Heck yeah, it is!
No idea why, but after long last, may I present to you - yellow peppers!
And not just yellow - they are *big*. Well, relatively speaking. Nearly grocery store size, and that is exciting, given they aren't supposed to get that big here. Here's the second one:
Given that they don't seem to have any more blossoms, these may be the last of the season (along with the two green ones on the other plant). But that's A-OK! I can't believe how many of them there were this fall! Got 'em cut up and frozen (the ones not used immediately, hehe).
This one is in between, but more yellow by the day (not the best pic, but you get the idea, lol):
I guess that means the other plant was supposed to produce red or orange ones. You know - I'm happy with green :D
Loads of other stuff to update about - more tomorrow!
:)
As part of the title of my blog says - I can't make this stuff up... *sigh*
Here is a glimpse into the strangeness of my life that finds me more often than you might believe... :D
This is Jeffrey, my Christmas tree that my mom and I got from Costco last Thursday (What? Doesn't everyone name their tree?)
He stayed like that until last night. But man-oh-man was he dry! The water seemed to just evaporate, no matter how often he was watered!
Still, here he was and he needed decorating! That's the point, after all, isn't it? So last night, I pulled out loads of Christmas decorations.
Slight back story - last year a new kitten joined the household. So I purchased (and had some from the last kitten, years ago) some plastic ornaments. Anyone with cats or big dogs (and I have both) understands this move. Last year - nada. Penny sat in the branches a couple times, but that was it.
So this year I decided to pull out all the cool, *glass* ornaments I have! They are beautiful, don't ya' know.
Got the tree allllll nice and decorated, yes siree Bob it was! I leaned down to wipe something up off the floor just after giving him more water - and the floor was wet.
Yep. The trees stand was leaking! And must have been for *days*! The rug seemed to wick up most of it so the hardwood floor wasn't damaged. But since the only bare feet in my house belong to doggies and kitties, well... it was easy to miss. The water must also have been drying quick.
*sigh* Guess what this afternoon entailed?
Yep - had to UNdecorate the tree. Someone came over to help, the tree was laid down (if I'd stuck to the plastic ornaments they might could have stayed on during this process), tree stand changed out, set back up - and REdecorated.
I. Kid. You. Not.
So here, finally - is the completed, decorated, un-naked Jeffrey the Tree!
If you ask nice, maybe sometime I'll tell you about the lady who yelled at me all the way across the parking lot yesterday morning. Yep - true story, lol.
:)
So Mom decided that the 'maters needed a little... something. And at Lowes, we found a bunch of clearance plants and flowers.
Viola! Decorated tomato plants!
Here's Henrietta with her new flowers. Notice the tomato at the bottom :D
Here's Ruby - she has another blossom of her own, so keep your fingers crossed for at least one more tomato!
George. *sigh* He's got marigolds there keeping him company, but still nary a tomato...
And the newest member of the 'mater family - Goldie! (golden cherry tomatoes, so proclaims the tag, ha!)
There you have it - plants on top of plants. Literally - ha ha!
:)
Look, Look, Look!!
My first green bean harvest:
Yep, there they are - aren't they beautiful? :D
And there's a ton more on the vines, too! Tiny but awesome...
So this is giving me some confidence that I might be doing something right in the ol' garden. Other stuff is growing well so far, and my mom has taken a look and helped with it all. That makes it even better, of course!
There are also a few additions to the garden, courtesy of Mom, which I'll get to soon. But I had to share this awesomeness first!
:)
I took the day off work today to hang with Mom and get some stuff done. Talk about an unproductive day - and it wasn't even our fault! Just a convergence of events that kept us from getting done what we wanted to.
There's loads of excitement in the garden though! More on that this weekend.
Off to bed now, 'cause I'm wiped out. More later!
:)
Or two, I suppose, depending on how you look at it (them).
I got another embroidery project done! Some people are now are pregnant with their first child, and I made a couple of burp cloths (or whatever they want to use them for, lol).
Here's the first:
And some of the back, of course:
The second. It just seemed like a little boy thing, and I also thought it was just cute besides:
Most of the back:
I don't know if they really knew what to think when they opened them, but hopefully they will at least use them. I'm also thinking now that maybe I should have put my initials on them. Oh well.
All for now - Mom is keeping me busy, busy, busy! Lol
:)
My mom has arrived! We're having loads of fun already. I am *very* Thankful for that :D
And just because - the BEST Thanksgiving episode of any show EVER:
http://www.hulu.com/watch/322#i0,p6,d0
Have a great one, Everyone!
:)
Wow - Thanksgiving is almost here! And so is my mom :D She will be here on the very day, and I'm excited for her to see my garden.
Here's some new stuff from it!
First up - Lettuce
Yes, again, lettuce. See all the pretty flowers on one of the lettuce plants? (It's almost as tall as I am if I stand next to its tub.) Should I cut these off? The other lettuce isn't growing nearly as big, but it grows. Until I cut it, but now it doesn't seem to be growing back. Clearly, I haven't got the hang of lettuce...
And second - Yellow Pepper!
Look at that!
Yes indeed, that's a pepper turning yellow! None of them have turned colors yet, since they usually don't grow big enough. This one isn't huge (though bigger than the average ones I get), but it sure enough is turning yellow. Awesome!
All for now - I've got some embroidery projects in the works that will be up once I finish them though.
:)
That has long been a motto of mine, and it should be one of yours, too. Read on!
So - True Story (And Life Lesson #1)
Thor came out a week or two ago, and of course I wanted to see it. Today was the day! It was awesome (and well, who can ever get tired of looking at Chris Hemsworth. *swoon* But I digress, hehe). But when it was over, it was so good (or fun, might be a better word) that I wanted to see it again. Like - right then.
On the way out, I asked the ticket taker if it was okay to watch it again. He was so awesome, he gave not just the theater number, but the time the next one started! Seriously! No paying for a second ticket, nothing! I was very excited, and guess what - totally enjoyed the movie the second time!
The moral of this story? It never hurts to ask!
So - Another True Story (And Life Lesson #2)
If you don't know, pretty much all the Marvel movies have scenes during and/or after the credits. And they are pretty good ones. All the Pirates of the Caribbean movies have them, too, as do some of the Harry Potter movies, and so on.
How do I know this? Because always at movies, I have stayed to the end of the credits. Always. How else did my friends and I figure out there would be another Aliens movie?
This sort of thing didn't used to happen as much as it does now. It was just a private little joke amongst us dorks that stayed to the end. Sometimes you got the little nuggets that others didn't realize were there.
(Read on... Click "Read more")
Anyone who knows me knows that I hate shopping. I hate it, with a severe passion. I detest and loathe it. That's why I generally make one trip to Costco and Walmart a month and no more. So for all of those who already know of this hatred of shopping, please take a seat - I won't be responsible if you knock your noggin.
I went shoe shopping today.
Yes, it was amongst the usual Costco/Walmart run, but it happened. And that's not the most amazing part! Or parts... First off - nearly everything I put my feet into *fit*! Yes sirree Bob, they did! That never, ever, ever happens to me. EVER! So that's probably one of the contributors to the second thing (really - sit down!).
I enjoyed it.
Or for sure, it's nothing I want to repeat anytime soon. I've hated shopping so badly this is the first time in six years (pretty sure) that I've done any real shoe shopping at all. I have shoes I've been wearing that are this close to having holes in the bottom. So it was time. Add to that the successful shopping trip this past weekend with my cousin and her cousin, and well... there you have it. I don't think the Earth has stopped spinning on its axis or anything, but it's still pretty amazing here in my world, lol.
All of that is a very long explanation (or just call it what it is - an excuse, hehe) for why I don't have a "real" post today. Though I should soon-ish, at least, if not actually tomorrow.
In the meantime, I'm gonna keep plugging along and hope you do the same!
:)
