Saturday, July 3, 2010 at 06:00 AM

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This was my garden at the end of May.

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Yes.  Those are weeds.

Remember all my good intentions?  Well here's what my sweet seedlings looked like a short time ago.

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Um what was I thinking?  I HAD MY 4TH BABY AT THE END OF APRIL! HOW WOULD I EVER MANAGE TO PLANT AND MAINTAIN A GARDEN THIS SPRING/SUMMER?  On top of that our weather has been unseasonably cold, windy and rainy.

Just when I had given up all hope and was considering a CSA subscription...I rallied the troops.  You know what they say, "Many hands make light work." We pulled the weeds, fluffed the dirt, revived the plants and plopped them in the ground.

 

Hannah's radishes
(chives, radishes, and maybe a watermelon or two... they may not survive)

Tomatoes and herbs
(tomatoes and herbs)

Zucchini and tomatoes

(tomatoes and zucchini)

Picking squash bugs
(me picking the damn squash bugs off of my zucchini)

Watering garden with ian
(most all garden work takes place with Ian snuggled up in the Moby)

I don't know about all of it. We are just sort of flying by the seat of our pants this year. We are also attempting to grow green beans, cucumbers, broccoli, lettuce, onions, and we have a whole box of baby strawberries.

Strawberries 

Who knows, it might just grow after all.

 

as promised

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Oh friends.  Thank you if you are still coming to this lonely place.  There are just not enough hours in the day!  I know many of you feel that very same way.

I'm here to show off a little sewing project.  It was very practical. Since I spend a whole of of time doing this:

Breastfeeding ian
(taken with the "old camera" app on m iphone)

And because we tend to be out and about a lot these days (tennis lessons, swim lessons, piano lessons, trips to the park, family gatherings and barbecues, etc.) and because it is hot and sunny and we need some shade, and because I realize that not everyone around me is as comfortable as I am about breastfeeding in public...

 

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I made a couple of cover-ups.  I followed the simple tutorials that you can find all over the place if you just google "nursing cover-up"

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The top one is made with a little 6 inch trim of contrasting fabric.  I also lined the back with muslin and a strip of flannel for wiping spit-up.  The bottom brown one is just one layer and has thicker straps that stay put in the d-rings better. (instead of sewing right sides to right sides and turning, I cut the fabric 4x the finished width and folded it like bias tape before top stitching the edges. Does that even make sense?)  These fold up so small in my little carry-all bag. Ian doesn't mind being under one of these little blankets at all...and I love it when he looks up at me through the little "skylight".  He sure is beefing up.  All those little folds and rolls are irresistible for nibbling. Poor little guy, mama is always chewing on him. 

Nursing cover up
(in action)

Okay, I've got posts all queued up on the status of my garden, some crochet, another fun sewing project, and some sweet pictures in between all of that. Cheerio!