Mom's visit.... and what is that???

My Mom recently came to visit us from Florida. The boys had an absolute BLAST with her. It was awesome, she cooked every day, she loved on the boys and spoiled us all. I can't wait for her to come back.  We did lots of cooking, saw Shrek the Musical, and went to Disneyland. She screamed so loudly on the Star Tours ride....

Mom, me and Gray

 Mom brought me a fabulous present, a Kefir lime tree.  It is a highly aromatic leaf that we use for cooking.
I have lemon grass growing and now with the kefir tree we are almost at a full contingent for herbs necessary for proper Thai cooking.  Mom smuggled the plant in her suitcase, for real.  She cracks me up with what she deems necessary for suitcase travel. I'd love to see the bag inspectors faces when they scan her suitcase.

Kefir Lime tree

My first plumeria bloomed this week, it reminds me of Hawaii. Ah, I'm going to sneak away with a book and sit next to this and smell this heavenly flower while I relax.

Plumeria

My friend sent home a zucchini with the hubs. That is a ruler next to it.... it weighed in at 4 pounds 7 oz....  it was MAMMOTH.  We stuffed it and baked it. It was YUMMY.... and fed six adults with leftovers.  She let me know that it was not even the largest one in her garden.  They are going away for a week, I hate to see the size of the zukes when she gets home.

Mammoth Ambassador zucchini



So that's what we have been up to in the week since the last post, at least some of it was gardening related =)

Happy gardening all!!!

12 Step Program

There really should be a 12 step program for new gardeners. Moderation.... moderation.... get your feet wet before plunging in...!

Yesterday I dropped by one of the larger nurseries in my area to get some fertilizer.... just fertilizer (because Lowe's was sadly lacking in selection) and just had to stroll through and see the beautiful plants. I came home with fertilizer (at least I remembered what I went for!), a Gretel Eggplant, a Plumeria, and 3 packets of seed... What can I say? I'm a sucker for eggplants, and these are soooooo cute.
And since I can't have a tropical vacation for a while, I will have to settle for just the fragrance of the Plumeria to get me through until I can be whisked away to paradise!
Well, tonight is Lilith Fair, so planting will have to get put off for another day...although I did promise a trip to the zoo.... so maybe another 2 days!

Happy Gardening!