Apparently our last post was May 09 which means that it has been less than a year since our last post!
We are trying something new - Photo Journalism. Our theory is more pictures and less text = posting more often.
Here are the two big things of the week
1- We our and building our garden. This entails researching and designing (Matthew and Leah), digging it out to flatten it (Matthew), building a retaining wall (Matthew engineered Leah did the labor), building beds and laying grave (all Matthew - although as you can see there is more to do).
HERE IT IS FROM START TO ALMOST FINISH!
Original - see the slope...
Garden Leveled and a map for the retaining wall spray painted
Leah Building the wall - those ARE 30 lb blocks and I carried most of them
Wall finished - note the mud puddle and the first layer of gravel starting
Gravel Down and carpeted - boxes in place and waiting for the river rock
Our Current Phase - Boxes waiting for dirt and plants
2-Passover
We hosted first Seder and believe it was a success. Cleaning and prepping was impeded a little by our multitasking focus on the garden but we had 9 people to feed: all the passover seder stuff - like 2 charosets, soup and salad, 2 main courses, 2 sides, and 3 desserts - and multiple allergies and everything came out exactly on time!
Here are pictures of the Table
Room rearranged to fit larger table
Side table all pretty holding the IMPORTANT stuff
The expanded tables - both cloths have wine stains now!
Lauren came by to help us cook - like the painters tape closing off half the kitchen??
