Red Bird Cabin

This was my first year growing tomatoes from seed, so length of the process was surprising (I started on Valentine’s Day!), but the results were worth it.  We’ve had weeks of vine-ripe heirlooms ready every day for the picking.  In terms of taste, I think my faves have been the Polar Beauty tomatoes and Sungolds (which are always extra sweet).

My heirloom tomato bounty

In terms of yield, my Black Krim (Black Cherry) plant has been the most prolific… with the Polar Beauty coming in a close second.  Both of them reached about 6 feet tall, stayed deep green & bushy, and produced tons of well-spaced fruits.  The Green Zebras were also good producers.  My Valencia Orange tomatoes are really tender and tasty, but there aren’t as many of them on each plant.  The lowest producer was Pruden’s Purple.  Most blossoms dropped off the vines and each plant only produced one large tomato.  But man, they were good.  (That’s one of my 2 Pruden’s babies sitting proud in the base of the sundae dish.)  Ok, time to make another salad…

Last week, my newly finished art studio debuted as the “Honeymoon Suite” for my best friend Janie & her beau Griffin.  (It wasn’t technically their honeymoon… it was a bachelorette/pre-wedding party.)  But, the studio served them well as a romantic guest cabin complete with air mattress, flowers, candles & paper wedding bells.

Posing In the Honeymoon Suite

Since the party, the space as slowly been transitioning into my art studio.  I’ve moved some paintings in, light bulbs are in the tracks.  But, Adam and I still need to build my work table and the sink is yet to be installed (as you can see above). But, we’re 95% of the way there.  By next week, I should have photos of the art studio in action!