In the Garden

One of my favorite things about our new home is that we have a pretty large deck and with all the sunshine that California gets, we've been able to start our very own garden. We're currently growing tomatoes, green peppers, mint, basil, chives, rosemary and parsley. Since we have to keep in mind the lack of rain we also have a few different varieties of drought friendly succulents. Gardening is pretty addicting.

Around Town and Updates

 

The last month or so we've been traveling and exploring as much as we can. We drove down Highway 1 to Pescadero and found a quaint goat farm called Harley Farms. We picnicked in a Redwood forest. We went hiking in Muir Woods and Muir Beach and enjoyed a day at the California Academy of Sciences. We took another trip to Marin County and Napa. Our apartment is finally about 90% furnished.

Since I work from home I've been trying to convince my husband that I need a studio mate and by that I mean a pup. He's not 100% keen on the idea just yet and instead keeps me pleased by buying tons of plants. Our garden is starting to feel like a small child - ok maybe that's an exaggeration but we've been spending a lot of time on the weekends tending to it - something we could have never done in our last apartment.

It's really starting to feel like home here and I absolutely love it. Now if we could only convince our families to move here...

Weekend Bits

Hello, my name is Erin and I am addicted to plants. This weekend we started our garden, went on a hike in a Redwood Preserve, went to the Oakland Farmer's Market, finished projects for a few of my clients and ate some delicious Greek food. Overall it was a great weekend. How was yours?

The Best of Both Worlds

This past weekend Brett and I went on a hike at Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve. What's great about it is that it's only a 5 minute drive from our house. We went on a foggy morning so it felt like we were on the set of Lord of the Rings. The views were awesome. What's amazing about the SF Bay Area is that you can be in the heart of the city one hour and then 30 minutes later you can be completely surrounded by nature. It's the best of both worlds if you ask me.