Windows & Squirrels

We got new windows installed Thursday in the bedrooms upstairs. They look great. Pictures don't really do them justice, but I swear it's cooler up there already. The same day we received the shades my mom made for the baby's room. We have not hung them yet, but here's a sneak preview. In other news, our tomatoes started to turn red and ripen. We thought we'd leave them on the vine for the day and pick the one that looked closest to done when we got home from running errands. Well, of course the squirrels must have been thinking the same thing because those little assholes ate part of it! And I found a half eaten green tomato in a plant in our front yard (guess they took it on a picnic). So now we know the score. Squirrels 2, Humans 0. It is war.

Garden stuff

A look at our most recent harvest. The tomatoes were a casualty of a cracked stem. I think we'll fry them. The zucchini got out of hand while we were gone, but the cucumbers are delicious! And the other picture is a look at the flowers that are blooming on a line of shrubs/mini trees in our backyard. Very pretty, but what are they? Hibiscus? Camelia's?

more vacation photos

Back from Vacation

We spent the last week in Burlington, VT and Rangeley, Maine. Burlington really knows how to do their fireworks. and Rangeley was all sorts of things; hot, cold, sunny, rainy, but totally fun and we are both stuffed from all the delicious food that we encountered on our trip.