Happy Anniversary!

Bubbly

Mmmm Prosecco. We started the evening with prosecco. It is a celebration after all.

Prosecco is an Italian wine — generally a dry sparkling wine^[1] — made from a variety of white grape of the same name. The grape is grown mainly in the Veneto region of Italy, traditionally in an area near Conegliano and Valdobbiadene, in the hills north of Treviso.

The wine, known as the main ingredient of the Bellini cocktail. It is also known under the name of ghera, glera, grappolo spargolo, prosecco balbi, prosecco bianco, prosecco tondo, proseko, sciorina or serprina.

A little foreshadowing. I see a brunch in our future. Bellinis and Crepes anyone?

Table Settings

White everything. The roses are form my garden. Plates form the kitchen. It all looks very fresh and lovely.

Tables take shape

As you can see from the picture the tables have transformed from pallets to plate holders. It was a LOT more work to take the pallets apart but they went together rather easily. We have 3 tables, each 48 inches long. This should seat 14. Our current evite indicateswe have 20 attending.

"HOOOOOOONEY, can you do one little thing for me? You know those tables you built? We need just one more"....smile.

Blue Steel

It was decision time for what would go up to block the neighbors house. Mike and I spent at least an hour at our local home improvement store mining for ideas.

We ended up torn between corrugated steal and reed. I think we were torn because we weren't that in love with either choice.

The reed fencing stuff looks pretty funky pretty quickly and I hate to do something so temporary.

The steal is so hard and space does not need more constriction.

So we Ro Sham Bo'ed and steel it is.

We don't have a truck so we put them in our 64 dart convertible and drove real slow. NOTE: put something between the edge of the steel and the rope you are using. Turns out steel cuts rope. Scary!

After a short but harrowing drive home it went up and looks terrific. Mike did an amazing job.

Happy Pallet Day

Pallet Day is the day after May Day. Just like boxing day is the day after Christmas in Canada. At least this is what I have told Mike and so far he believes me.


Things we have learned about taking apart pallets:

1. It sucks. Mike understands this more deeply than I do but I have a pretty good idea.
2. Pallets are put together with braided, resin coated nails. They are essentially glued in.
3. Dry/old pallets break when disassembled make nice kindling, not so nice furniture. This also makes Mike say "%$#*"
4. It takes a ton of pallets to get a bit of wood. Despite the weight, they are mostly air.
5. Taking apart pallets is REALLY LOUD! - Ear splitting loud, wear protection.
6. Wear glove. splinters hurt
7. Pallets makers are not frugal with the nails. many, many, many nails.
8. Watch a few "how to disassemble pallets" vids on you tube. They are complete fiction, but will get you thinking it is easy for a while.

Two pallets makes this much wood.

Two Pallets makes this many nails.

So I offered to chuck the budget and go buy the table. Or half-chuck the budget and go buy lumber. But my handsome handy dude will have none of it and we are 4 pallets down, 6 to go.

I will keep you posted.

It's alive!

I planted zucchini and they did just what they were supposed to do. Then the snails did what they were supposed to do. Then I brought them inside to my window sill.

Now they are safe until they are larger and can fend for themselves. Plant parenting is tough.