We have hired landscape designer Mark Sanborn to help with our front yard and driveway.
Here is his initial design with some exciting plant choices.
Front Yard Landscaping
Cape Charles
Recently we went to Cape Charles in Virginia for a few days. We stayed at the Cape Charles Hotel. Our room was large with a kitchen area.
Epic Road Trip
Starting in Raleigh we went to Pennsville NJ for 1 night, then to Woburn Mass for 4 nights. After that we stayed in Portsmouth NH for 2 nights and then drove on to Vermont. We made a pit stop in Brattleboro and then on to South Londonderry for 4 nights. Then we started heading home. We spent 1 night in Beacon NY and on to the outskirts of Philadelphia and then back to Raleigh. A total of 2 weeks driving.
House Updates
We are currently getting our house painted and a new front door. Also a new roof, insulating our attic and a new guest bathroom. So far all they have done is remove the old aluminum siding and now it looks naked.
Naturewatch Camera
Recently made a Naturewatch camera using a very small computer called a Raspberry Pi. Put the computer and camera inside some tupperware and added the top of a plastic bottle around the camera lens to protect it from the rain. The camera senses motion and then takes a photograph.
The next step was to put it outside and aim it at our bird feeder. Here are some of the results.
Water Lily
We have a water lily!
Chicago
Betsy had a hot dog made by Usingers at Shake Shack. We used to go there as kids when we visited relatives in Milwaukee. A very well known German sausage place with a mural of the helpful elves on the wall behind the counter.We had a nice boat ride that pointed out all the cool architecture along the river.
We also saw Jamie, Raj and family and toured Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House with them. We also went to Oak Park to see more houses by Frank Lloyd Wright.
House
Spring At Sarah Duke Gardens
Christmas 2018
Had a lovely time visiting Peggy and then Eleanor, Ruth Stephanie & John. The company was great and the food was wonderful.