Once again it’s been a while since our last garden update so here goes… I mentioned once or twice that we are giving our lettuce a try in window boxes along our courtyard and at the front of the house. These are the plants by the courtyard which are really thriving. They apparently get just […]

As Ayla grows closer and closer to age two (she’ll be 18 months in 10 days), it seems that her behaviors continue to change. She has definitely begun to calm down a bit although she can still run circles around us most days and generally has at least one daily FRAP. But there are some […]

Last weekend we had a rather large housewarming party at our house with about 50 guests and 15 kids…it was definitely a pretty big deal and we were completely blessed to have gorgeous weather which allowed us to have the party outside. One of the things I find great about housewarming parties (this was our […]

I saw this extremely cool tutorial on how to build your own outdoor fire pit and I’m wondering where we could set one of these up without needing to move it…which of course would be impossible the way this thing is constructed. But I suppose it could work if it was built in the garden […]

This morning during our walk Ayla was having a great time amusing herself. We’ve gone from highs in the 90s and clear skies this weekend to rain, drizzle and highs in the 60s now – and of course Ayla is really enjoying it. She is going to be in great need of a bath very, […]