Plants and baking and more plants!
Last week Anthony and I spent the morning together as he was off school and summer camps hadn't started. We made s'more cake. Under all that graham cracker, chocolate chunks and marshmallow is a chocolate cake. It was a bit much for me, but fun to bake! Anthony is starting to know his way around a recipe and each time we bake he needs less help and is starting to know the measurements, it's really fun to watch him learn:)
We also tackled our garden nemesis - the circle. This things had been covered in weeds since we moved in and it had a large stump that was the home to a lot of biting ants. We've tried several times to make it better but this time we (Gord) were serious. Gord attacked the stump with A LOT of ant killer, then a couple days later used an ax to chop out most of the stump. The ants are still kicking around but they seems to know who's in charge now and we ended up with this! I think it looks kinda old lady-ish but anything is better than what it was!
I haven't felt like sewing anything the past couple of months, I think it will be more of a winter activity, but I have been spending a LOT of time with my plants. I'm up to 36 not including bamboo and cuttings. I think I have a problem. Actually I do have a problem with red spider mites on two of my plants, I think I've killed them off now and I'm hoping that my sad sad weeping ficus tree (think Charlie Brown Christmas) that Gord bought for my birthday can turn it's self around now. Some of my flowering plants are doing great though! My begonia is growing like a weed and seems very happy even though it's flowering, not sure what the issue is but hopefully it sorts itself out soon.
My jasmine plant is also doing well and often has flowers on it that pleasantly stink up the whole sun room! I put a wire hoop in it today and I'm hoping it will grow around it and turn into a wild mess of flowers:)
The most exciting plant news (perhaps I need to get out more...) is that my hoya, given to me as a cutting 4 years ago by a friend's mom, is finally starting to flower! I found this little cluster on one of the 6 foot vines today and another bunch a little further down. These flowers are beauuuuuuutiful and smell very very sweet. I'm so excited to see it finally bloom and watch it grow. I heart plants!!
Last week Anthony and I spent the morning together as he was off school and summer camps hadn't started. We made s'more cake. Under all that graham cracker, chocolate chunks and marshmallow is a chocolate cake. It was a bit much for me, but fun to bake! Anthony is starting to know his way around a recipe and each time we bake he needs less help and is starting to know the measurements, it's really fun to watch him learn:)
We also tackled our garden nemesis - the circle. This things had been covered in weeds since we moved in and it had a large stump that was the home to a lot of biting ants. We've tried several times to make it better but this time we (Gord) were serious. Gord attacked the stump with A LOT of ant killer, then a couple days later used an ax to chop out most of the stump. The ants are still kicking around but they seems to know who's in charge now and we ended up with this! I think it looks kinda old lady-ish but anything is better than what it was!
I haven't felt like sewing anything the past couple of months, I think it will be more of a winter activity, but I have been spending a LOT of time with my plants. I'm up to 36 not including bamboo and cuttings. I think I have a problem. Actually I do have a problem with red spider mites on two of my plants, I think I've killed them off now and I'm hoping that my sad sad weeping ficus tree (think Charlie Brown Christmas) that Gord bought for my birthday can turn it's self around now. Some of my flowering plants are doing great though! My begonia is growing like a weed and seems very happy even though it's flowering, not sure what the issue is but hopefully it sorts itself out soon.
My jasmine plant is also doing well and often has flowers on it that pleasantly stink up the whole sun room! I put a wire hoop in it today and I'm hoping it will grow around it and turn into a wild mess of flowers:)
The most exciting plant news (perhaps I need to get out more...) is that my hoya, given to me as a cutting 4 years ago by a friend's mom, is finally starting to flower! I found this little cluster on one of the 6 foot vines today and another bunch a little further down. These flowers are beauuuuuuutiful and smell very very sweet. I'm so excited to see it finally bloom and watch it grow. I heart plants!!
great plants, and really nice photos. thanks for the info on my stick plant too, i am going to look it up i think i need to find it a drier full sun home. wish we could share plant cuttings!
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