The most awesome Christmas present ever!

As presents go, this one has to be tops. I cannot relay to you the craftsmanship that went into building this greenhouse. I also can’t relay to you the number of new tools that got to be purchased to build this greenhouse! So, it was a win-win situation for everyone involved.

I can’t get . . . → Read More: The most awesome Christmas present ever!

We beat the storm.

That was close.

Check out the craftsmanship. Done just in time. . . . → Read More: We beat the storm.

Snow coming…

Have to really hurry and get the siding and roof on before the snow.

Snow is coming…

It looks like a real building.

Check out the progress.

It looks like a timber-frame building!

The greenhouse is a go!

It is November and the greenhouse is becoming real! I can’t believe it and I can’t wait for it to be done.

We have lots of plans for it and I have already started ordering seeds. I found a new company, Pinetree Seeds, that seems to be reasonable in price and also seems to . . . → Read More: The greenhouse is a go!

More Birmingham

We stumbled upon ArtWalk 2009. I love it when we just happen upon local events like this.

We sought out some local restaurants and eateries like J. Clyde’s where we tried Good People beer on tap. We also found “The Original” Pancake House , a great place for a Sunday morning late breakfast. Plan to . . . → Read More: More Birmingham

Okra, anyone?

Why did we go to Birmingham in September 2009? I had won a spot in a cook off (my first) and we traveled their with expectations of coming home richer. I think we did come home richer, but not monetarily.

A paver in Pepper Place.

The first highlight was the Saturday Market. What . . . → Read More: Okra, anyone?

Taos

Just got back from Taos. A potentially great trip was dampened by the fact that our family pet was deathly ill and at the vet for the entire week we were traveling. We did try to enjoy ourselves in between dire phone calls from the vet. The good news is that our little pet did . . . → Read More: Taos

Santa Fe

“My pleasant disposition likes the world with nobody in it.” –Georgia O’Keefe (Life, March 1, 1968)

I copied down this quote from the Life article on O’Keefe that was on display in the Georgia O’Keefe Museum in Santa Fe. We traveled their in October 2008. It was my second trip and my husband’s first. We . . . → Read More: Santa Fe