What we missed most of all? Fresh produce! Two months of expired powdered mashed potatoes leaves a craving for anything green and leafy and fresh. Everyone at the farmers market was happy to see us as we made our rounds, getting at least one veggie from every booth.
Since getting home, I've tried to do a wheelbarrow of weeds every day. I caught up with the driveway circle garden and planted about a dozen lavender and mint plants, plus one lilac, and have moved on to thinning the English ivy strangling the trees in the upper section of our property. On the water side of the house, I have added some temporary fences so the goats can be responsible for weeding and mowing instead of us.
Brother Daniel and Amanda took me with them to look at wedding venues on Friday Harbor, which was of course incredibly lovely. Amanda is pretty good at finding incredible places for incredible deals. With my day away, Tim had an opportunity to miss me a little after being trapped in a confined space with each other for two months.
Tim went straight back to work as an apprentice electrician Monday morning, but had a short week before the Island County Fair. Tim dropped me off to volunteer at a booth, then strolled around seeing the sites and bringing me goodies before heading out. On his way home he spotted a car for sale that was too good of a deal to pass up. As soon as the quilting show was over at the fair, the owner met up with us and left us as proud new owners of a hopefully safe and reliable Mercedes-Benz ML550 AMG.
Introducing Marcy the Mercedes
It was so great to see you guys! Take care and I will make sure to come see you guys soon! Maybe with hubby and baby :)
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