csa.

I signed up for a CSA a few weeks ago and am enjoying reading the newsletters and letting the anticipation build! I am currently getting recipes together, planning new gadgets to purchase down the road and reading all I can about grilling, which is going to be my summer hobby. I have a really nice grill that I purchased two years ago and it has sadly been rarely used. I have officially declared Sunday to be Grill Night at the Bond house and am hoping Mark and I can get pretty good at firing it up.

I'm also plotting my mini-veggie potted garden this year. Still a bit too early to plant but I'm mapping it out. Similar herbs to last year - basil, rosemary, oregano - and I know I'm going to add lavendar to the mix. I am also planning out a tomato trellis again the garage surrounded by peppers and cucumbers. I really wish more of my yard got sun but the trees overhanging really block the light. Against my garage and on the deck are the only spots with full sun all throughout the day. I'm going to plant my herbs in pots on the deck and possibly plant in ground next to the garage...depends also if I can keep the dogs OUT. They leave the pots alone but anything in ground tends to get dug up.

I really still don't know what I'm doing as far as planting goes. Just goes to show that being a farmer's daughter still doesn't mean I know how to grow things. And being a painter's wife doesn't mean my house get fresh paint either.... :)