Mish Mash

Well, it's the 12th of May today, just over a week since our first rhubarby feast and we've just finished our third. We've had two (three?) batches of sauce, a decadent upside-down cake, and a rhubarb crisp. Mmmm. I'm in heaven!

Renovation update...

You thought it was all over. We had almost forgotten it ever happened and then... I gave up on the parts we were awaiting for the range hood - THREE MONTHS was my absolute limit. SO I packed it into the van and returned it to the shop. Then I went up to order a different one, only to be shown this interesting thing they found... the PARTS! So, I took ours back and VOILA it is installed and working and sucking all the smoke and grease and steam straight out of our kitchen. Here is Joe, not making enough steam to justify the expense but HE WILL!

That leaves just the kitchen lights to go - they are here but I just need to get the electrician back to install them. Oh, and then there are the boxes in the basement that are still full of all the crap that used to fill up the kitchen... I think they will go directly out to the lawn for the Great Gilmour Street Garage Sale in a few weeks...

Project - Opinions welcome:

I'm starting a new garden where the sandbox used to be. It's beside the "garage" which is really just a (shockingly shabby-looking) shed. I've made two parts. The path across the middle is made from the caps that used to be on the front porch but which were replaced by the stonemason when he discovered they were causing the porch bricks to degrade. In front of those will be an herb garden - Joe wants one he can see from the kitchen window so he'll remember to go out and get some. The back will be for climbing beans - I've picked up some lovely ones at the seed exchange. So the question is this - I have a little rustic trellis at the left that I made from sticks a while ago. Then I've been saving this stair railing set for years thinking I could use it for something - that's the thing in the middle that looks like an inverted v. Can't decide if it looks good or just dumb. Or if I should get rid of both and just run lots of string from top to bottom or what. Any thoughts? (PS the garage doesn't look this bad in real life... I hope!)

On a related note, there is still lots of compost to be transported...

Cheers,

c.