My hard drive is full

Just great. Right? I have a bunch of great photos to share from the holiday weekend, my garden, the flowers in our yard.... except I cannot upload anything.

So here is my attempt to update you without photos :)

Life is still busy, however I'm starting to wonder if I will ever find a time when I'm like "hey, things are slow!". :) Work is busy. Summer has proven to be a very busy time at the college. There are not as many students, however catching up on paperwork, files, prepping for fall, and collecting data to prove the program value has kept me busy. It is good.

I entered the June photo contest of the month! There is still time to vote!

Husband and I have a new patio set. His parents got it for us for our 5 year wedding anniversary! YEAH! It is great. I find myself wanting to just sit there and gaze at our yard, in a trance like state. Our flowers are coming up nicely. We also planted grass in parts that were not previously grass. It is spotty, yet coming up great overall. Our garden is so - so.

The corn was "knee high on the 4th of July", so good there. Strawberries are viney, however, not really producing anything. The tomato plants have many green tomatoes on them... I'm visioning making salsa soon (any good, not to spicy recipes?)! The potato plants are doing well for being planted so late. Then the pumpkins, watermelons, cucumbers and muskmelons... no so much. I'm not sure what is going on with them, but I am disappointed.

I had also planted sunflowers behind the garden, against the fence, and then all around our new back yard fence, at each post. They were coming up nicely and I was visioning a beautiful sea of yellow... however something ATE almost all of them! I'm so sad!

The 4th was nice, though we didn't do much. Running late for fireworks, we stopped at a local place... which turned out perfect. It was on a hill, and we could at at least 15 different firework shows all at once, all around us! Very nice!

So that, is that. I hope to have more updates soon, with photos!

Have a great week!

PS! Don't forget to ask your questions on "What do you want to know about me!".

What do you want to know?

As I was looking around my blog today, I realized how crazy it is.

My topics are random. I mean, just take a peak at my tag cloud. Holy Moly! There is even a random tag!

So, as many before me, I am curious... What do you want to know about me? Did I post a random bit of something once, and it sparked a question you have had burning to ask?

Here is your chance. Ask away. Anything. I will do my best to answer them all, as long as the topic is family friendly :-)

So really, what do you want to know about Crazy Daisy and her crazy life?

June Photo of the Month

"Closer than they appear"

Here is my photo submission for the June photo of the month contest at
Wine on the Keyboard! This months theme is "reflections".

Be sure to click over to enter - and check back after the 1st to vote!

EDIT: Voting is up!! Check it out!

June 29 - Wedding Bells Entry @ i ♥ faces

"a moment in time"

This is my entry in the i ♥ faces "Wedding Bells" photo challenge!
This was a perfect theme for my first entry as I recently attended a cousins wedding and caught this beautiful moment. The bride and her daughter... I just love the looks they have on their faces!

Today...

Husband's mom is visiting this weekend/week. We had a nice time walking through a downtown park, doing a little shopping, and just hanging out at the house. I also ordered a bunch of photos from Costco for trying to catch up on printing my Photo 365 project for this year! To try to re-collect myself with all going on, I went through my Remember the Milk page and did a little reorganizing. I'm starting to believe even more that it is the greatest since sliced bread!

Tonight, we have been just sitting around outside. The weather is perfect!

Back to work tomorrow! I'm super excited for the short week!

Can you believe it is nearly July!? Where did the time go!? What are you hoping to do before summer ends?

PS. thank you for the kind words after my last post. I really do appreciate it!

so... yeah.

I'm still here. I know. Shocking.

Here is the deal. Life has been crappy.

Well. I suppose, technically, more of a roller coaster, with lots of downs, twists and unexpected turns.

With this, there is a lot going on, however a lot of stuff I'm not comfortable sharing here.

Sorry.

Nothing against you.

It is hard to talk about.

Not everyone knows.

And I don't need everyone to know everything.

Plus, even though I believe this blog is quite anonymous... who knows...

I am here. I really want to blog. I really like to blog.

However, Unfortunately I haven't had much time.

I will. I do have a lot I want to share, and will share.

It will take time.

I keep loosing readers.

I understand.

However I would love for you to stick this out with me!

Look at it this way... I'm not clogging up your reader!

thank you for listening.

think green

"Green" seems to be all the rage these days. I like being green! and though this kind of green is fun, it isn't quite what I'm talking about this time :-)

Saving money, and leaving minimal environmental impact whenever possible is what I have in mind. Unfortunately, these 2 thing do not always walk hand in hand. Sometimes being green costs a bit, particularly upfront. However with a little research, and diligence, in the long term, it will pay off (both in your pockets and for your planet!).

Today, I'm sharing a combined green topic, hitting in both areas of green!


Husband and I recently (well about a month or so ago), purchased a couple rain barrels. They had the upfront cost (about $99 each), however we figure they will last long enough to pay for themselves over and over. I was at first concerned they would look tacky, however now, they seem to blend in nicely.

They were fairly simple to install (though it does involve cutting your drain to attach - see black item on 2nd photo), and filled quickly with our first rain storm. Holding 57 gal. each, they last awhile, and each time it rains, I'm almost disappointed I cannot store more water!

I have been using the water for indoor and outdoor plants, minus our garden. It is easy to either take the lid off to access water, or to attach a garden hose. There is a variety of opinions out there on if one should use collected/stored rainwater for veggie gardens, however I decided if I would not drink it, I do not want it being dumped on my lettuce and strawberries! My main thing is, that I have no idea what is on my roof (seriously, think about it... dirt, bird droppings, leaves...). Anyhow, the water works greats on the plants that I do not eat.

It has been great, and I say well worth the investment. I like being able to water on "non-water" days, and saving the money and water by not using "tap".

Have you used a rain barrel? Thinking about it?
What are you doing to "think green"?