What's cookin'?

Kari, the rock collector

Patience, patience.

Before you can answer "What's cookin'?" you must first answer as to what's being harvested, what's being grown, what's being planted... and in our case, what's being cleared, turned over, unrooted, un-rocked and prepared for spring.


Left to right: Kari, Emilie, trash pile

For about three years now, Jonathan and I have discussed big plans for the trash pit yard behind our apartment building. More recently we've discussed these plans with our equally ambitious next door neighbors. While we were in Budapest, the dreams came true.


I did abondon the task of rock collecting for something more fun: playing with a pair of hedge clippers and a garden fork. I am going to be so sore.

Well, the dreams got a good start at least. Emilie spent two whole days cutting and clearing and it already looked SO much better and less like an overgrown junkyard. Today she and I worked for a few hours, making the most of a gorgeous sunny day. And while I learned the French words for gardening tools and terms, Emilie learned that I don't really know even any of these words in English. By the end of the afternoon you could at least walk across most of the yard without getting thorned to death by les ronces (brambles).


Taking a break to evaluate the terrain

The plan: a couple tomato plants, green beans, thyme, rosemary, basil, lavender and a spot for a table and chairs. One part of our plan is already completed:


Le compost hole