It was a month ago that I woke up to this...

After driving this...

2007 Mazda 3do you see that window crank - no power windors, locks, or keyless entry

and this...

2007 Nissan Sentra
Way too blue

and this ....

2005 Honda Accord

Stick Shift - I wouldn't get very far

I finally settled on this.

2004 Honda Civic

Scarecrow on a Sunday Afternoon

I've never had the knack for decorating - I dont think its in my blood. I'll probably never be one of those cute moms with a darling home, sprinkled with festive reminders of what month it is and what holiday is coming up.

But with a little bit of time on a Sunday, and a bale of hay in the backyard, I thought I would try and dress up the yard. I wouldn't call it darling ... i think its got some personality.

Seriously, Scott, could anything else be more fun?

Disclaimer: No pumpkin for a head, improvised with a melon from the garden.

When life gives you tomatoes...

Last year it looked like this - (big thanks to Geoff for helping with the gravel)

After a lot of work, now it looks like this:

(Internet Problems - I'll post pic later)

Brent Bardo and his green thumb was the mastermind behind the garden this year. Double digging, starts from Wasatch Community Garden, arranged planting, careful watering, pruning, and cages.

Brent got a little...no, maybe a lot, carried away with the number of tomatoes he planted. I didn't even know that many varieties of tomatoes existed. And I had no idea plants got that tall.

We picked about a hundred tomatoes this weekend...and turned it into this

(Salsa)

And this ...

(Marinara Sauce)

And this.

(Tomato Basil Soup)

Now all I need is an extra freezer to store it and we'll be enjoying the garden all winter!

(a quick shout out to Brent Bardo who's biking across the US right now. I hear he's in the middle of colorado in a place called 'Hoosier Pass.' )