blog fail, update and reinvention

So I kinda failed at blogging.  Summer took hold, and with the 90+ temps we ended up with  a lot less garden and a lot more pool. lol. We got one of those inflatable rim pools and set it up (note to self: a slanted hill-y back yard and a pool,  do not an easy situation make) and spent the better part of the summer sitting it in (it was only 30inches deep) watching our garden shrivel. We did get some cherry tomatoes, some small onions, some potatoes, a handful of tiny peppers , a cucumber, and some education, so it was not a total failure.  The herb spiral rocked once again. All the herbs did superbly and tasted delicious! I will update later and add some pictures.  I also think I may start adding a few other dimensions to this blog. I will probably always stink at keeping up with it, but maybe it will be easier if I also talk about less seasonal things.    Since Pinterest came into my life I have been doing a lot of crafts and have also been trying lots of new recipes, so maybe I'll blog about those as well. And maybe hiking since we stopped smoking (after the asthma hospital scare, so almost a year ago now!) we started really getting into hiking it is so much fun!  Oooh and the Oscars! lol that is my latest obsession.  Each year we try to see all the nominees for best picture, best actor and actress. We have 3 more to go (plus two more that we will not be able to see, due to them not being shown anymore and not yet available on DVD) So far I really liked Argo, and Beasts of the Southern wild.. I also enjoyed Silver Linings Playbook and The Impossible (though i do not think Naomi Watts is best actress!, she was practically  in a coma for 1/2 the movie!   ok back to the grind! (which reminds me i also got a juicer and started making my own juice.... lol)