Vegetables!!

This is my first batch of radishes and first harvest of lettuce and arugula. We had a mighty fine salad for dinner that night.

The broccoli is growing very well. I found a small green caterpillar munching on the leaves one day, but otherwise, all is well and thriving. I hope to finally harvest some brocolli-- I haven't had luck in the past.
The best so far are the peas and the arugula. Look how lucious and green they are!

One bad thing (the only thing in trouble in the garden) is that the beans are not growing well. They have been in the ground nearly 45 days, and are barely 3 inches tall. I think they are not getting enough sun, so I decided to dig another spot and plant more beans. We'll see if they do any better with more sunlight. I think everything does better with more sunlight.

The Most Beautiful Shrub

I don't know what it's called. ---Megan identified this plant as the Mountain Laurel. Thanks Megan!!--- It was an ugly little bush this winter. But, in the last few weeks, it has blossomed into a beautiful lacy pink cloud outside the front deck.

It makes me happy everyday... (I love pink!)

My new knit project

For the first time ever, I have decided to knit myself a sweater. Here it is. I'm secretly hoping it will make me look like this girl as soon as I put it on...!
I have yet to decide whether I am going to knit the full neck, as I'm not one for any sort of turtle-type neck. They make me uncomfortable. Anyway, maybe just a smaller cuff at the top so that it's just a plain neck? We'll see. (Any opinions?)

Below is the yarn I am using (I'm trying to find a better picture). The dark grey will be for the cuffs (all ribbed parts) and then a lighter grey (that has specks that bring out the dark grey) for the body of the garment.
The process is very 'picky' as I have to make a swatch to check my gauge, then keep checking it throughout the process and keep measuring and fitting and stuff. Argh. At least it's just for me, so if it's not perfect, oh well.

My progress so far, is that I've gotten 3/4 of the way through one arm. So a ways to go. I'll document my progress as I get farther along.