We've had a lot of fun hanging out with friends and trying to relax. Here are some pictures that sum up what we've been up to.
Tonight we went to see Blayne fly his new plane. The rainbow in the background was amazing.
Last week I had Erin for an afternoon so I took her by Eric's work on his break. They shared a brownie, which we found out later was her first. Sorry Deborah!
Here's a picture of our back porch area. Eric added solar lights to help him see at night when he takes the dogs out and around the house. The tiki lights are really cool too.
Eric's first pepper! Yummy!
I rode my bike to the Bungalow in Windsor 4 times last week (120 miles total!!!) and saw this while I was there. Crazy! I wonder if Cache would fit on the back of my bike...
Here is a before picture of the crazy area between our house and the neighbor's house. I went to a local nursery and gave a name to all the vines I cursed while thinning. 5 years worth of growth...not fun.
And here is the after shot of the overgrown area. There is still a lot to do, but I'll get to it soon. We plan to make the cement box into an annual bed and I split my way overgrown iris plants and put them along the edge. By the way, I have enough extra iris rhizomes to give everyone all they want...so let me know if you want any!!!
Eric did a great job putting the shutters up on every window around the house. The color really added what they call "curb appeal" on the home and garden network shows.
Here is Erin relaxing on another afternoon when I had her. She always steals the show with her elaborate vocabulary and blonde hair and eyelashes. She blew kisses and said "bye y'all" to a cashier without being prompted...
If you were wondering what that huge bin and tumbler is in my back yard, they are to make this wonderful compost. I start all our non meat table scraps and throw them in the ground bin. Then after a week or so I transfer it in the large tumbler so that I can mix it daily. After about 3 weeks I have the best compost on the market. I think it is what made the peppers and tomatoes grow so fast!
Here is that compost grown tomato & pepper garden.
1 comment:
I'm jealous! We opted not to have a garden this year, since we have been spending time/effort/money on wedding prep, so I am coveting your freshly grown veggies. You'll have to bring some peppers with you when you come visit Nashville!
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