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Baby fruits (and vegetables and herbs) of my labor


baby eggplant… awwwww….


baby ‘Black’ tomato


baby yellow squash


baby ‘Celebrity’ tomato


baby Strawberries


bucket o’ baby basil


baby beans


baby peppers… are these not the cutest things you’ve ever seen in your entire life?!!! Think of how rich I’d be if I started marketing these to baby veggie fanatics. I’ll nestle them in fancy gold shredded paper in a clear plastic box… and will even include a recipe for Petite Stuffed Peppers. Ha… can you imagine how funny it would be watching people trying to stuff these things?


baby ‘Fresno’ peppers (future salsa)

The right fountain at the right price



My parents bought a house that came with a monstrously oversized fountain complete with spouting lions. It was in a circular bed surrounded by pavement. I can’t even remember if there were plants in the bed. All you saw was lions. They lived with it for awhile but eventually the fountain went to a better home (where it reportedly looks nice). We (I) planted bloodgrass in the empty bed and it has filled in very nicely.

The other day my mom and I were at Costco when we saw these really tall, ceramic fountains in earthy greens, teal, amber and ivory. At the bargain price of 162 bucks, it didn’t take long to realize how perfect it’d be in the middle of the bloodgrasses.

We brought the thing home yesterday and the men set it up today while my mom and I sat together in nearby chairs trying not to tell them how they should be doing it. Exausting work, I tell ya.

Water sheets slowly down the sides and all you hear is a peaceful lapping sound. In addition to the parts you see, there is a wide matching basin that holds the water. It had already been placed in the grasses when I took the pics.

As if the fountain wasn’t cool enough to begin with, the fountain top is like a birdbath, complete with recirculating water!