Seeds

The last year was tough. A new baby and a two year old plus a traveling husband and a demanding career at a new company left me tired. Not that I didn’t enjoy it but I don’t remember it! Ok, that is a bit of a joke, as I honestly do have fantastic support but when Hunie turned 1, I knew that mommy bootcamp was over! So in my inaugural comeback year, I decided to start a garden amongst many other things.

I started with the essentials…mint (for caipirinhas, of course!) and peonies. This is the same logic that prompted B to purchase a grand piano and no other furniture in our new house for the first two months. I call this the ‘how to make someone illogically happy’ logic (even if they may be hungry and have a sore bottom from sitting on the ground)! This kind of happy carries me through all kinds of rough spots. Perhaps Mary Antoinette was trying to make the same point but just got misinterpreted. Anyway, in style, was the fact that the mint was also donated by my mother (thank you very much!) See what I mean about support?

Hunie helping me dig in the dirt – it felt good!



Huns, ironically, a bit perturbed by some dirt –



Cracking himself up after stealing his Dad's shoe:

experimental gardening...



yup, he decides to go for it and takes huge handfuls of sand and throws it down his diaper:



The essential aeration:



Now for some tomatoes...