Where I been at, yo

I check Vox almost daily, but I haven't posted.  There's not a lot to write, honestly.  But I did get this cool new camera about 6 weeks ago.  Been playing around with it quite a bit.  I realized I could easily just post some pics with blurbs for an update. 

 

So, the first 1500 pictures were of our "kids".  They were willing subjects.  Two things I immediately loved about the camera: ability to manipulate settings to avoid using the dreaded flash, and being able to shorten my depth of field. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then I bought the electric tea kettle from Sur La Table.  Well, you can get it anywhere, I think, but I had gift cards to SLT.  This thing IS everything it's cracked up to be.  Boils a full pitcher of water in 8 minutes, brings water to the perfect green/white/oolong tea brewing temp.  Seriously, it makes a HUGE difference, makes tea so, so... accessible.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Andy had a birthday, which we actually celebrated.  (Seriously, we have to make concerted efforts NOT to let birthdays and other celebratory occasions fly by unnoticed.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then, we took a week of evenings and installed a garden bed over this packed Texas clay.  Bought a roto-tiller in the process.  My mom's coming for a visit next weekend.  She's already been informed that she needs to pack her garden gloves and that I WILL be taking her straight to the nursery once she gets off the plane.  Okay, maybe I'll let her unpack first.

 

Oh, and we found out that Hugo likes to eat garden dirt.

 

 

 

 

 Then Easter.  We got together with friends and smashed eggs over each other's heads.  Why?  What did you do for Easter??

Of course, there was major cooking/baking/eating to be done.  I love having friends who love food as much as I do.  I was responsible for the cake.  Thanks again, Epicurious, it was delish.