Monday 06.10.2013

The rain poured last night as heavy as at any time since we moved here in early November. We're extremely grateful for the nourishment to all our new plantings--and transplantings--but we're also ready for a bit of sunshine for a few days. IF we can believe the weatherman, we should have drier days this week!

On site today: (depsite the rain!)

Five guests in the Guest Cottage--for the week. (From Los Angeles)

10am-12noon meeting re: garden and walkway rehabilitation work with:
Rachel Lilly - Landscape Arcitect
Ron Bush - irrigation
Mark Schuyler - exterior lighting
Brian Greenfield - grass/sod pro from Charles Town, WV
Arty & Lyle Lundgren - masons
SY - ring master

This team, and one or two others, will have to play a coordinated game of "what happens next?" as we
conduct a major overhaul of the brick walkways, the rose garden, the parterre garden, and the fish pond.

Yesterday, two bright lights made their way into our lives:

    The new pot rack over the island in the Main House kitchen:

...and, Susan and Stephen got to visit their granddaughter Haley Ann, with son Gordon and mom Mellisa near Lynchburg!