Farming

We decided before we moved into our new house that our garden beds, whether for flowers or vegetables would be raised beds. I don't mean the raised beds that you see featured in most magazines that are six inches off the ground, but truly raised beds - a few inches higher than kitchen counters.
Our contractor delivered our first bed last week and Susan got busy right away transplanting tomato plants that she placed in pots while waiting for the raised bed to arrive. This is what the beds look like. It is so much easier to garden when you don't have to get down on your hands and knees. Our contractor did a fantastic job, as usual.

You can't see it in the picture but we do have very small green tomatoes on the plants. In another pot Susan is growing strawberries and I ate one last week. YUM!
In honor of our first homegrown food, we made garden cupcakes for Susan to take to work tomorrow. These were pretty labor intensive compared to some things we have made but they were very fun to create. We laughed a lot watching the vegetables take shape.