Checking in...

Sorry for being offline for a few days! We celebrated Cate's 14th birthday on the 8th. I can hardly believe that she's almost grown! It all goes too quickly...

I've been spending my time updating all of our websites, starting with our family website. When it is completed, this blog will be moving to our own server.

The garden is coming on a treat. All of the seeds have sprouted and we should have some beautiful vegetables to bring to the table in a few weeks time. Unfortunately, we lost the carrots with all the rain we've been having, but we may try to replant...

Today I'm off to the garden center to pick up some impatiens (hopefully) to brighten up the shade garden. The bleeding hearts have gone by and the hostas are big and lush and green. I'll also be pricing some screened loam to build up the flower beds in front of the house - I can't think how the last owner left them so low! Of course, we'll be pulling out the rosebushes and other plants for that project and then replacing them later. I'm hoping to find some lavenders to trim all the beds with - 4th of July just wouldn't be the same without making lavender wands!