Happy Thanksgiving from Mr. Ranger and Miss Penny. We hope you and your family have a wonderful holiday.

It’s that time of year again, please vote for the Preppy Life as Best Lifestyle Blog for the 2011 Baltimore Sun Mobbies. Right now I am in a disgraceful last place. Voting ends on November 10 at 5:30, you can vote every day if you like (PLEASE!).

I apologize for the lack of blog posts this past month. I have been writing my MFA thesis proposal and training for the Baltimore Half Marathon; it has been a beast! The proposal is submitted and the race is a week away. I have some great posts lined up for the upcoming weeks and all of your preppy questions will be answered shortly. Thanks for your patience!
-P.G.

Without a little patch of green to call my own, I convinced the BF build me a rooftop garden. It took a few weekends and a lot of dirt, but its finally up and running.

A little garden amongst the tiki torches and Christmas lights

I planted hot peppers, onions, squash, and cucumbers. Many of the plants I grew from seed.

The freshly planted garden

Did I mention that not all of the plants fit ; )

A "few" of my many container plants

Oregano, Tomatoes, and Black-Eyed Susan, of course

Summer is finally here!

Yay, its summer time!