wow, I can't believe it's been that long since I blogged here. Those of you that don't get my mass e-mails must be wondering if I'm still alive.I am, but my last few updates have been by e-mail. My apologies for that.
While it has been a long, wet, and cold winter, spring is finally here. The weather is still fairly unsettled, but it looks to be getting nicer each day.
When you go into town, all of the plum and cherry trees are in full bloom. Our plum here is just starting. Ele and I went for a walk along Cuthbert – Holmes trail today, and the Indian plum and bitter cherry are in full bloom.the bitter cherry is a tree, and the crowns of all of them are pure white. They actually look a little magical. Unfortunately, the daffodils don't look like they're doing much of anything. We think it was just way too wet a spring for them.
Meanwhile, after several delays, the china cabinet is slowly coming together. We are waiting for the wood for the shelves of the base unit to try. Then we will glue and cut those up, and install them. Then we can worry about the top piece of oak, and the doors.
Since the weather is still unsettled, we will work on this during wet days. The dry days will be spent outside finishing up the irrigation. The latter has to get done before we leave for Europe in July.
My best friend Gary was just here for a day and a half. He managed a quick tour of the island before he leaves for Nepal. He has spent the last three months getting fit for a hike up to the Everest base camp. As usual, he's doing the hardest adventure first.compared to this, his next trips will be a breeze.
So, there is a quick update on where we are at. I will try to make the next update a little more timely. Who knows, maybe I'll have an update next time about how far Gary has managed to hike.
Rainer