We have seen the veggies and they are planted!

On Saturday, Matt was able to turn the rest of the vegetable bed area and he even created walking paths so that I can have easy access. Isn't he wonderful? I was able to get all the seeds and plants installed Saturday morning. We have garlic, lettuce, sunflowers, cucumbers, zucchini, broccoli, tomatoes, basil, and eggplant. I am a little unsure about the eggplant since I planted them as seeds. The packet stated more than once to start them indoors, but I was not paying attention. I might go out this weekend and pick up a plant just to be safe. I am not 100% certain on all the spacings of my plantings, but I figured that I gave everything nearly a foot of room. I even made hills for the zucchini seeds. I found out later that this was the only thing of interest to Goliath when he started to paw through one to see what I hid inside. I was able to get him out and rebuild the hill. He then pretty much ignored me for the rest of the day.

Sunday was a great day to be lazy, but that feeling did not last for long. After church, we went to the market where Matt kept getting "samples" of honey-roasted peanut butter. At our local Whole Foods you can grind peanuts to make fresh butter, which Matt enjoys doing. He also likes to grind just enough extra for a tasty sample that he scoops into his mouth so that he looks like a chipmunk. It makes him happy, and makes it difficult for him to object to the price of organic milk with his mouth so full. I eventually hear all about it on the ride home as he goes over every item on the bill. He is always quick to point out that the apples he selected were the most inexpensive, while I went nuts on one heirloom tomato. Whatever. I'll be able to get tomatoes from the backyard this summer while he will still have to purchase apples at the store.

Anyway, once we got home and had some lunch he took off for a 50 mile bike ride. I tried to hold out and read or watch television, but I thought this was my golden opportunity to clean out the garage. It never fails to surprise me when I do this task how much useless stuff finds its way into our house. I think this is only one of half-a-dozen times that I had filled up our city garbage can. Goliath hung out in the front yard as I swept and threw stuff away. He wandered in from time to time to see if I was done and only got excited when I repositioned his trailer for my bike. I need to get air put into the tires so that we can go for a ride. We always get a response from people when they realize I have a dog in the trailer instead of a child. It works for us. I get exercise, he gets fresh air, and we always stop for a quick walk halfway through the ride.

I will leave you with my poppies that are starting to open. We are supposed to have rain later this week and that always wreaks havoc on the delicate petals, so enjoy them now!