Vocabulary

I made it to two wonderful Thanksgiving dinners yesterday. 2 turkeys and 16 pies in total. There were more plates of pies than main dishes. That's a lot of pie. Thankfully, Davy's nearly famous key lime pie made appearances at both events. Both very well received. As restitution, I was running around like a madman in the yard all day. Digging dirt, spreading mulch, turning compost. And generally staying out of the way of the workers.


The remnants of my cardboard addiction. I'm weaning myself from taking all the cardboard marked "Basura" at work. (Basura = Mexican Garbage) This was only one week's haul. It is an addiction I'm determined to conquer. But cardboard makes such good weed barrier.


Meiwa Kumquat Tree. It's a mini-me version of oranges. The rinds are thin and edible. If you try to zest these, you'd get more fingernail and fingertips than zest. They're very cute. I'm hoping it survives in it's new home.


Lasagne bed in use. Pole beans, cauliflower, red swiss chard, sugar snap peas, and bok choy. I'm hoping these survive too, but the earwigs are a bit aggressive this year and eat all the tender new growth. I'm timing these vegatables to be ready when the new kitchen is done. I'm being optimistic.


I wrote a Haiku for this picture.

Man-made Spanish Moss.
Wires dangling from ceiling-
Wet hair quite unwise.


They spent all morning attaching 1/2'' pieces of plywood to the bottom of the joists, so there won't be a bump in the ceiling under the steel beams. All this in the pursuit of smooth ceilings. The building term for this wood version of hair extensions is called "firring." Not to be confused with "furries." Which is something else entirely.


Boxes of ceiling lights. The building trade nickname for these are "high hats." Because they look like Abraham Lincoln hats when they're not inside the ceilings. I can't wait until these lights are installed. So I can use the cardboard in the garden.


Tub of Meow Mix. I'd hate to see the cat that eats galvanized metal. The building industry term for this practice is called "being cheap."