he kids and I picked a bouquet of these beautiful flowers from the garden today. I'm an idiot and can never remember what they are called, but they are in full bloom in the front garden and absolutely gorgeous! Anyway, we brought a handful in and put them in a vase on the table... then I spent the next few hours squishing ants that were falling off the flowers! People always talk about beautiful bouquets from the garden, but how do you get rid of the ants? I doubt Martha has ants running all over her dining room table! Yuck! But they seem to be gone now and the flowers are still aromatic and lovely. 
I also failed to mention, on this blog anyway, that we have peas in the garden! We've been picking the ones that are several inches long and eating them, pods and all, and they are very yummy. Not sure if I'm supposed to be letting them grow bigger and shelling the, but oh well. They are tasty and the boy gets very excited about eating them, so I'm not going to change a thing!
The rest of the garden is growing really well too. I'm very happy with things this year. I'll be psyched if I get carrots and pumpkins. I've given up again on the cucumbers. There must be a secret to them that I don't know. Maybe I'll do some research and try again next year. But overall a good garden!
Thursday, June 19, 2008
How does Martha do it?
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When I reflect on How does Martha do it? I always chant WWMD, WWMD, WWMD. Then, I always do what Martha would do. Then, guess what happens, I do it as Martha does it. Try it sometime.
they're called peonies, darling, and they are the only flowers that are so beloved of ants. the rest are usually okay....martha only had one kid, that's how come she is so energetic and smart...
lol, maryellen
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