Bailey

Such a good lookin' pupper!

My boys

Honey Harvest

The joy of honey bees in the hood is getting to try the delicious EAV honey they produce.  But it is a bit of a production to get to it...

Start by smoking them bees

Choose your honeycomb frame

Hot knife

Centerfuge

 

 

 

Neighborhood affair

 

And a pause while we try to figure the spin-y thing out

Got it?

 Yaaaassss!

 Wow, E is unimpressed

That's the good stuff

Getting every last drop

Workshop Build

We started with the idea of building a garage with a studio above it, about 2 years ago.  Through zoning rules, logistics, tree zoning and a host of other fun things, we broke ground on a workshop this spring.  I don't know that it will ever be fully finished but it looks lovely and we are happy with the results.

Getting started...

 

The framing work--with a Z in there for size

 

Attempting to match the house whenever possible 

It's a door!!

Handy Manny & Adam getting some work in

Digging out old retaining wall

 

Mid-pavers

 

Iggy approves

Two cars fit!!

Backside of the workshop and new fence.

 

Handy Manny custom built a work bench for Z and he's already hard at work

LA (Altadena mostly)

The best part of Los Angeles is our friends that live there.  We had good times visiting them...

Anne & new kitty, Scout.  I took many pictures of the minicat

Mike and Trixie

Somehow they seem to have the same facial expressions

I guess he's the only one in the family celebrating national taco day

Toby!!!

Both have bad shoulders so they are showing off how high they can reach

Anne & Scout

High School Reunion

C4 + knives = scary!

Teaching the little one how to lose at cards

Amanda's new craftsman has beautiful stained glass done by the previous owner

Anne & I took a trip downtown to go to an Oddities flea market

Somethings never change.  Z & C4 playing Mario Kart while the ladies were away.

And finally getting our tacos

Bye Scout!!