So far the month of April has been wonderful, a bit soggy but wonderful. We are starting a community garden with a few other couples in our life group. We tried to get a plot at an already established community garden but it was full. Brett’s parents are letting us use a bit of their backyard, so a couple of weekends ago Sim, Bek, Brett, and I started getting it all set up and ready to plant. Since it was jus grass before, we had to start from scratch. We rented a tiller and picked up all the necessaries - soil, fertilizer, seeds, etc. – and got to work. We now have a garden or at least a big mud pit with a fence around it. There are tons of deer around here, which are gorgeous to watch but not so good for a garden. It is crazy what all you have to do to try to keep deer away. Along with our fence, we also got some deer repellant, let’s hope they work. We are waiting until it stays warmer and stops raining for a couple of days to begin planting. I am so excited to have fresh produce this summer.
As I mentioned in my previous blog last weekend we flew to the Midwest to visit family and friends. It was great to be “home” and wished I could have had a few more days. I loved seeing everyone in Oklahoma. Rebecca made me an apron that she copied from one that used to belong to her grandma. It is so fun and will surely make my heart happy every time I wear it to bake. I received a whole collection of fantastic new-to-me music and am slowly working my way through it all. Being in Lawrence with my family was amazing as well. I love my husband, life, and friends here in NJ but hate being so far away from my parents. It was great to cook Easter dinner with them, hang out and watch movies in the evenings, drink lots of tea and coffee, and listen to my mom play the piano. :) Between times with my family, we had the opportunity to spend some time with local friends and see Brett’s grandparents.
Overall, it was an amazing trip and so far has been a wonderful month of April.
(Garden photos barrowed from Sim, Oklahoma pictures from Amanda.)
Very start of the garden.While the boys were renting the tiller Bek and I started getting the grass up.
It was so muddy
Building the fence to keep the deer out.
Rebecca blowing bubbles
Trying to teach Brett how to play the piano
Cooking with my mom