Writing…

I think I’ll try to write today

I think I’ll try to write.

I think I’ll try to write…

…After Work

…After an hour's drive

After Cooking… eating… cleaning the dishes…

I think I’ll try to write today

…After feeding pets

…Watering the garden and

Bonding with my love.

I think I’ll try and write today

…After practicing a language

….Brushing my Teeth

Getting in Bed…

I think it’s too late to write today.

I think it’s too late to write.

I think I’ll write tomorrow…

or tomorrow

or tomorrow…

Baking…

With the stores filling up their shelves with Halloween decorations I have felt the need for spooky enjoyment. So my partner and I went around Home Goods and I found some cookie cutters. In order to justify the purchase, I needed to make cookies. I did a sugar cookie recipe from my Unofficial Disney Cookbook (which seems to taste more like shortbread when I make it), and made a royal icing that was a little sweet. Together, the cookie has been quite enjoyable and the decor… messy but I didn’t have any piping bags to use.

Here’s a quick video of the product before and after frosting.

I started to paint ornaments that I bought a few years back. This is one that I tried to do as a star theme.

For me, I really like salad, but I often forget to make it, so in prepping for the chicken he was going to make, I cut up some tomatoes and carrots, added some sunflower seeds and croutons.

My little sister went to college recently, and so, I took in two of her plants in hopes that they do not die. My mom will take care of the other 20-30 plants.

I don’t cook a lot, and I recognize that eggs and a bagel isn’t fancy, but I felt grown up having both prepared.

For dinner, my partner made chicken so I roasted veggies ahead of time and made mac and cheese from a box because it is my favorite type to eat.

Garden Updates

I grew a small tomato! I have a few others growing, but they’re still green. I have some strawberries growing, but they’re not very large and while I have a sweet pepper plant, I have no sweet peppers yet.

I am also growing Watermelon, Carrots, various Herbs, Honeydew, Raspberries, and Blackberries… but they’re not producing yet.

Because we live in a desert, I often have to water the plants at night, after 8:00 pm, so we installed a solar light so that I can see what I’m watering without using my phone’s flashlight.

Through this photo you can see that some of my plants are flourishing, but others are not doing well. I have also added some of my Gnomes and Gargoyle, Lexington.

My Garden

Truth be told, a garden is probably very generous for a small space but I feel like it is a special space all my own. I have, since this photo, added some vegetables, fruits, and herbs to the collection and I am really looking forward to seeing how it grows, what lasts, and how to better prepare for the future.

One thing I learned is that Annuals do not grow every year, but only last for a year… so the majority of my plants will probably perish after this season/year especially with the Vegas heat coming on stronger and stronger every day. That said, I am excited to see what happens to it, and I hope that my garden survives my vacations and the heat.