happy halloween

bell

staal fixed up papa's bell and got it mounted out at the front gate.  so next time you're in the neighborhood give us a ring.

skunked

why does it always happen just before bed?  grover once got skunked just as i was getting ready for bed one night.  zane got it tonight.  fortunately not a direct hit.  
here's the little stinker getting comfy on the bed after a having a bath...

sunday

a lovely day.  sunny and warm and quiet.

tree frog in the garden

staal recently replaced the single glazing in the front windows with dual glazing.  today he did some repairs to the trim and siding and gave it all a coat of primer.

i got onion transplants in the ground today...

 

and started prepping garlic for planting.

metechi garlic

lahontan white garlic

pretty chickies

we're looking after the neighbors' hens for a week while they're away.

treasure

i found a treasure in isleton yesterday---a photograph of staal and nick at the friedland ranch in catheys valley taken on the day staal and i first met (about a year-and-a-half and 50lbs ago). i still don't understand how it all happened but it's a day i'm grateful for---that day i met the man i adore.

staal and nick in catheys valley, sunday, april 15th, 2012

fall colors

there's a small chinese pistache near the section of the house that we're going to convert into a  greenhouse---most of the year it's a somewhat unremarkable tree but it sure puts on a show for fall...