Not every idea is a winner - just ask Mr. Sheen!

Some ideas stick. You think them up, plan, execute and enjoy the spoils of your labors. And then some just don't. You try and evolve and rework your idea - but in the end there is just one piece that doesn't fit. Just doesn't work. The following are 2 of the latest ideas that Rob & I (or sometimes only me) have come up with and experimented with.

1. Our Urban Garden
2. The City Kitty
   

So our garden is doing AMAZING - can't wait for the next harvest. We toiled and hoed and cultivated. We pull water for the rain barrels, and cut back the old growth for the new growth to start. We nurture the plants and give them love and attention - they can't meow back and are not stubborn, so it's pretty easy.

Now unfortunately the same CANNOT be said on the City Kitty front. I tried and tried and tried to be patient - and Reggie just held out strong. She cried and wined and just wouldn't jump onto the toilet and try. I just wanted her to try, give it a good old college try. And then there it was - poop on the bathroom floor only 1 foot away from the f'in City Kitty contraption. I mean I followed the instructions, step by step and she just wouldn't budge.

Oh well - I may try again after the cruise.

But back to our Urban Garden - we've had TONS of tomatoes and jalapeno peppers. And blueberries - honest to god blueberries (well only about 18 of them - but they were tasty!) And so a week or so ago we ripped out all of our beans and peas; replanted and now have the signs of life. We decided to give up on watermelon, cantaloupe and pumpkin - I mean for all the hassle it's just easier to buy them when you want them.

We have cucumbers coming as well as carrots, beets, potatoes (sweet & russet), lettuce, artichokes and asparagus. I little oasis on our roof - I'll post some pictures when I get home.