May 20

On Thursday I went out for lunch to bozzini's with Steph.

I took these cute pictures with my dog. Butter would love to sit on my lap for the rest of his life.

We went for a walk that gorgeous sunny day as well.

Dogwoods are my favourite tree in spring, their flowers are so beautiful!

May 16-19

Steph requested double chocolate biscottis a couple weeks ago, so I finally made them, they're awesome! Best biscotti i've made, they are more like a cookie, delicious. They are from here.

this dog is very cute! (plus my ikea rug)

I did this planting on the 15th, I planted:

-1/4 row of carrots

-1/2 a row of beets

-1/3 of a row of spinach

-fingerling potatoes in a garbage pail

-swiss chard, 2 containers of it

-burpless cucumbers

-eggplant

-shallots

-1 row of broccoli

so this is my cute garden, I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT IN JULY!!

my strawberry plant has a few growing

this is my dill and tarragon

my awesome husband!

I made these gluten/dairy free brownies that mom loved!

Tash and Shane liked them too (they were starting shane's first physics assignment)

We brought this yummy coconut bread to watch robin hood (great movie with russell crowe who I didn't know was so attractive) (it could be the beard)

Shane brought me home these flowers from Maya's last night, I arranged them into these. There is also a bouquet of peonies and roses with some cute little bell like flowers.

and finally I made this cake for steph's boss, she wanted, it's from the essence of chocolate book which has turned out really well before but looks like garbage this time, oh well

May 14-15

Today was; warm spring sun, dirt under the nails, the smell of nothing with a stuffy nose, faint taste of bitter coffee.

(this pathetic picture)

Grilled (marinated) chicken breast with white bbq sauce from here for lunch today.

This amazing sun-dried tomato tuna melt with peppered goat cheese

So this is the beginning. Of the rest of my life. The first year of many many I hope.

So let me introduce you...

this strawberry plant is leftover from last year, it's not given me any fruit. I'm thinking about replacing it with eggplant.

this is my basil plant, there are 3, I really hope they do better than last year, also in this pot is my heirloom tomato plant! YAY!

this is the side bed, its got arugula, kale, romaine and ... i've already forgotten!

these are my beans, there are 3 heirloom varieties

and these are my peas, they're looking promising

my peppers, there are 4

I planted an acorn squash..

a zucchini...

cauliflower!...

tomatoes! 3 of them!

In that bed there are also, summer squash and broccoli, for now

In the front bed I have my...walla walla onions and leeks

I suppose its the beginning in more than one way (I didn't realize that when I wrote it, I was just talking about my first garden). Shane is deciding what course he wants to go into school. Were talking major time here, 1 1/2 year waiting list, 2 year course, oh future me why can't you come tell me now how its all going to work out?

I made these for hunter (because I'm the worst sister in the world) They are the shortbread from here (which is really! good) and then just a regular caramel recipe (a little to stiff for my liking) and 1 1/2cups of chocolate with 2-3 T of cream.

They are just like the twix bars (except better cause I made them)