Some stuff.

Cole learned some new tricks:



I landscaped the front yard a bit with some grasses and bamboo and buried a bunch of bulbs and stuff. The hoses you may notice protruding from the basement window are for temporary water delivery while the city tweaks the water system.


And I built another wall bit over on the other side of the driveway.


Then with the last of the stones I built some "legs" for a silly table in the garage to hold general crap. For the top I smooshed some 2x4s together with glue. We'll see how long that lasts.



And Emma; this part's for you: the other day I made some Pear-Ginger pancakes. The ginger was a little more subtle than I'd have liked it to be, but they were pretty super yummy overall.



I started by soaking the pear bits in ginger tea:


Then I minced the pear bits so they'd be all smushy in the cakes:


When I made the pancake mix, I used the ginger tea instead of water:


The end result was pancakes. Hello pancakes! They're like a fruit salad. But cake shaped.