The trees are gone, and most of the stuff has been hauled away. Still some stuff left on the side of the house. Also fixed the leaking sprinkler line - that's why the weeds were always green in that one spot!

contemplating restarting crafting 365, third time's a charm?

the smileys will be magnets for the Made for You Showcase swag bags.

This is the Boobalicious Tank from Big Girl Knits

before blocking

Faucets! They kind of look duck-like, but that's ok. We have a working sink.

Looking down from the upper left corner to the cleared yard. Once the wall is up, the next steps are regrading, getting rid of the sand, and getting the irrigration in. Also, the block wall that was already there (seen in this picture) was finished on this side.

inprogress

the back piece of a coat i'm working on for the fluffy one (girlfriend's bichon frise), to replace the Pink Horror (TM) that is beginning to fall apart.

chunky red sweater for Ben, nearly done.

This was a small dinner party me and Lis had at Spasso in Olde City, to celebrate our marriage.

in the beginning it was ugly. last summer we helped our neighbor to create an alley garden behind their house. last fall we started ours with cast-offs, extra dirt, mulch, compost and bric-a-brac. one step at a time...

A house, in the middle of nowhere, what could possibly go wrong?

(Derelict house, Old Wells Road, nr Shepton Mallet)

Ready to use!

One of the wristwatches, dismantled.