For MOM Leblanc

I just wanted to tell you that I found your french puff recicpe this morning, so I "whipped them up" as you would say. It was so easy!! And so delicious.

my little herb garden

the leaves are coming in nicely. i can't wait until the weather gets nicer, so we can spend lots and lots of time out there.

i planted some basil, cilantro, and thyme yesterday. i also have some rosemary and mint going. the rosemary will grow year-round, so i've got it in it's own pot.

this morning's farmer's market

fresh oregon hazelnuts!

baby bok choy and sarah.

mike's at work, so my friend sarah and i went to the market. the forecast was rain and low 50s, but it was actually really nice! we were much, much drier than last week. we got there pretty early, too, so it wasn't as crazy. we met our other friend sarah (she's the one with the red and white bag). we shopped and sampled and sampled some more. yum!

last week's farmer's market & grillout

this is about $3 worth of shittake mushrooms from the market. they were scrumptious!

sirloins before the grill.

lee and mike prepping the grill for dinner.

it was raining buckets at the market, so we didn't snap too many pictures. we (lee, megan, mike and i) then went back to our place and had a lovely day of watching baseball, drinking voddka/lemonades, and grilling gigantic steaks. it was sooo fun!

this was the deal-maker

there's a door that leads to the deck--from the BEDROOM. i know. i'm never leaving this place. ever.

my kitchen--it's a REAL KITCHEN!!!

it's got an ice maker, dishwasher, garbage disposal, and microwave--built in. i can't believe how lucky we are.

you asked for it!

this stereo system came with the condo. it also plays music out in the garden area. very handy.

here's what happens when you rent from a gay couple. male facilities everywhere! you are correct in assuming that mike was estatic.

my craft room. it's in the basement. tons of storage.

pictures of our new place!!!

my beautiful bathroom. unfortunately, the neighbors got an eyeful last weekend before we realized that we needed a more opaque shower curtain on the window. it's still a work in progress.

this is where we'll be spending most of our free time. it's a tranquil little garden with a great little water feature (that's the big yellow piece of pottery). it's still in it's spring stage, so the trees aren't fully "in bloom" yet.

our cozy living room. i keep the blinds half-drawn because we live in a condo community and gladys kravitz lives across the street. not that we are up to no good, mind you--she's just verrrrry nosy.