Frecklewonder

an update::heavy on the green

lunch with henry today on the patio. it's our first official day of summer vacation!

last friday was his graduation from kindergarten. i was sentimental for days beforehand, and i'm sure he was probably wondering what the heck was up with me. i couldn't help myself, really. 3 years at an amazing montessori school that we've always felt so happy + fortunate to be a part of, and to say goodbye to friends and teachers after watching my little man perform in his first play. oy. i could have easily been a weepy mess. of course i did shed some tears, i won't lie. so proud of that little guy, and so grateful for the experience. it was a day to remember.

after graduation, henry requested a family lunch at a favorite 50s diner close to our house. he had his mind set on a banana split all week, but when it came down to it, he went with the butterscotch shake. go figure!

later on, i guess the sentimental, nostalgic feeling took over with the boys too, cause we ended up watching old family movies until almost 11pm that night. pretty amazing, the things that can happen in a mere 6 years.

and now for an update on the tomatoes:

i've received a surprising number of comments and emails from you guys letting me know that you're trying this method too, which is pretty cool. you'll have to let me know how things go on your end, too.

as you can see, we have tomatoes! there are already little romas, probably about 1.5" or so, and a whole bunch of itty bitty cherry tomatoes... i wonder how long it'll be until we see our first ripe ones. i'm salivating just thinking about it.

we've also finished getting the rest of our garden stuff in the ground: a few varieties of basil, cucumber, green bell peppers, super chilis, watermelon, corn, onions, parsley, sage, and i think that's it. oh, and green cabbage too. this is the biggest garden that we've ever done, i hope we can keep a handle on things once things get really hot. matt also picked up a blueberry bush + raspberry bush a couple weekends ago, and those are happily planted and already producing fruit! and did i mention that we have a gigantic cherry tree in the back yard and that it's FILLED with cherries?! ya'll will have to come over for some cherry cobbler!

ok. enough with the green thumb talk. i'll be getting back into the blogging rhythm this week. (i hope)

there's a shop update taking place today, and more to come throughout the week! later, gators.

friday 5

1. i do not like the grateful dead. never have, and i think it's safe to say, never will.

2. i have watched the entire season of the bachelor and i've loved every minute of it. i'm routin' for tessa. how bout you?

3. the other day, i was at a stoplight, and i looked over at the car to my right to see a woman tweezing her chin. odd, i thought. but also frightening, no? i mean, i've never had to tweeze my chin, but i have tweezed my brows, and i know it requires a bit of concentration. so to bust out the tweezers behind the wheel... i dunno.

4. i love foods that are tart, pickled and spicy. home made cole slaw, green olives, pickles, peppers. yum.

5. i cannot get down with the "ear bud". i see these people walking around the grocery store, or down the sidewalk, with their HANDS FREE, talking aloud, looking very, very strange (and crazy) as if they are talking to themselves. i just don't understand.

happy weekend, folks. we've got rain here today, but hopefully it'll clear up by tomorrow. we're hoping to do a little fishing in the morning!

happiness is

waking up to hot coffee and fresh flowers

listening to old records

while smelling french toast cooking in the kitchen

happy mothers day to all the mommas out there. if you've been around frecklewonder for a while, you might have heard this little recording that i received as a mothers day gift back in 2003. if not, enjoy!

the week in pictures

in no particular order, here are some highlights from the last week or so, since i've last written in this here blog.

matt and henry made the world's most amazing coffee cake. ever. it was almost not a good thing, how good that coffee cake tasted. and the SMELL that came out of the oven. oh, boy:

i finally replaced the old butterfly chair covers for our patio, and i am so happy with the colors:

matt and i attended a friends wedding, and it was lovely. so-much-fun. and we had the best time on the dance floor:

 

henry stayed home sick (not a highlight) from school for two days. BUT, between you and me, he wasn't really sick the second day, we really just kinda played hookie and hung out. it was so nice:

and finally, i thrifted this vintage owl art for .95 from the goodwill. it's created a new collection of vintage needlepoint/embroidery art:

imagine that, another collection!