~~birthday in the raw~~

gotcha, didn't i?

so now you're wondering how that title has anything to do with this picture, eh? i'm venturing a guess that only BB has any idea. :) well, this little mrT4 has had reactions to dairy, eggs, wheat, and corn.

so WHAT to make for a birthday cake?

a raw one, of course. you have to check this out. the ingredients are:

~cashews, ground pretty much to a paste

~avocado (yes, you read that right)

~cocoa

~cream cheese (why he could handle this, i don't know)

~coconut oil (i melted it, thereby skewing the 'raw' part of this cake)

~peppermint

absolutely amazing (BB, if i forgot anything, could you zip me the correction?)

you should try it.

~~cat proof~~

one thing i hate about cats is their drive to dig. it doesn't matter where the dirt is, a cat seems to think it belongs to them for the sole purpose of toileting. well, here's an organic way to keep cats out of the planters and flower beds: rose bush stems!

the big pot is (hopefully) going to be elephant garlic. the lobelia has since found a new home with some petunias.

another benefit? children learn very quickly that you don't want to play with mommy's plants!

the apostle Paul in the Bible refers to our lives as gardens...

"I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God made it grow." 1 Corinthians 3:6

where do the thorns come in?