Hello friends. Today is the first day of summer vacation for my favorite little guy and is also the first day of the week long Grammy/Papa Sleepover Camp. But today Papa is golfing and Carter is still in his pjs (it's 11:39), alternating playing with his legos, his pokeman cards, me, and watching TV. He also just ate cookies and milk. I think a very laid back day is a very perfect way to start the summer vacay because starting tomorrow we have quite a few things planned and things will get a bit busy, BUT, I have factored in many lazy mornings and afternoons and plenty of pool time and cookie breaks because I know how important it is to relax during summer vacation, even for a 6 year old. He is seriously reading now and his favorite books are the Dog Man Series and Captain Underpants. Check them out if you have a young reader. They are pretty funny. 

The veggie garden practically overnight has decided to produce produce! The earliest tomatoes are still weeks away but we've got green beans, squashes and cucumbers and lots of fresh herbs. You have probably heard about the 30 plants in 7 days "diet". I decided to try it and see if my diet had enough diversity. That's 30 different plants, not 30 servings. It's supposed to boost immunity and support your gut health. But if you think 30 different plants is a lot, you can also count dry beans, fresh herbs, nuts and seeds. You aren't supposed to delete anything from your diet, just add, but say you eat a salad every day, you can only count lettuce once, because variety is what this diet is about. And fruit counts, so if you have a bowl of strawberries and blueberries, that counts as two varieties towards your 30. But if you have it the next day, you can't count it again, because it's not about servings, it's about diversity in your plant diet. This is for meat eaters and vegetarians alike, because we all eat plants no matter what diet we follow. I did it last week and wrote down everything I ate, and in just 5 days I had consumed 31 different plant varieties. But it helps that I have a garden and it's spring and I live near a beautiful vegetable stand  and I love vegetables. Try it! It was very fun! You can read about it here. 

And it just would not be a Kristen post if I did not share my most recent peg doll creations. Sunflower girls! 

Knitting is happening and quite a lot of FOs, but modeled pictures won't be for a while yet, but here's what's on the needles now...Sipila above  is by Caitlin Hunter and it's so fun. I just started The Folk Bag for Kids but will make it deeper and wider so I can use it as a knitting bag. For me. Not a kid.

We were having a terrible time with bunnies and squirrels eating our squash and green beans. We have repaired all the holes in the fence so hopefully that keeps the bunnies out, but I also placed small pans of a very stinky concoction to ward off the pests. It's working! We've been able to have some big harvests and have noticed that the bite marks are gone. Stinky concoction is vinegar, cayenne pepper and garlic. It's eyewatering, but it's working so I'm going to keep it up all summer.