slowcala's blog: Two Soirees and a New Garden

Bright & early yesterday morning I started the new Patio Garden. I had been keeping Basil & Bell Peppers in pots in the semi-shade waiting for the Silene to finish going to seed before starting the garden. It was taken out on Friday, seed safely stored to dry and then be put away until August. I should have enough seeds to start an acre farm of Silene. .

There were 3 Basil plants to put in, plus I have more in the Raised Bed, but I'm leaving that in there for now. I had 6 Bell Peppers, 2 of the Tithonia rotundifolia, 4 Tithonia diversifolia, 2 Blue Salvia, 1 Cleome, 1 Mango tree that might not make it, lots of Crackerjack Marigolds, Cosmos, and Zinnias. I put in a whole row of the Tithonia rotundifolia seeds to make a fence line on the outside of the garden, and a row of Cape Honeysuckle on the inside section. There will be no fence around this garden, and it will be easier to mow around it.

DH & I attended 2 different get togethers yesterday. First, we went to my friend Val's for dinner. She has been wanting to invite us to dinner since I started working on her garden and carrying away the Red Lava Rock. Believe me, we carried a ton of it from her garden to mine. Her DH is the cook and I tell you it was awesome good. He made beans with bacon, cornbread, mac & cheese, deviled eggs, and they served a Honey Baked Ham. Man, it was so good. Apple pie for dessert. We talked and laughed so much and there were 2 other friends there as well and they really enjoyed themselves also. My friend Ray was having a soiree at her house and told me to be sure to come up after Val's party. We did, and I am so thankful to have her for a friend. She had gotten together a group of their friends, and we had the best time I've had in a long time. One of her friends made a Lemon Cake, and one made a Blueberry pie from scratch. Since I had not eaten a piece of that apple pie at Val's I had a piece of each. Wow! Can you say delicious? We talked, laughed, shared, got caught up, I showed 2 of the ladies my garden and they want plants. It was wonderful and I made new friends. Life is good. Not only that, but Ray & her DH brought down all the leftover food later in the evening. Now, how you gonna beat that?

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