Not Exactly Better Homes and Gardens

So the work on the house continues. Things continue to fall to the purge of extra stuff. There is space to vacuum properly in both teenagers' rooms. The house is painted back to a totally neutral palette, eggshell and cream only.
Despite the more conventional look, it's still not quite Better Homes and Gardens around here. Various octopi, dragons and cartoon figurines are a bit too much of the decor for that. Maybe Better Hearths and Homes? At least something a bit more, eclectic?
I'm also still trying to work my way through my to do piles of knitting, embroidery and sewing. The going on them is a bit slow courtesy of everything else, which will hopefully improve now that some of the more pressing things are out of the way.

Still growing!

We've actually also had a few tomatoes and some fresh herbs from the garden too. It's difficult to not be unbelievably pleased. There should also be watermelons in the not too distant future.

Plant Happiness

When I woke up this morning and looked out my bedroom window, I couldn't help but smile at the pretty star shape the summer squash had grown to. Then there was the bright red against green of my first tomatoes of the season. There are also three types of cucumber, basil, strawberries, and watermelon in the backyard beds. Plus a handful of chile plants in pots that are just starting to produce.
I admit, the real reason I am pleased is that nothing has managed to kill off this set of plants before they started to produce. With this being the second go, now I just have to hope they will get through their growing season before the cold weather arrives again.