I have baby beans on my Wren's Egg pole bean vines!! And a few tiny cucumbers too. I may actually get something edible from my yard (actually my deck in this case) this year! Very exciting!
Had tea with two good friends this morning. We planned this to discuss our unhappiness with our weight and eating habits. So we listened to each other describe what we are unhappy with, what we think gets in the way of being happy about it and what we can do to change it. It was a great way to organize my thoughts about changes I want to make beyond where I've gotten to already. I want to cut out even more of the processed foods, reduce refined sugar intake, etc.
We had this tea after I went to yoga class (taught by one of the friends I had tea with) for the first time in over a year. I had to stop for a while last June because I had injured both quadricep muscles to the point where an orthopaedic physician's assistant warned my I was in danger of separating them from the bone. Yikes! Anyway, once I stopped I never went back until today. I took it easy and I feel stretched but not sore so I guess I did a good job.
The other friend happens to be a therapist so even though we weren't doing therapy she helped us organize our thoughts and our plans. We're going to meet in 3 weeks for a check in. We're hoping the accountability helps us keep on track.
With Dace as my inspiration I've been trying to broaden DS's food intake. He's eaten salad two nights in a row. He'll eat a lot of different cooked vegetables but never salad. I just didn't give him a choice. I didn't give him a huge portion either. Last night was just some romaine lettuce and carrot chunks. Tonight I added some red bell pepper. He turned his nose up at that. Tough! He ate one piece and made a face. Well, there were three more chunks on his plate. When he thought I wasn't looking he snuck another bite of pepper. I caught him! He LIKED it! Instead of romaine lettuce we had baby spring mix so he ate beet greens and arugula! I can't say he loved it but he didn't gag and die like he'll sometimes try to tell me he will. I've turned a deaf ear to it. Now that DH is on board and also knows to ignore that talk he's doing much better. When I first offered him blueberry pie he said, "I don't like it." Well, it had been at least a year since I'd made one so I had him try one bite. Granted this wasn't an overly sweet pie so I wasn't surprised when he puckered up a bit. He asked if he had to eat it all. I had him take two more bites. I guess by then he'd gotten used to the tartness because he cleaned the plate.
Hoping to pick more blueberries tomorrow. I've got some in the freezer and some in the dehydrator. I still want to do jam. We're supposed to have another gorgeous Saturday so I might pull it off!
I just love cucumbers and pickles (even though I am not good at pickles just yet) 
