Health- We’ve spent the last two weeks with one or the other of us sick. Jeremy is finally starting to feel better!
Growth- The first crop of corn has appeared, along with the beans and carrots we planted.
Unplanned Evening Out- Last weekend, my friend Emily (she’s really responsible for Jeremy and I spending time together) [...]
UPDATE: Sorry about the link, I’ve made a change to the CSS to prevent the link from moving on mouse hover. Also, http://www.fantasticcontraption.net/ is a more direct URL.
This one ate up hours of my life… mostly playing around seeing what I could build. http://www.fantasticcontraption.net/
As a Bonus Weekend Waster, I present to you Bridge Builder…
http://www.crypticsea.com/bbgsetup.exe (right-click, save as)
I think the most daunting task of the whole garden has actually been trying to decide what to grow and how much of each to grow. While at the family reunion I worked with my Mom and then my Dad to come up with some layout ideas of the garden. The night before we headed [...]
Jeremy and I both woke up Monday with sore throats. We’ve both called in sick. Fun to be home together, I just wish it was for vacation, not because it hurts to talk. I’ve been using these to help ease the pain. My only complaint… they taste too good, I eat them like candy!
Sunshine- Welcome back Mr. Sun, thank you for your warmth. I promise to soak up as much as I can while you’re here!
Garden Party- On Saturday, some of my fellow cohort members from grad school met up at our graduate advisor, John Miles’ house. He has a giant garden at his house. [...]
Ever sit at a red light and think to yourself “I could do a better job at timing lights”, well, here is your chance to give it a try:
http://www.silvergames.com/game/i-love-traffic/
As I learned in all my reading and talking, that the most important part to a healthy, hearty garden is to have AMAZING soil. I’ve worked really hard to properly prepare our soil. Here’s how it went…
1. Original Plot. This is what I had to work with
2. Soil Admendment. I weeded and loosened the top [...]
Clean Carpet- we renewed our lease here and so we got our carpets cleaned!
Plants in the ground- After work on Monday I was able to get all our starts planted in the garden. I felt the first rain drop as I left, and it rained for 3 days. I have yet to water it on [...]
One of my favorite shows from the UK is The IT Crowd, there are rumors that it may be coming to our blessed shores! So today I give you a sampling of some great IT Crowd clips:
*New Plants- Jeremy and I went to the Seattle Tilth edible plant sale to load up on starts to place in our garden. I’m grateful for Jeremy who came with me. I could never had carried that many plants by myself!
*Date Night- two weeks ago, Jeremy and I went to the Sounders game. It was [...]
