We are growing carrots, green onions, squash, beets, cabbage, corn, tomatoes, strawberries tomatillos, raspberries, blackberries and some herbs.
I have harvested some tomatoes, raspberries and strawberries.
It is so exciting to go pick vegtables and fruit that you have created, it gives you satisfaction in knowing you could live off your garden if you had too. I think next year we will do alot better. But for our first year we did pretty good. It is growing fast.
We thought it would be fun to go out to lunch with the sisters we visit teach instead of just having a regular day of visiting teaching so, we went to a great place called "ZUPPA'S". We each got a sandwich and half salad, which came with a choclate covered strawberry. It was so delicious!! I can not wait to go back.
Pictured are the sister we Visit teach -(left)-Kathy Devino, Charlene Bennett, My companion (orange top) Lori Nixon and me. It was a fun lunch day with the girls.
This is our side yard we worked on over the fourth of July holiday. We had to move alot of rocks and prep the soil. We planted 3 different kinds of apple trees and alot of peranual flowers that will come up every year (less maintenance). It feels like we have been weeding forever, Bill sprayed for many days to kill the weeds we had growing like crazy. We are happy with the way it has turned out.
The petunias and geraniums are really growing fast in the fron yard. They make a hedge along the rock garden. It is so beautiful. I plan on planting more plants in between the rocks for more color. Our grass is taking awhile to turn green again, after they had to dig it up to put in the sprinkler system. It is slowly coming along. Bill has been raking and moving rocks out of the backyard and we are in the process of planting sod. It is a bigger yard than we thought, but when you get working in it, it seems to take forever.
Utah has some of the prettiest flowers in the world. In the summertime everyone's yards are amazing with beautiful colors from their flowers. My hanging petunia baskets are flourising. The secret is lots of water everyday, sunshine-but not too hot or they die. They smell really fragrant in large bouquets like these by my front door.
Yes, it is true, these are my real nails.
How did I do it? well it was easy.
I found a product called OPI gel nail polish.
While I was getting my hair done one day. The
"Salon Synergy" was running a special on nails.
Since I can't wear acrylics because of working at
a hospital. I found the next best thing. You take
this special nail polish and the tech apply's 5 layers
of the polish on top of your nails. They use a
special light to dry the polish between coats. The
neat thing is you get to choose your color and it
lasts 4 weeks-no chipping, or having to put another
coat on, or peeling of the polish. Right now I have
clear on, but the last time I did it I chose a light pink
natural tone. My nails look as good at 3-4 weeks as they
did the first day. It also helps your nails grow longer
because they don't tear or chip. I am in love with this
product and feel it is the best 25.00 I have ever spent
on getting my own nails to look good. (So here is a picture
of my nails today-and it has been 2 weeks).