Boys to men

Yesterday we dropped jack off at high point camp in birdsboro for the week. He'll be 16 in a month. He's growing up fast....

Priorities and procrastination

Olivia has requested that I start blogging again when she goes to college next month. I figure now is as good a time as any to re-form the habit as she leaves in exactly three weeks. Not that anyone is counting. Or crying themselves to sleep at night about it (ahem).

My garden and flower beds are a bit out of control:

Then we had a fierce storm last night that knocked out my corn (it happened once before already but we were able to save it. Not sure this time).

So you'd think I would spend what free time I had today working on those.... No. 

The mailbox and "sewer cap garden" got makeovers instead.

 Patience other garden beds, your time will come. 

For now, let's focus on the pretty:  gladiolus and kale!

And the cutting garden...