Does anyone else have a case of Summer-itis as badly as I do?! The humid, in-the-high-90's weather makes me sleepy and I have to work on my attitude which takes up more energy than it should. So I've been busying myself with things I enjoy, and things we enjoy doing as a family.
Our most recent project stems from a decision that we would like to become homesteaders (more on that later - it deserves it's own post!) We are starting small with a vegetable garden in our back yard. I'd like it to be as pretty as it is functional, and I'd like it to be a garden of joy! It's going to be a process, but this is the beginning of installing it:
I'd like to add an arbor, and make a path from the back door to the garden.
We are planting:
- Tomatoes
- Broccoli
- Green Bell Peppers
- Celery
- Basil (2 types)
- Blueberries
- Lettuce
- Cucumber
- Bush beans
And the decorative part (that is also functional in attracting butterflies and bees for pollination) is:
- Yarrow
- Sunflowers
- Chrysanthemums
We hope to provide for our family with this vegetable garden, and we hope to provide more than food. One can learn responsibility, patience and hard work with a vegetable garden (but, sssshhh - don't tell! They haven't noticed yet... )
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