Sunday
What a perfect day we had yesterday.
It was one of the best type of fall days — cool, sunny, dry, crisp. We woke up early thanks to the time change, had pancakes for breakfast, and got out to the garden by 9am. We dug beds, we planted LOTS of garlic and some kale, we watered our newly planted raspberries. We built a low stone circle around the fire pit and piled up all the garbage the previous owner had left — soggy magazines and old diaries (1983!) and medical bills and random bits of wood and cardboard. We covered it with scotch broom we’ve been cutting down and added wood and dry kindling and finally got a good fire going.
We made a thick warm potato/corn soup for lunch indoors, then had an afternoon snack and tea at the new picnic table out by the garden.
We stayed out as it got dark, watching the fire burn hot and the stars come out. Timothy fell asleep on my lap and Ben sat on Eric’s and looked for satellites.
The boys both seemed to have so much fun just being outdoors all day, and they certainly slept well!
Granny and Granda said,
November 5, 2007 @ 3:35 pm
Looks like you all had a very busy and enjoyable day. Perhaps Timothy would swop grass for ‘proper’ food like Ben’s.
Patty said,
November 5, 2007 @ 5:49 pm
Looks and sounds like a great fun day!
Grandma said,
November 6, 2007 @ 1:16 pm
What a wonderful day you all had; and productive getting more of the garden in and clearing the brush.
Wendy said,
November 8, 2007 @ 11:26 am
What a lovely day. The fire wall is terrific! My dream is to own a home where I can have a fire pit, too. I can almost smell the burning wood. Ahhhhh….
Vanessa said,
November 9, 2007 @ 6:31 pm
What a perfectly wonderful day… ahhh… I can almost smell the crisp air and the burning fire.