A Little Bit of This and a Little Bit of That

With Uncle Stephen's help, we have installed a "square-foot" raised planter box along the south side of the house. We were inspired by Millie and Colton's square-foot garden that they put in last year. I killed all the grass and weeds before we installed the box itself. With the box in place, we installed the drip irrigation system, amended the soil, installed trellises, completed the irrigation system, and planted the plants.

Katy is in town for a couple of weeks. The woman she cares for is in a special rehab program for the month, so with the generous gift of Debby's miles, Katy made a little ausflug. It turned out to be timely because she was not feeling great and Phil Freestone was kind enough to have a look at her poor uninsured body only to discover that she is infected in a place or two and also has mononucleosis. So she will be able to rest as much as she needs to and will be able to help us with our airport connections as we head back to Virginia for Anders' baptism. Nice timing.

On Sunday we went to Lehi for Katiana and Jeremy Goff's baby blessing. Young Christian David is very handsome, Katiana looks great, and the meal she prepared was spectacular. I put my sugar fast on hold to sample all her wonderful Brazilian desserts. The maracujá (passion fruit) mousse was heaven.

Uncle working on the irrigation system with
Millie and Scout's moral support

Christian, Katiana, and Jeremy

The Goffs with Kris and Katy Kathryn

The completed project this afternoon

That's all for now.

OXO

D.