Weekend Update - Our New Backyard

The weekend was dominated by relatives. We went to San Francisco on Saturday for our nephew Ethan's Red Egg & Ginger Dinner, and then hosted a barbeque for my cousin Lei-Lei and her kids on Sunday. The best part of the weekend was the first official new backyard outing with Russell and Punky, who enjoyed playing with the Miss Spider sprinkler, jumping down from the rocks on the flower beds and running barefoot on the new grass.

I also finished the second raised (new) Victory Garden bed, which nearly broke my back during its construction. In an ode to recycling, I built it with concrete blocks that came from a dividing wall in the previous version of the backyard. I now have a lot of irregular leftover pieces of concrete and lava rock remaining in the back of the Victory Garden. What should I do with them?


Russell attempts to fill a water can from Miss Spider's spout while Punky approaches with caution (and milk bottle)


Punky enjoying our new backyard and garden


Russell checks out the Miss Spider water sprinkler in our first official (new) backyard outing


My cousin Lei-Lei and her kids stopped by for barbeque and ice cream


Victory Garden 2 - The second raised bed is now complete while tomato and zucchini plants spout from the first


The Fabulous Brewster Boys contemplate dinner in San Francisco