Summer Garden - Week 5

When will these things start growing some actual edible veggies? I made some yummy mango salsa with the cilantro tonight.

Summer Garden- Week 4

Looking good! Added some more herbs to the mix.

First summer weekend at the beach!

As promised, here are some photos of our trip to Atlantic City and Ocean City this past weekend. I took these with the (waterproof) point-and-shoot. I was afraid I might drop my digital SLR in the water.


We stayed at the fabulous The Chelsea hotel. I highly recommend this place. It's right on the boardwalk, next to the Tropicana, and within in walking distance to the Pier Shops at Caesar's Palace. And it has two pools, the service was great and the room was perfect. We'll definitely stay there again.

Overall, a fun and relaxing weekend- good dinner, a fun night out in Atlantic City on Saturday and a relaxing time at the beach in Ocean City on Sunday. Next up? Cape May, NJ.

Summer garden- week three

The plants are growing like crazy! I'm proud of my first gardening attempt.

Summer garden- Day 1

So, among my multitudes of summer plans, I'm attempting my first ever vegetable and herb garden this year. Yesterday at the farmers market, I got some tomato and zucchini plants and some cilantro, and today, we went to Lowes and picked up pots and organic soil. Initially, I wanted to be ambitious and grow the garden from seeds, but since I managed to kill a cactus, I decided little plants would be a better option for me.

Here's some pics. I'll take more as the garden grows.