Building My Garden

Here is the plan for my first garden.  In November 2009, my mom and I picked out the sunny-est spot (not very sunny as you can see) in the back yard and layed out some pieces of metal Matthew brought home from work.  Next, I covered the ground with some black roofing material to kill the grass and make digging the ground easier.  I then left it alone and forgot about it until my mom came for her next visit in February.

I put Mom to work on her visit in February 2010.  We dug up the ground (well, mostly my mom dug) and pulled up the dead grass and roots. 

We also buried the metal pieces around the outside and Matthew screwed together all of the pieces.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Done working for one day.  The garden is almost complete, we just need to bury the other side and one end.
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Finally done!  Now I can start growing my own veggies.

Christmas 2009

Here are a few photos from Christmas 2009

Getting the Tree (with my new car!)

Matthew setting up the tree

All of the decorations

Opening Gifts

The mess afterwards...

Our first Christmas together

Dancing with Savannah Stars: 2009

Here are some pictures from the second edition of Dancing with Savannah Stars.  There's a picture of us dancing at a fund-raising party while the rest are from the show.  We took home the third place trophy.

Ski Trip

Here are some progress snow accumulation pictures from our ski trip.

Dancing with Savannah Stars: 2008

Here are some pictures from the first edition of Dancing with Savannah Stars.  There's a picture from the launch party in a square in downtown Savannah.  Three pictures from the dress rehearsal and four from the showcase itself.

Grill Pad

Matthew's Brick Grill Project
Here are the old photos of the pad installation.

Deck at the start

Hole dug

Wood form in place

Wood form ready for concrete

"Rebar" courtesy of Great Dane

Bags one and two in form

Bags three and four in form with five and six ready

Pad done and setting