Wow.  Time sure does fly.  Life has gotten so busy.  Spring always is.  But I think it is even busier now chasing a 16 month old while trying to plant the garden and clean up the yard.  Plus this month I've been at work three days a week.

With the exception of the tomato and pepper seedlings that I've got growing in pots on the kitchen counter, the garden  was planted as of this afternoon.  I'll plant the tomatoes and peppers this weekend.   The seed in the garden I used was old, so I planted several seeds per hole.  I'll thin later.  I say that now, we'll see.  I'm not so good when it comes to thinning my garden.
before weeding...
after weeding...

Yesterday was the first anniversary of the Mile High Swappers.  There was joint swap at Cure Organic Farms outside of Boulder.  People came from the Boulder swap group, the Denver group and the Fort Collins group.  There was so much homemade goodness to choose from.  I made strawberry-jalapeno jam, strawberry-lemon marmalade, and Victoria (Rhubarb) Sauce.
This is what I came home with.  I got lots of bread products.  Homemade whole wheat, a loaf of Swedish bread, Challah,  carrot-apple muffins, a bag of homemade oatmeal cream pies (think little debbie), homemade chocolate peanut butter candy bar, granola, peach syrup, ham and beans, and lemon curd.

Plus there was a raffle to make money for a give back program.  One of the swappers was buys getting local businesses to donate their wares for us to win.  I scored a gift certificate to a farm stand and a five pound rib roast.  Yum.   All in all it was a great swap and I can't wait for the next one.

Today was a busy day as well.  This is the first time I've sat down all day.  And on that note I'm going to bed.

Saturday night I went to the December food swap of the Mile High Swappers at the Savory Spice Shop in Boulder. The theme for this swap was soup. And what a perfect night for soup. It was about 20 degrees out and it had snowed earlier in the day. Of course you could bring anything homemade or homegrown to swap.

I took Broccoli Cheese Soup to trade and brought home a jar of Delicata Squash Soup, a jar of Butternut Squash soup, a container of Mulligatawny Stew, a container of homemade chicken stock, and a bag of dee-lish cheese crackers. Corrine had the Delicata Squash soup for dinner the other night and loved it.

The idea of the swap is to bring homemade items (tasters are good), mingle and check out what others have brought. Then "bid" on what you want to trade...my soup for your soup. At the swap moment you can begin trading to get your hearts desire. Cash is not allowed...all items must be traded.

The first swap I attended was in October. I took my homemade tomato sauce, tomatilla salsa and some jams. I came home with a plethora of goodies...jams, pickles, and salsa. Oh and some Bourbon Salted Caramel Sauce! Dee-lish!

Here's a picture of the Redhead's jams!
On another random note...I haven't been running in about a week. I got sick again. I'm not sure, but it might have something to do with standing outside for three hours in 20 degree weather.