Garden Update

 August is here ... time for a garden update.

 The Little Garden That Could

Above are the four plots at the Community Gardens. The following photos were taken a week ago, things have grown like crazy since!

We do have a rust or something bothering our green beans. All of the gardeners at the Community Gardens have it. We are not sure what it is. Marv is researching the problem for us. Marv turned 87 the last week of July. He is still going strong and one of the best friends I have.

I have learned so much from him in my years gardening with him at the Community Gardens.

 

 My home garden .... the other Little Garden That Could ....

The following photos were taken Saturday.

  

The large plant in the middle of the garden is our Cana! I just love how big it got this year. We have many hummingbirds visiting daily.

The Cucumber Fence

 The Cana!

 Kale

Cabbage

Popcorn

 

 Flowers

Gladiolas

 our make do fence for our gladiolas that continued to fall down

 happy to report our fence is working

Each garden season I am just amazed how a little seed becomes what it does. It is just amazing. This year my husband and boys just can not get over the size of our cana. 

As August settles in harvest will be in full force and a hint of Autumn will be in the air.

Happy Weekend

 

 

Naturally Curly Hair

Happy Wednesday

We usually have the Hodgepodge today. Joyce the author of the Hodgepodge is on Summer Break.

The Hodgepodge will be back next week.

I found this funny on Pinterest .... well I just chuckled.

I have natural curly hair, let me tell you, Summer in Wisconsin can be a crazy time for natural curly hair. Humidity loves to play games with natural curly hair. 

Over the years I would fight my curls. I would try so hard to tame them.

I am happy to report I have come to love my curly hair and it is just who I am.

Our son Sam has my natural curly hair. I am so happy he embraces it, in fact he loves it.

Let us talk hair.

Have you struggled with curls?

Have you struggled with no curl?

 

Have you said,"This is me!" and are happy with your hair?

 

Thrift Find and Joy List Monday

Happy Monday

I am celebrating today with my thrift find.

We went to a Homestead Estate Sale on Thursday. I found a lovely something in blue cup.

 ♥

It is blue.

It has flowers on it.

It is stamped with,  Original Czech Republic.

  

Joy List Monday
♥ a weekly ritual ♥

a reminder to stop and pay attention to the little beauties and graces that make life magical and to set aside time for gratitude each day

 ♥ sunflowers
 ♥ a campfire with my boys and husband Saturday night
 ♥ my husband made a dessert for me Friday night after coming home from my day at market
 ♥ a cool down after a storm
♥ summer bugs signing at night

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