Monday, September 7, 2009
Farm Equipment
Well, okay, so its not exactly "farm" equipment - more like garden tools. But it does look kind of like some farm equipment I have seen. But the important part is that it is mine, and it didn't cost much, only $35! Of course, for that amount it doesn't run very well, but we'll work on that.
The Beginning
For a variety of reasons, we have a lot of dirt in our garden, and it doesn't always want to stay there. So we thought of some ways to inhibit its wanderings, and decided on one that would be somewhat nice looking, as well as functional - a low retaining wall. It is actually part of our larger efforts to spruce up the back yard and fix some things we have wanted to change for some time now. Here is the foundation layer of blocks on the south end of the garden where it will be the highest - probably 3 blocks high. This picture is actually over a week old, but I neglected to take a picture of my progress to date this morning, and now it is too dark to do so. Maybe Wednesday. Stay tuned.
Oooops. This photo predates the August 31 post seen below. Oh well, so much for continuity.
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Greek To Us, But Good Eats!
Last Saturday we finally got around to eating at the little Greek cafe on the corner of Bunce 
and Richland. It was great! I had a variety of things - a little taste of everything - and Joanne had a really great panini with roast turkey, smoked gouda, red peppers, onion, and baba ganoush. This last item is apparently a "grilled eggplant dip". I had some Mediterranean Penne Pasta, a dolemathe "stuffed grape leaf" (see picture at right, on the white plate), some falafel (see picture at right, in the clear bowl). And to put on the falafel, a kind of "paste" made of chopped olives of all varieties, mixed with some other stuff and in olive oil. It was by fa
r my favorite thing, and was excellent on the falafel. Upon the suggestion of the owner, I took some home and mixed it with cream cheese and had it on wheat thins and pita chips. Wow, what great stuff! I took some over to Pete & Mel, so I am interested to hear what they thought of it.
and Richland. It was great! I had a variety of things - a little taste of everything - and Joanne had a really great panini with roast turkey, smoked gouda, red peppers, onion, and baba ganoush. This last item is apparently a "grilled eggplant dip". I had some Mediterranean Penne Pasta, a dolemathe "stuffed grape leaf" (see picture at right, on the white plate), some falafel (see picture at right, in the clear bowl). And to put on the falafel, a kind of "paste" made of chopped olives of all varieties, mixed with some other stuff and in olive oil. It was by fa
r my favorite thing, and was excellent on the falafel. Upon the suggestion of the owner, I took some home and mixed it with cream cheese and had it on wheat thins and pita chips. Wow, what great stuff! I took some over to Pete & Mel, so I am interested to hear what they thought of it.
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