A New Blog
Soooooooooo. this blog apparently has reached maximum capacity for posting pictures. Which sucks. But! We have created a new blog, so please come check us out here!
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Burnsie trying to cut up our dead tree Laurel! The current manorites!! Little Lola in the straw
Beets and Carrots from the Greenhouse
Today, was one of the first, many manorite participation garden days we the Manor has seen in a long time! With spring here, Oxalis (that pretty yellow flower seen EVERYWHERE!) taking over, and time to plant some seed starts, we gathered on one of the more sunny and beautiful days we have seen in weeks. With the special appearance of our new friends, Mia and Jad we tackled the Oxalis and made lots of progress! Here are some pictures from the day. Enjoy!! Jilly getting ready to go get fill dirtLet’s Plant! and Weed!!
MACHETE
Staci and Mia pulling weeds
Jad doing an amazing job
The Seans showing the greenhouse who's boss
Mason watches over the garden as she stands in the green bin
Sean breaking kindling
Finally getting rid of that nasty couch (filled with Salamanders!)
Mason caught a salamander!!!
Our cute little friend
Erin playing with the Salamander
Jad preparing seed trays
Our beautiful Garden!
Seeding
Jad's work
…..or about as close as we can get without being inappropriate. Now, I am not usually a fan of roses, but these roses, special manor-grown roses, are freaking INCREDIBLE. Not only do they smell so amazing you could eat them, but they are insanely beautiful. So, here is a tribute to the sexy, gorgeous roses in the backyard. Sex in the Garden…
As I ventured out from my books to see what was happening in the garden, I was pleased to find that spring is on the way! The garden is bursting with flowers! I could not bear to keep the beautiful flowers to myself so I decided to share a post with everyone. Enjoy these early signs of spring, I know I am!! coolest flowers ever.
Sean Burns — sneak attack, Tony appears through the front door, confusing the dreamboat, followed by Sean Mac-daddy with a talented side-swiping PIE TO DA DOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Happy Birthday Sean, We LOVE you!!!! PIE!!!
Hey All! Michelle was amazing (as always) and sent over some manorite pics from a little while back — these come from pre-december to January-ish. ENJOY! (ps — hopefully soon we will be back to daily postings of dinners and garden updates! stay tuned) Sunkissed Jilly Crazy Staci!Signs of Spring
PIE TO THE DOME What?!?!?!
Blast From The Past!
Playin cards in the yard with kayla instead of doing work
Maura at Inner Light watching Obama get sworn in
Erin and baby Torr
Escaping to the roof
Sean Burns jammin with Ma Muse -- Such and AMAZING night at the manor!!
Who's that dreamboat?!?!
Jill got toilet paper from her secret santa
Tez was stoked about the thermos
Manorites with their secret santa gifts
Kitty Face enjoying the sunset
words can't describe.........
Tony B.
Flower petal dancing inside a raindropRain kissed
As the rain continues I wanted to update everyone on the status of our beautiful garden. All the veggies are crisp and refreshed. The carrots are almost ready, and the Greenhouse is flourishing! The orange tree is still fruiting - and those oranges are Taaaaaaasty!!Garden Update!
yum!
The greenhouse is bumping with beans, salad greens, carrots and radishes
So beautiful
Little Lola loves to play in the greenhouse
Lola!
Strawberries that we planted in the fall are starting to come up
Kale forest
Beware of SNAILS!!!
Carrots are almost ready for eating
The rains have been a blessing, and we are all thankful for our tasty vegetables. Erin has left us for a few days to play sleepover games with children in the East, and to visit with Kayla (her cousin) - who spent some time at the Manor. We were pleased to see Kayla off a few weeks ago, after coming into her own in a safe and encouraging space! Midterms are here and the students of the house are feeling the stress of cramming. Maura has moved back in officially (as of a few weeks ago now)! And Michelle has left the Manor, moving just a few blocks away. The full moon tends to bring us outside, gazing up to the heavens in awe. And month-old bagels prove to be a very good baseball. Staci’s 5:00AM bike rides to work have gotten colder, and much wetter. Jill, Lara, Tony and Mason spend most days on campus. Sean Mac-daddy is busy becoming a teacher and playing with Chaco. Sean Burns (aka dreamboat) is lecturing at UCSC, and spending weekends reconnecting with people of the past in the Bay. Tez is busy as always, and is getting pretty darn good at the Indo Board.
These winter months have brought with them busy schedules and crazy times. However, we each gather together most nights around delicious dinners to reconnect and laugh amongst each other.
"Fixing" the perpetually broken futon
Sean Burns rocking out!!
some crazies we caught in the driveway
singing on the roof