The last several weeks have gone by so quickly that I haven’t had the time to blog. But, lots has been going on. Here is a list of (some) of the things we have been up to: 1. Grandma came for a visit! 2. I made blueberry pie from scratch 3. I bought a bike …
This was the first “full” weekend I’ve had in a while – no work, and didn’t focus on home projects! I hardly took any pictures this weekend, but we had a great couple of days! Saturday Erin was off to school in the morning, and I headed into the district as well to volunteer with …
We are still here and hanging on – but this has been a long, trying week! We had some heavy rains last week (like really, really heavy!) and we noticed some water leaking in one of the rooms. As we already have contractors at the house we had them climb up and take a look. …
We have lots of good things going on in the garden this week – we’ve made it through a nice chunk of the backyard weed jungle (although still a long way to go…) and we’ve planted an herb garden and veggie garden! Our roses bushes are also starting to bloom! Scroll down for pictures. I …
Two weeks ago, before heading off to Vermont, Erin’s parents came into town for a visit. I didn’t have time to blog about their trip, so now I am playing catch-up! Erin’s dad, Jeff, was in town for lobbying trip for the postal worker’s union, and her mom decided to come along too!They arrived a …
Sunday came far too quickly. Erin finally let me sleep in, and we had a slow morning getting up and getting packed up. After loading up the car, we headed down to a bistro for brunch and then started the drive home. We still had one stereotypical, quintessential Vermont activity to check off the list: …
Saturday, Erin made me wake up early again. Another beautiful warm and sunny day, we were out the door by about 8:30. Our first stop was Gardener’s Supply Company, for which we receive a catalog, and only learned recently is Vermont owned. We have decided to start composting here in DC and used a 20% …
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We had another amazing day in Vermont – complete with some of our favorite things: quaint towns, solar panels, and wine tasting! After we woke up an hour later than planned – thanks to setting the alarm to PM instead of AM (whoops!) we had breakfast, coffee, and then headed to Middlebury. We arrived at …
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“Vermont is like a hug” – Rachel, upon being welcomed by rolling green hills and warm sunshine After I finally finished work last night around 7:30pm, we piled our stuff into the car and kissed the cats goodbye until Sunday. After 2 months away in Qatar and our opposite work schedules, we decided a mini-vacation …