Cherry Blossom Candy Leaf

Grandma threw a party to celebrate June and July birthdays. None of the guests were made aware of whose birthdays we were celebrating, but the guests of honor were G-ma, Jeremy and me. Cousin Jade (in the gray sweater), who has since successfully undergone her second brain surgery, was also included since her birthday also happens to be in mid-July. Her twin sister, Stephanie could have been an honored guest as well, had she been there. The funny thing about celebrating so many people is the Happy Birthday song. Unless you plan the order in which you will sing the names, it sounds like, "Happy birthday dear Blah, Blah, Blah and Blaaaaaaaaa-aaaaaah, happy birthday to you!"
We celebrated the Fourth of July on the 3rd - Ah, Moorpark, the funny things you do. We joined Bill, Kelly and Madison in the Albertson's parking lot to take in the fireworks!

The new Jacaranda bloomed, which is exciting considering it hasn't even been a year since the slaughter.

The Topsy Turvy did not disappoint. Even though the tomato plant didn't grow to be very large (like I have seen with other Topsy Turvies), it produced many tomatoes!

The hydrangeas in the backyard came back!

And we planted the veggie garden. Note to self: Putting seeds directly in the soil rarely results in a successful garden. The seeds must be kept wet in order to produce. This can be difficult if you have a life. Like last year, starting the seeds in cups in my kitchen yielded more veggies. I planted the starters in the garden after about a week or two and we had vegetables all summer. This time, by putting seeds directly into the ground, we got green onions, and that's it. I also put a few lettuce plants and strawberries (front row) into the garden, and those were successful because they were already started.

# posted by RZV @ 12:34 PM