randomness

it is a rainy day today. ivy and i played dress up. she is wearing a family hand-me-down-- i think it belonged to my dad or one of his sisters. anyway, my grandma gave it to my mom, and my mom gave it to me, and it is so stinkin' cute. the embroidery and the delicate lace trim are to die for, and it is so finely made. you just don't see stuff like this anymore. and when did bonnets go out of fashion? who said that was a good idea? 'cause once you get it on, it's like the most adorable thing in the world. here's ivy, looking very amish:

i took about a gazillion photos of her in this two-piece outfit, and half of them are blurry because i was trying to use natural light.

but the flash is so absurdly bright...


see? yech!
why is that? anyway, here's me wearing the same outfit, about 27 years ago...

in other randomness, farmer scott has been very busy lately.

he likes to plant seeds, even though there's nowhere to replant them. our lanai is going to be completely covered in pots soon. above are beet sprouts.

this is a miniature papaya forest, free to good home.

reach for the sky, cucumber. there's nowhere else to go.

mmm, lettuce.

squash blossoms

the siblings on a blanket scott's mom made.

is it just me, or is aidan's head five times too big in this picture?

even more random, does anyone out there have the same pet peeve as me? the misplaced, misused apostrophe pet peeve? as in: "the dog is chasing it's tail!" or "made with fresh tomatoe's!"
apostrophe abuse is a blog dedicated entirely to this type of atrocity. it's good for a chuckle. and here's this cartoon that explains the correct use of apostrophes:


and i love this ecards site. they are free and actually funny. go carefully, though, as some of them are quite crude. hmmmm... i think that's about all. did you notice i added a links collumn? and if you've been here, fam & friends (or strangers) PLEASE add a comment! it's so nice to hear people's responses. at the end of each post you can see the "0 comments" link. click on that and it should open up a window that you can type a comment in. just say "hi," or "your blog sucks" or whatever. thanks!