Category Archives: backyard

the CA_Treasure Explorers are back in action

backyard camping crewOriginally uploaded by coffywoman. Well, we did it again–the backyard campout thing! Tom had the house all to himself and poor guy couldn’t sleep! We had a ton of fun and this old tent of mine (which brings … Continue reading

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our first BBQ of the season (4/27)

love the flour-y ‘stache and beardOriginally uploaded by coffywoman. On the last Saturday of April, we had our first BBQ of the season! The kids so enjoy playing out in the backyard (and even Chloe has become quite the expert … Continue reading

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cinco de mayo

our goof ballOriginally uploaded by coffywoman. Cinco de Mayo was h.o.t. so we pulled out the pool and ate our Mexican-themed meal (tofu scramble with adobo spicing, olives and chard served wtih corn tortillas, cashew cheese and salsa, and red … Continue reading

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backyard progress

wipOriginally uploaded by coffywoman. We’ve just finished Day 5 of the big, backyard landscaping project. It is involving rebuilding the retaining walls (which apparently shouldn’t have been built sloped as dirt slides right on through over time), shoring up the … Continue reading

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first BBQ of the season

grill master and "wares"Originally uploaded by coffywoman. So, on the day that Osama Bin Laden was finally put to rest, we also had our first BBQ (completely unrelated to the world news of the day): corn, bocas, grilled onions and … Continue reading

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pool – Day 2

showering the teacherOriginally uploaded by coffywoman. Dylan’s second day at swim class went much better than Saturday’s. We ended up bumping into Heather, Assaf and Taliana who were also there for a make-up class, and maybe that — and Tom’s … Continue reading

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Taliana spends the night

whooooa!Originally uploaded by coffywoman. So, yes, Heather, Assaf, and Taliana were having their home worked on, so we got to have a very exciting over-nighter with them! The kids were beside themselves with joy. Heather and Taliana came over pretty … Continue reading

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ukeleles on the beach

"hooray for the beach!"Originally uploaded by coffywoman. It was beautiful outside, so we decided to head to the beach. Ukeleles, sunshine, vegan donuts, drinks…life is good! We stayed until about noon–when the Ukelele band started closing up shop–then we got … Continue reading

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taters

got a fingerling!Originally uploaded by coffywoman. It’s been a while since we posted an update to our garden and, honestly, it’s because not much has been going on back there! Actually, that’s good news. We haven’t even really had gopher … Continue reading

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new heirloom tomato plants

looking for a ripe strawberryOriginally uploaded by coffywoman. Yesterday and today were pretty warm evenings, giving us an opportunity to pay a little attention to our backyard again! While we waited for Tom to get home, Dylan and I went … Continue reading

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