalapenos & cayenne peppers.

Bed #2: snow peas, broccoli raab, several types of radishes, edammme, watermelons (small 'sugar babies'), cantaloupe, and cucumbers.

Plus the yellow onions and garlic (which may not be harvestable -if that's a word!?- until next year, and the two buckets of potatoes.

My sister and aunt and I have been toying with a 'swap' idea where we would share our harvest if one of us has an over-abundance of something to trade. I think first we will have to see what grows. I know for me it's a crap shoot!

Hubby and I talked today about how happy we finally are with where our life is. We're ready for a good summer...'the summer of George!'