I have a garden!

Yes, that's right - I did some planting this weekend. The courtyard gardener told me about a nursery in Cherry Hill, NJ, so we trekked over there early Saturday morning. I spent the next few hours planting the window boxes, and since our roof deck is so private, I decided to wear my bathing suit. What I didn't think about was sunburn, but boy did I get one. I had the chills that night and my back and shoulders were sore for days. Provided I wear some sunscreen, I'm looking forward to working on my tan up on the roof deck while working from home! Markus painted the deck while I worked on the patio garden. The patio garden picture is above, and the newly painted roof deck and window boxes with flowers are below. I'll have to take more close-ups of the window boxes because they look pretty nice!

I took photos on the day of planting, since everything was at its best (meaning I haven't killed anything yet!). If my tomato plant does well this year (and I think it should, since it'll get lots of sun), I'm going to plant lots of veggies next year. I've read that cucumbers do well in pots, and I've had success with peppers, too. I guess I got used to the yummy tomatoes from my parents' garden and want to replicate it.

It's been fairly quiet for us lately, thankfully. The last roof repair will be done next week, and a replacement for our one window that was shattered upon arrival will be replaced next week. It's nice to finally have some peace and quiet and enjoy our surroundings. We went to the Rittenhouse Festival last Saturday and the Equality Forum's OutFest on Sunday. Both were a good time, and the weather couldn't have been better.

This week we're gearing up for the Komen 5k (if you'd like to donate, you can go to www.phillyraceforthecure.org and search for either one of us), which is Sunday, and then we're off to celebrate with our mothers. We're excited to be hosting Liz and her friend, Kira, on Saturday night. They're running in the Komen 5k, too. Wish us luck!

Oh, the one other update is about Camper. Some of you knew that she was in the cat hospital last week. She was vomiting and had a fever; well, she stayed for two days until her fever was gone and they sent her home. Her blood work came back normal, so her diagnosis was "fever of unknown origin"...She's back to her old self, meowing, chirping, eating, and just being lovable! Samba stayed healthy the whole time, fortunately. I'm so glad my kitties are both home and healthy!

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms!