Time for Reflection

A look back at once was:

Then (January 09)

And now...

Herbs and lettuces went in this weekend.

The roots end up drying nicely and making rustic posts to hold the twine.

With the house, we inherited a pergola:

We painted it brown

Our plan now is to extend the pergola out over the sidewalk about 4 ft or so, so we can plant the vines in the ground and have them grow up the posts.

And have the gutter go over our new pergola extension.

So far, we've bought the wood,

tied it to a truck (you can rent trucks at Home Depot!),


and took it home.

I planted cement piers to hold up the new posts.

Stay tuned...