What????

This is really disturbing:
http://http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,522637,00.html .

Things are Growing!!!!

Yes, it's been a very long time. Anyone (I know there are a couple of you) who ever read this blog probably gave up checking a long time ago. But, today I am so excited by the "miracle of life" as my daughter so aptly puts it (http://www.elaineinnewplaces.blogspot.com/ewplaces.blogspot.com/) that I had to share some pictures of my own. Today we had the joy of eating the first fruits of our vegetable garden - a lovely little cucumber!

I have never claimed to have anything resembling a green thumb, but the garden I inherited when we bought this house has inspired me. We have planted our own little vegetable garden, decorated our patio living area with beautiful flowering baskets, filled the spaces in our fountain garden,and added to our kitchen herb garden.

And yes, I do feel like a proud parent as I watch my vegetables, herbs, and flowers grow, bloom, and produce! It was so fun this past weekend when the guests we entertained from our small group at church asked what I had seasoned the salmon with and I got to say: "fresh herbs from my garden"!

And we have been thoroughly enjoying the bursts of color in the plantings so graciously placed and left behind by the previous owners of our home. Late last summer I even had someone from the local garden center come and tell me what I have growing in my yard, so I could even manage to impress you by naming all the plants in my yard.

We really do enjoy spending time outside in our yard, and this time of year the evenings are delightful. There are a few more mosquitos than I remember when we first got here last July, but even a few more is still a lot less than the hoards of them that used to great me within 5 minutes of sitting on my deck in Marietta. So, while I'm still not sure this feels like home, it's getting a little closer! We are blessed!