Grass time

Adios nasty tree. I was impressed by how high the brush collection pile got. These city guys don't mess around.




We had a chance to clean up the yard now that all the tree bits were gone. We also planted a little line of rosemary and some grasses to block Barley's pee zone.



Only sad thing is the full view of our neighbor's junk yard. It will surely inspire us to put up a privacy fence faster. I also want to do something creative with the new tree stump. I think we'll take a few feet off and use some large colorful planters to make something more visually appealing.


Ian also bought some buffalo grass seeds, so that will be our next project. He's ready to plant them now but I'm thinking we should wait until we're back from vacation since we'll have to water them daily.

Chainsaw Massacre

We're planning to build a privacy fence and plant some grass later this spring. We have a bunch of trash trees growing through the chain length fence as well as one large one in the middle of the yard that looks worse with each passing season. So this Sunday Bob & Ian tackled the large tree. Next will come the smaller baby trees that are growing through the fence.

Ian with a chainsaw. Scaaarry!

Ian high up in a tree. Even scaaarrier. At this point I couldn't watch anymore and had to go inside.

Barley realized a life long dream considering chewing on/eating/dragging around sticks is his favorite activity.

Wow, the yard is really opening up.

Bob and Barley inspect the stump.

holiday timezzz buzz by

These past few weeks have gone by in a blur. We did manage to dig out the three decrepit bushes at the front of the house and plant a more native bed. Here are some shots of Ian and our helper on the project.





I also finished the 100 blocks to my quilt several weeks ago but am not keen on how they look together - verrry busy. I'm waiting for some inspiration on how to make it a little easier on the eyes before actually sewing them all together. I'm thinking of breaking up the pattern with some solid strips or something. However, I think I will just put it on hold for now since I'm also not keen on investing in more fabric at the moment since Ian and I are going to Italy in April and trying to cut down on extra spending until after the trip.

Texas is crazy

It was 75 earlier today and now it's snowing!!! What the h?

east side sketch

Home invasion, shooting leads to massive search

06:52 PM CST on Thursday, November 6, 2008

KVUE News

AUSTIN -- Police sealed off an entire neighborhood near Highway 290 and Cameron Road Thursday where heavily armed SWAT officers lead a massive search.

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I hope this doesn't become a trend. Thankfully it didn't originate in our neighborhood, but the truck crashed off Berkman after a police chase. I actually went jogging that morning with Barley before my neighbor told me what was going on and that police recommended we stay in our homes.

Cupcakes for Obama

For an election night potluck we went to Tuesday.

Weenkin

The pic is pretty dark but Ian's Boognish pumpkin is on the top right.