How could anyone say no? I have never met a more dapper and sincere Valentine.

Knitted cowl in various shades of pink and purple. Noro 490

Those are beautiful! You inspired me to take up knitting last fall. After several not pretty attempts, I took a course at my local yarn shop and now I am a (beginner) knitter!

Instead of honey I would use extra dark maple syrup. It goes nicely with warm spices.

I think the Universe will reward you greatly for those beans. They are beautiful!

I wonder if it is because speech therapy has improved? Along with better hearing aids and other therapeutic interventions?

They are so beautiful when they bloom!

I had saffron bulbs for several years “outside the wire” but each year the deer would pull them out as they sprouted and I tried replanting them. This year none of them grew so next year I will replant more bulbs inside the fenced in part of my yard.
I have given up on my front yard.

I am so sorry.

I can’t wait for your review! We tried growing them but they cross pollinated with our Hubbard squash and were not tasty.

Is that a Candy Roaster in the front? I have been wanting to try those.

This so much! Her public outreach has been non-existent. Very few signs and no door knocking in our neighborhood. The mayor of Trenton always had signs for Murphy on his lawn but I have not seen one in our neighborhood. She is resting on the D after her name.

I think there are one or two dems that won special elections that will be sworn in shortly.

Sometimes us older folks need to move our joints a bit before we can go back to sleep. Things can get creaky at night!

Parsley filled with black swallowtail larvae. The colors of the larvae change as they mature so some are black, yellow and white and some are more green/yellow/black.

Black swallowtail larva. Plump black and white caterpillar with yellow dots.

We have been working to turn our yard into a pollinator paradise. I noticed that our parsley is filled with black swallowtail larvae. I am both happy and grossed out!

It is one of the things I find delightful about you! We need more yous in the world.

That should have been without cheese or a bun. They make some very tasty sandwiches and burger that hold their own without the bread or cheese. Total dive but great beer and food.

But our local tavern has a burger with bacon jam, pulled pork and pork belly. It is topped with Carolina mustard sauce and is amazing with the bun or cheese.

I eat nude burgers because of a dairy allergy. I have tried vegan cheese but it is not the same. Plus I am gluten free and most gf buns aren’t that great so I go super nude. I think I tortured puppies and kittens in a previous life since I am allergic to everything.

If one wants to start embroidering, where would you recommend they get supplies?

It is never too late!

That is what we eventually figured out but we never found a good solution for wildlife and ants. Fortunately west central NJ has great sweet corn and my husband replaced corn with his other favorite, Lima beans. Your purple corn looks interesting.

So pretty!

Corn has been the one thing my poor husband has not been able to grow. First planting the birds got our seedlings. Next planting we figured out the birds but a wind storm took it out. Next two plantings, varmints got it just as it ripened. Now we go to a local farm stand.

I love nicotiana! It has naturalized in my backyard, so I need to weed it from the areas I don’t want it and each fall I shake the seed heads where I want it. My pollinators love it too!

She is helping to build the rich beautiful patina leather gets with age. Plus could you ever be cross with that sweet face?

Overgrown and weedy garden. There is a mix of perennial flowers, annual flowers, herbs, raspberry bushes and vegetables. Also my antique pooper scooper.

Overgrown and weedy perennial bed plus vegetable beds and pots of herbs. Way in the back is a volunteer gourd vine growing on top of the asparagus ferns.

Part of my chaotic garden that makes my heart happy!

Nothing makes my heart happier than a wild and overgrown garden. I was going to post a picture of my actual garden but I noticed the pooper scooper front and center in the picture.

Good. Losing weight is not easy and I dislike it when people are dismissive when methods they do not approve of are used. Slow and steady wins the race and improves your odds of keeping it off. It does not get any easier as we get older so it is wise you are doing it now.

Congratulations! People need to do what works for them to improve their health and I hope you are proud of yourself!

Do you have Six seasons of vegetables or Six seasons of pasta/grains? If it is the vegetable one, would it be good for someone allergic to dairy, legumes and most whole grains? I eat a veggie heavy diet and could use some new ideas.