the deer gave us a green tomato
ate some ethiopian food. #1 son insisted on forking it.
our server warned us this dish was likely too spicy for children as it had fresh jalapeno in it. clearly, he was wrong. he even sucked the juices off the plate.
the deer have found our garden. first, it was a few leaves from the bean plants. but now... they have even started to trample what they don't eat. we lost a large bell pepper and found this green tomato was on the ground where they sampled the vine.
I made bacon, lettuce and fried green tomato sandwiches that night.
kat made a deer barrier to protect our good eats.
the steps up to the dining/kitchen area from the entry/living room were very shallow. the inspector had told me I need to add a miniumum of one inch lip. after much head scratching and several different methods considered, we chose cedar 2x6. I tapered the bottom and beveled the edges. this extends the tread by almost two inches. we like the way the wood looks and once we carpet the top of each step, it should also help with our noise travelling issue.
LED puck lights were also installed. we often worry about somebody falling late at night. this made a nice difference.
our koi are growing nicely.