Halfway there...

bricks...

Constructorr

the pad for my patio as of 8:30am.

McMystery

Got this free with my Double Quarter Pounder meal today. I cant even begin to fathom the import...some Erisian prank!

For my dears...

duh.

Putting in a ceiling fan in the bedroom...this illustration made me laugh.

Coming together...

Tomorrow we move in to the new house. Today I dug a garden in the front yard. I planted tomatoes, goya, and an assortment of herbs. The ground is red clay and heavy...took a lot of work to break up the soil. Earned my beer today!

More house pictures

yes, we have bears.

News of the New

We have begun the process of moving in to the new house. For the time being we are concentrating on nonessentials such as winter clothes and old books. Our goal is to be finished by the end of golden week.

I am really excited about our yard. The olive trees are in and looking healthy, and the japanese maple i didnt even realize we had is beautiful. Ive got an herb garden in the works and there is talk of a screen porch. Ahhh...

Some of the Shodoshima sights.

'tis a lovely place. Funny thing tho...the theme played on the ferry as it pulls into port is a karaoke version of the Pointer Sisters' "Jump". Could it be because life on Shodoshima is about 20 years behind the times?