Happenings from the top of the hill

Some recent photos from the top of the hill.

An onion that's taller than Theo!



Same onion compared to KK



The making of watermelon rind pickles











And then I forgot to take a picture of the final pickles!!

chopped up chocolate for homemade brownies!



Rainbow cupcakes that KK made.



all frosted!



The makings of chicken parm, all from my garden!



The birds are attacking!! Not really. My mom bought the girls a bag of birdseed for the bird houses they made. Well the kids liked playing in it and they threw it all over the yard. So now we have birds gathering for a free meal.





Good thing the cherry tomato plant produces so many tomatoes! Nin is always sneaking them!



Some hairbows that Nin made and photographed herself!



Some sewing tags I bought for little boy clothes!

Happenings from the top of the hill

What a busy week we had last week! Lots of sewing, baking and gardening. Here are a few snapshots if you are interested! Hostas coming up! more hostas Seeds that were started indoors. My favorite! Moon and stars watermelon. A dark green rind with one big yellow splotch for the moon and lots of little yellow splotches for the stars. Very pretty, but last year the shrew took a liking to them... Little cucumbers sprouting up... So far, the cucumbers, okra, a few tomatoes and one squash have sprouted Look at this mess! And this is the dining room! It's too cold in the basement sewing room.. sourdough starter sourdough bread several days later Lemon ricotta cookies on the left, white chocolate chip on the right and strawberry cream cheese rolls. OMG. You must make these delightful things.