wood & glass

I must report that the kefir grains are no more—we have discovered it's not our thing until we have a goat or something. To be frank, right now I'd rather drink milk myself than feed it to a mass of bacteria.

In other news, though, we have a new picnic table! 

Mom and Dad came over last Saturday (with tools!) and we spent the day measuring, planning, and building—and eating the season's first rhubarb crisp. 

After finishing it on Sunday, staining it on Monday, letting it dry, and waiting out some heavy rains, we celebrated a sunny Friday evening with our red table and Red Chair IPA. Yes, fitting! 

We ate out in sprinkles and sunshine on Saturday night, with our raincoats, but it looks like we'll be eating inside for the rest of the week. Our table is getting a good initiation to Seattle spring wet! 

Our other shiny new (after some serious scrubbing and all the rain) garden item is the greenhouse! It's half finished, awaiting some still-missing parts (I'm an English major, not a math major—and miscounted), but soon will house our lemon tree of love and some tomatoes. Perhaps next year, an avocado tree! We've already decided that the avocado will be our first anniversary tree.