It's been a while since I've written in the blog, and I know everyone is very upset, but I've been busy.
Quick update since my last post approximately 7 months ago...
Last I talked to everyone I was on the herbalife diet and it was going quite well. My initial goal was to stick to it for a month and possibly lose a few pounds and feel better. That was a success! I stayed strong for over 4 months but eventually grew tired of fruit. I still have a shake every now and again if I don't feel like cooking but I'm not on the strict one meal a day diet.
I also posted about my haikus. Well, I have probably written dozens of haikus since my last post but most of them are on Christmas cards and napkins so none have survived in my possession.
So what's going on now, you ask? I started a garden!
I am very proud of this accomplishment! My plants have been alive for almost an entire week! I started on April 29th, a good planting day. Inside I have two cilantro plants, three pineapples, a sweet basil, and a purple basil. On the deck facing east I have my passion fruit vines. Right now they look like little plantlings but they are already starting to grow their first little tendrils! I'm hoping they will grab onto the railing and create a wonderfully romantic deck scene decorated with beautiful little fruits :)
On the main part of our deck underneath the ac drain from upstairs I have a new rosemary. My last rosemary plant had a terrible end to it's life with the help of hyena bitch, the neighbor's dog. This one will be better protected and hopefully give years of fragrant bounty. Finishing the new family on the southwest facing deck I have a bay rum bush (YUM!) and a cherry tomato plant. Fingers crossed on that guy!
So, that concludes the contents of my garden. If I make it to the next optimal planting day without losing anything I hope to add more herbs and possible more tomatoes or hot peppers. I also want lettuce but I fear it's too windy up here for their tender little leaves. Maybe I can find a way for them to live inside too...
