This and that...

I was so happy when my partner in crime, Miss Emily, (seen here as an undercover spy) and I decided to go out to the vegie patch to see what we could find.

We were surprised to find that we had 4 fully grown Ichiban eggplants ready to go! YEAH!!!...Grandma Julie was never so happy to be snipping!!! Then we cut some kale, and pulled some carrots, and surveyed the okra plants, which are flowering again and showing new growth!!! I cut the tops out of them, and found 4 okra to full size! This neams (I hope) that they actually made it through winter here and are starting to gear up again!!! YIPEEEEE! This was very exciting to me, as I was actually experimenting to see if I could do it. I couldn't find much info online regarding the chances of it being able to happen, so I am heavily encouraged. Next weekend I will re-fertilize and see what happens!

Here is a shot of my largest and the worlds smallest carrot...hey it came from MY GARDEN!!! Hehehehe. See it next to the dime?....and you don't even have to pay one thin dime to view it!!! LOL. (Remember that at the fair)???

You see, Florida is a sh-tty place to grow carrots. Even in a bucket with all commercial dirt and wonderous regular weekly feedings! They have been VERY FUN to grow, and I am going to look up a different variety (one that is supposed to be monsterous) for next years crop.....we shall see what happens then...

I finally made my rainbow sides for my little basket and filled it with "gold". I plan on buying some Mardi Gras coins to use. Hey...I've got a question. You all remember my little tree that we decorated for Valentines Day? Today we are stripping it of its lovliness (Donovan's Valentines from his class are all over it), and we were going to start a St. Patricks tree...but then I remembered Mardi Gras. Do you think we could combine both of those holidays on one tree, or would it be sacriligous? I REALLY want to do it to save myself time...what are your thoughts???

My Gramma rocks!

For the life of me, I cannot get this pic to turn! Sorry!
You can't see what it says on Emily's shirt, but it says "MY MOM ROCKS"! Well, after finding this awesome website that has hundreds of different characters/animals/etc. that can be printed out that fit a paper toilet roll exactly.....I really think her shirt should say "MY GRAMMA ROCKS"!!!
These are a Lamb, and Little Bo Peep. She has played with them all day! The site allows you to print in color or B & W. I would recommend doing the B & W, and allowing the child to color it before cutting it out. These kids have two toy boxes full that they rarely touch, but make a game up, or make a game, or make an ANYTHING, and THAT is where the fun lies. Tonight I made a new basket...one for St Patricks Day...I need to make some little rainbows for the sides and fill it with "gold"...I will attempt to make my gold from origami paper...

I have been practicing a few origami things. One is really cute...it kind of looks like a canoe, but deeper. It is called a candy pouch. It can be used to hold food items too (even fries or eggs, etc.) if wax paper is used on the inside. I made the first one with a peice of newspaper and a piece of computer paper. The whole day Emily carried her little toy items everywhere in it. The next morning she wanted eggs and toast for breakfast, so what did Gramma Julie do??? I had to make her one with wax paper on the inside. I cut the scrambled eggs in chunks for finger food, and her toast in 1 inch wide strips, and placed them in the pouch. She sat on her Moms lap and ate that while watching cartoons...how much more perfect can it get???

Luckily my book that has a section on Origami, starts with easy projects (the pouch, and a butterfly, that I made today), and progresses up to moderate and advanced. I have never forced myself to persevere to get it down, but now I have an urge to do so. If I can keep going, I will be sure to post what I make, OK?????