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Archive for November, 2009
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Monday, November 30th, 2009chucks
Monday, November 30th, 2009
Consignment store find for $2.50. Size 5. Red. And, super cute to boot. Score!
product tester
Sunday, November 29th, 2009ditto
Saturday, November 28th, 2009
As seen on i can has cheeseburger.
cousin lurv
Friday, November 27th, 2009halloween night
Thursday, November 26th, 2009Haven had the sniffles so we stayed in on Halloween night, passed out candy to the handful of kids that stopped by and watched some football. We had such an exciting night, I had to share.
gesundheit
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009it’s all green to me…
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
We aren’t the brightest in the bunch when it comes to horticulture. I can identify a handful of plants, flowers and trees, but just enough to get by. In Blacksburg, we made friends with our neighbors who were experts when it came to identifying sprouting organisms. In Wisconsin, we pretty much had grass and trees and the grass grew like gangbusters because of the climate. In Richmond we were BLESSED with neighbors who actually enjoyed to WEED our flowerbeds and plant grass. Bridget SPOILED us. Our yard now is sprinkled with beautiful hydrangeas and Japanese maples, but has desperately needed to be scaled down a bit, decluttered and reorganized so that plants are properly placed for the amount of sun exposure and whatnot. Not to mention dips and divets in the yard need to be filled, trees need to be trimmed, the yard needs to be dethatched, aerated, graded and seeded. Yessireebob. A lot to be done. And that ain’t even the half of it.
So, we hired a landscaper to come to tackle the mess and make it all pretty again. He’s a local guy. Lives right down the street. Does most of the landscaping in the hood. We have only heard good things about him, so we are pretty excited to see the end result.
I took a few pictures over the weekend to showcase what the yard looked like before and hope to continue taking pictures throughout the renovations. I hope you enjoy watching the transformation as much as we do.
california pasta salad
Monday, November 23rd, 20091 16 oz bag pasta (bow tie or curly)
1 bunch green onions
1 container cherry tomatoes
1 jar pitted kalamata olives
1 jar artichoke hearts (in water)
1 little container toasted pine nuts
1 package feta cheese
1 cup Parmesan cheese
1 bunch flat leaf parsley
1 bunch roasted asparagus
Dressing:
1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
1 or 2 large garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons dijon mustard
2/3 cup olive oil
salt and pepper
Cook pasta. While pasta is cooking, chop onions and parsley, slice cherry tomato and artichoke hearts. Drain pasta. Lay pasta out on cookie sheet to dry. Don’t put dressing on more than 20 minutes before serving.
Recipe courtesy of Jen Nowlin.
well, looky there!
Sunday, November 22nd, 2009
When looking at our landscaping project photos you might have noticed we’ve added on to our house by a couple hundred square feet. But, only when the sun is out and when we feel like opening it up. But, the best part is that it is on wheels, has two beds, a kitchen sink, a stove and can be hooked up to a propane tank and plugged in so we have heat, air conditioning and power. Pretty cool, huh? We’ve been on one camping adventure already and are looking forward to many more to come!