Rory Lately...

Ror Eats Carrots!

Ror gets the baby carrots that I accidently 

pull out of the garden.

Man oh man, does she love these :)

Ror: I. Stalk. Carrot. From. Afar...

Ror: Carrot baby, I own you!

Ror: nom nom nom... carrot prey, you are mine.

Ror: More please? Oh, you mean that carrot is for me?

Ror: seconds, thirds, and fourths? Thanks Friendo!

Carrots... Carrots... Everywhere...

This is the large salad bowl I filled with globe carrots. 

Safe to say, I shall never ever ever grow so many 

globe carrots ever again. 

Mentally I cannot only wash a carrot and feel it's 

clean enough to consume. 

I must wash, peel, and again wash the carrots.

Working on a small scale like with

globe carrots can be very trying to anyone's patience :)

Next year, only 4 rows at most. ;)

Above:

Grated Purple Carrots! 

What the What?

They are so feisty.

As I was grating regular carrots, 

it occurred to me to make my salads more 

adventurous and exotic with grated purple carrots

It turned out wonderfully :)

Livening Up Your House Plants Even More

I found more friends to join the inside garden adventures!

The first livening up post, and outdoor friend post. 

Meet: Gnobles, Spot, Seal Eyes, and Blue Piglet!

I found these lovelies in Fort Langley. 

Aren't the just the cutest?

 3 Casts of Star Wars fighting in a 

bumble bee jungle with a giant elephant:

If you look closely there is treachery afoot here.

R2D2 and C3PO definitely are just bystanders...

Cat flying over 2 purple elephants hanging with spot? 

Yes Please!

Blue Piglet finds his home amoung the Oxalis Triangularis.

Old King Cole meditating amount the bonsai.

Gnobles rest beneath this ficus I'm training to be 

a bonsai benjamin.

Rory Does Not Like to Travel

The above picture is of stressed out Ror. She hates boats, canoes, ferries, being carried, and cars.
Here she is on her way to the ferries to see her most favourite person in the world. Oh the stress to get those coveted cuddles from grandma... :)

This Song is Stuck in My Head...

Meghan Trainor's

All about that Bass

This is such a cute song and music video :)

If you like to sing along...

Here are the lyrics...

A Colourful Harvest

This was my harvest a couple of weeks ago :)

I love the colours, and boy oh boy was it delicious!

Cucumbers, zucchinis, tomatoes, and carrots...

Getting the carrots ready to bring inside...

Ta Da... The best cucumber ever.

Fire Flamed Carrots!

Creating these bowls of carrots is honestly

the most fun. 

Carrot close up. Work it, Work it, Model it...

My Superpower...

We're all friends here... so I feel like I can tell you a little secret...

Natural Slug Repellant

Garlic! 

Garlic repels slugs from your garden :)

I had extra reusable produce bags that I used to create garlic rings.

You can plop out the old garlic and reinfuse them with new ones

by cutting a small slot in between the plastic.

These are perfect for hanging from trees

or... putting at the base of a tree

Garlic at the edge of potted plants.

And Voila, for around the garden plot too :)

This plot also has hot chili powder and egg shells to deter slugs and ants.

Also planting mint around your garden deters slugs.

Bonus: Ants hate the garlic as well. 

I hung the garlic rings on the apple trees 

and watched as the ants squirmed away :)

A win for everyone!

Patience...

Patience is something that I've never been good at. I've learned how to be patient with my garden, but I'm still working on it with the people in my life.

I think I've learned how to hide my impatience better over the years, but internally I'm still unsettled.

I welcome any suggestions about how to be more patient.

This maybe something I struggle with for awhile :)

I try to repeat my mantras to myself to help me get through it.

I take a deep breath and repeat "no one's perfect, let it be... no one's perfect, let it be..."

Fun Fact: Lavender and Mint Essential Oils help to keep you calm :D

Rory Lately...

Rorykins loves figs!

At first we started out with a quarter piece...

Then we upgraded to half a piece...

Then... She Demanded a whole Fig to herself :)

Rory: nom nom nom... 

Rory: so delicious guys, thanks for sharing friends.

Rory: More please?

B.i.t.G: tomorrow, dear heart, but no more for today :)