digging in the dirt

i've been out of practice writing, so go easy on me.  ian told me my last post was almost 4 months ago...ouch!  i should be overflowing with catch-up material.  so, here it goes...ideas for a new restaurant project, a beautiful vegetable garden, proposals for new design projects, and warm weather have all occupied over the past few months.  honestly, it's the warm sun that excites me the most.  i'm so happy the winter has passed.


crop circles somewhere in flight

parasitic root 

goonies rock

i recently went on a trip to oregon with some friends that proved to be well worth the layovers and delayed flights.  the 3 days were spent checking out the chinese & japanese gardens, hiking through logging territories, and a spectacular northern coastline drive to this rock.  we were told this is the "goonies" rock, but the source could have been wrong.  either way, i'll just tell myself it was & think of all the ways i could have used my "pinchers of peril" or my "slick shoes"...in honor of data.

almost 2 months ago, ian & i planted our very 1st vegetable garden.  with a few minor mistakes & some additions to the seeds planted, the garden is coming along just nicely now.  


initial garden

about a week ago 

and this was taken today after i spent the afternoon weeding.  we've got greens, people!  i forgot how fulfilling it was to actually watch your own food grow & mature.   if all goes well, we'll have 5 types of heirloom tomatoes, carrots, beets, edamame, cucumbers, 4 types of peppers, swiss chard, red leaf lettuce, green leaf lettuce, romaine lettuce, strawberries, broccoli, green onions, bok choy, and a watermelon.  we also planted 2 types of rosemary, 2 types of basil, cilantro, bronze fennel, dill, chocolate mint, spearmint, lavender, and purple sage.  

now it's time to eat those lettuce leaves we picked from the garden over the weekend.