little sproutlings
Keeping up with his determination to be self-sufficient, Mike will continue to do some gardening this summer. He thought it would also be fun to try some indoor, container gardening. We now have in our possession in the “craft” room a couple of planters with growing lettuce and tomato plants. The tomatoes will eventually be transplanted to the outdoor garden, but Mike wanted to see how the lettuce would fair inside. The seedlings are already sprouting after just planting them last week.
The baby lettuce plants seem to be motivated growers with two excellent rows already forming. Red and green chard and fluffy greens and reds are what we anticipate adding to our salads in a few weeks.
However, the tomato seedlings are a little slower at emerging, but there appears to be great potential with what’s already sprouting. We hope to end up with lots of plump beefsteaks, romas, cherries, and yellow pears. Yum!
Have a closer look.
In other news, I’ve been hankering to do something with our now empty foyer wall. Previously, there was an awkward fitting bench with hooks/mirrors furnishing the area which was left by the past owners. The piece was lovely to look at, but it was unstable and didn’t fit the somewhat triangular space. So we decided to sell it on craigslist for a reasonable price. I wasn’t sure what to do with the newly open space. A red table that’s been in our family since the beginning of our marriage was removed from exile in the basement and now occupies the space, but the wall above looked so lonely. I’ve also been trying to think of ways to arrange our family pictures from the past Christmas cards. My love for Pottery Barn design ideas didn’t fail me when I remembered admiring their use of small ledges on which to display family pictures. Of course, I refuse to spend what PB was wanting for their ledges and frames, so I found deals at Lowe’s and Hobby Lobby. I am now pleased to present the finished project. Sorry for the extra-large picture, but the smaller size wasn’t showing the detail as nicely. In case you’re curious, the “H” was decoupaged by me. I found an MDF “H” at Hobby Lobby and used patterned paper to decoupage onto the “H”. A very easy and quick project.
