The urban farm setup is nearing completion! Last night, we assembled Earthtainer #2 and planted tomatoes and peppers: I also planted flowers in the windowbox, ornamental grass in the front planters, and Matt killed weeds dead. We just need a few more plants and some mowing, and our yard will be ready for summer. Afterwards, we made empanadas for dinner. ...
This weekend in Watertown was excellent. We hung out with Harlan and Judy, I won money playing blackjack at the casino, we did our usual shopping excursion (which resulted in some camping and garden gear, plus yarn from the Knit Nook), and Matt and I paid visits to Duffy’s and the Harbor, which were chock-full of disastrous bachelorette parties. Awesome. ...
Bill came over last night and helped us build our Earthtainers. And by ‘helped us’, I mean he did almost all the work, because he brought the power tools. We bought a bunch of materials on Wednesday night, and Willis already had the rest of it ready to go. The thing that really impressed me about the process is that ...
Minnesota forgot that part about how it was spring, and got cold again. We managed to get through the weekend without turning the heat back on, but it was tricky. Knitting a blanket helps: Friday night, we had another very early-season edition of Friday Night Meats. You know it’s good when people have to spend the night. We pretty much ...