I Love Tamarind Soda

At a recent seedchat on Twitter, mrbrownthumb talked about growing tamarind from seed. I was so curious of what tamarind fruit tasted like, I've never had it before. He recommended that I try the tamarind soda. So the hubs went to the asian market behind our house and picked up a bottle. It was delicious and refreshing. It reminded me of a cross between lemonade and soda. Sour and sweet. Yum.

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Hyacinths, my favorite spring bulb

Before we left on our trip, I saw that the hyacinths were starting to emerge.  Why oh why did I only plant 5 bulbs last fall?  Silly me, I should have planted way more!! 

When we returned home 5 days later, the hyacinths are starting to show some color.  Very cool.  Hyacinths are my favorite spring bulbs, I just love the scent.  This fall, I must plant many more! I can't wait until they bloom!

Museum of Ancient Life

While we were in Utah, we visited The Museum of Ancient Life at the Thanksgiving Point Institute in the town of Lehi.  Thanksgiving Point Institute is a non-profit organization who's mission "is to inspire the minds and renew the spirits of young and old by providing unique learning experiences, family-friendly entertainment, and opportunities for discovery in a safe and beautiful environment."  The Institute was founded by one of the co-founders of WordPerfect.  Remember that software program??  The Museum of Ancient Life had quite a spectacular display of dinosaur fossils and bones, some of which were found right in Utah! This is a skeleton of a Triceratop.  It looks really amazing in person, this photo really doesn't do it justice at all.

Here is my nephew with a giant sea turtle!  Can you imagine seeing this in the ocean?  It's gigantic.  Wow!  This isn't a great photo of my nephew at all, he's blinking if you look closely.  However, it's hard to get a 3 year old to stand still, so this is the best I could get.  Haha.

I must say, this museum had the most incredible selection of dinosaur bones I've ever seen.  If you are ever in the Salt Lake area, definitely take a ride to Thanksgiving Point in Lehi, Utah to check it out!

And on the Gardening Front

We are home! We landed at 7am yesterday. Red eye flights are hard! I was so tired and was dragging my feet all day. The one thing that made me smile from cheek to cheek was the fact that my Samba Amaryllis hasn't bloomed yet so I have not missed the show. I was worried it would bloom while we were away. Totally awesome.

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