Closer and Closer

Back in November I built myself a 3'x3' chicken wire compost bin for the backyard. Since then I've been quite obsessive about composting almost everything I can. It's been a great learning experience as well as a money saver. We've noticed a significant decrease in the amount of trash we put out each week, and it's helped us focus on becoming better recyclers.

Yesterday, I decided to break open up my pile and see how things were going. Three things that surprised me were:

- egg cartons break down faster than I had imagined
- orange peels break down into indecipherable goodness, but never seem to loose that wonderful citrus-y smell
- the bio-degradable bag from the local organic place isn't very bio-degradable (shame!)

I was amazed by all the little critters living inside my pile; lots of earthworms, sow bugs, pill bugs etc. Everyone doing their part to help speed along the process. It was exciting and educational. I shoveled out a few pounds of finished compost to spread around the garden, the rest was mixed up and put it into a new plastic bin, left to do it's thing.











So far our garden has been a lot of fun! There's nothing better than plucking a ripe little tomato off the vine and popping it into your mouth! Fresh, organic produce, grown by YOU! It's amazing.

Summer Lovin'

We spent this past weekend in Harford, PA with some friends and co-workers. TALK ABOUT PURE FUN! For the first time in my life I got to go 4-wheelin' in the woods and now I'm obsessed! Even after having an ATV roll over on me, I want more!



We also spent some good time on the lake, drinking brews and taking the speed boat out for rides. There's nothing I love more than good old summer fun!

California Countdown

This is pretty pathetic, but I've started counting down the days till we leave for California. It's still over a month away and all I can think about is fish tacos, Ojai hot springs, and visiting Slab City/Salvation Mountain.



Work has been nuts and I need to get away for awhile. I miss the freedom of the road. I need to clear my head, revisit old favorites, spend days living without any sort of schedule. It's been way too long!