Your Hyacinth Is Starting To Smell

What I just said to myself, silently cracking myself up. You know, 'cause it sounds bad, but actually it's good.

I got a Spring Britebulb from Trader Joe's the other day (Sunday) for $2.99. I bought one that hadn't started blooming yet so that I could enjoy it in its entirety. It started blooming this morning. It came in a nice little ceramic pot, and once it withers I'm supposed to plant the bulb outside so that it will grow again next year.

Fabulous.

I also want to plant cucumbers, tomatoes and strawberries this year, but I haven't really been on top of getting that started, and if I recall, I should be starting the seeds, like, right now if I want to do them from baby hatchlings, which I do.

Where Am I?

Here I am. I've been gone for some time. I've been having what I have just coined "Squishy Brain Time." You know, when your brain just doesn't want to process things? It just wants to lay dormant and let you autopilot for awhile? Does this happen to other people? I'm glad I've come up with such an accurate term to describe it.
My brother was visiting me, which gave me lots of things to ponder. I'm still pondering and digesting those two weeks.
Labor Day is coming and with it the end of the summer. I don't really feel like I took full advantage of my summer, which bums me out. I love the weather of fall, but I hate having to buy new clothes. That may make me the opposite of most women, but I am super cheap and usually broke, and I never feel as confident about my wardrobe in the fall/winter as I do when it's warm.
My cuke plant has borne me some fruit this summer, but the tomatoes never happened. I have ideas for how to make next summer more successful though.
How's that for random?

Um...so...

I have ten baby cucumbers! Yeah. Ten! I counted them last night.

I've Got a Cuke!

It looks like a gherkin, but there it is.

My garden consists of three pots. The camera died before I got a shot of the cherry tomato plant. See how my cucumber plant is trying to take over the world? By strangling the tomatoes?

Return

So Michigan was good. I think I'd have enjoyed myself a little more if there weren't other people visiting for the pig roast, and if we'd had more time to chill out with the family (as opposed to preparing for the party day and entertaining guests). My dog had an awesome time galloping through the fields. I got to see my brother, who is finally as tall as me. And my mom was actually around this time. Tony and I re-lived our golden love days for a few hours in East Lansing. My dad gave me some strawberries from his garden. They were amazing. They're going on my list for next year's garden. I hope that we'll be in a house by then so that we can have a real garden. And a compost heap.
I'm kind of on comedown. I don't really know how to describe it, so I won't try.
I gave blood today, so I ate a shit-ton of food and don't have to feel guilty about not working out. Yum, oatmeal creme pies.
My cucumbers have their first flowers. Now I need some bees to get to pollinatin' so that I can get some cukes. I was pretty excited to see that they had gotten huge while we were gone. I came home to tendrils for grasping the trellis and yellow flowers and leaves bigger than my hand. I guess Mother Nature doesn't need me to water my plants after all.

Walkin' On Broken Glass

I heard this song on the way to work this morning. And I don't guess I've ever paid attention, but, why is the song so uptempo and happy feeling when she's singing about walking on glass? Broken glass? I don't know. Maybe that's the point. I haven't listened to all of the words, maybe she explains some kind of conondrum in between the choruses (chori?)?
Well, I'm feeling happy like the tempo of the song. Even though I was really tired this morning...from what, I'm not sure. Last night I arrived home from the YMCA to my boyfriend making dinner (oh so healthy - fish sticks and mac & cheese, but whatever, we eat fairly well, the guy should get some fish sticks and mac & cheese every once in a while, don't you think?). Also waiting for me were several stalks in my little pre-container garden!!! I wasn't feeling especially positive about it, considering that they weren't getting much sun, and I was afraid they were too cold. So how excited was I when I saw those? Four healthy looking stalks and some more peeking through the compost (someone read her gardening book. score!). One of cucumber and several of tomatoes. Now I'm really, super excited, but a little unsure of what to do now? Do I leave the plastic wrap on there for the full six weeks? Won't it stunt their growth? Hmmm...sounds like I need to do some Googling, no?
I also kicked Mariokart's a* last night and opened up a new board. How pumped am I? I know Tony is so jealous because he's been beating me at games all weekend, and I'm sure he wanted to be the first one to open a mystery board. I must say I have a slightly victorious glow from this achievement. I think a Wii night with my work ladies will be in order sometime soon.

*I'm trying to cuss less, in honor of my revered grandpa.