Isn’t my new bath mat neat?.
So out we all ran to the front lawn.Out the front door we never use, even.. And it was the highlight of the day.
For all of us.. Only in the country.Oh, this garden.I just can’t keep up with it lately.Kennedy and I took these photos last week and it looks nothing like this now.. It’s suddenly much, much fuller..
This is the time of year when the corn grows taller by the hour,.And you give up on fighting weeds and bugs altogether.. You just run out with little planks of wood everyday and try to cradle the melons and cucumbers and keep them safe until they’re ready.. And take a big metal bowl to fill up with your harvest as fast as you can before the sun gets too hot and your courage for dealing with bees buzzing around your head wears out.. And then you forget once again to rinse off your veggies BEFORE coming inside and scream at the little buggies that come crawling out into your sink.. Yup, it’s exactly that time of year in our garden right now.Most normal folk would probably classify this as a “weed”.
If you’ve been hanging out around here for long, you may know that I love weeds.
So much so that I may even from time to time call them “plants”..If you follow along with me on Instagram, you might already know that because I shared a little celebratory picture of my contract there last month, but other than that, I haven’t really spoken about it much even though I’ve been working on it for months now and I’m actually getting ready to hand in my full manuscript in a little over a month.
I was honestly so nervous about creating something great that you’d love and, most of all, find.that I kind of psyched myself out at first and just didn’t want to say anything at all.
Actually, during the beginning phases, I decided I didn’t care at all about whether this whole book thing worked out or not because I’ve created a pretty cozy little gig here, writing blog posts and sharing tips and adventures with you!As I’ve gotten further and further in the process though, I’ve found myself getting more and more excited, because,.