Last Weekend of Feb 2012

Last weekend of February, we did nothing special. Hubby and I did the usual. He of course worked at the backyard for two days. I also brought his lunch both days. On Saturday, I spotted a nice manzanita branch that is perfect, upright and nice. I asked if I could use the gas saw to cut it but Hubby would not let me. He said it is dangerous so as soon as he finished his lunch - Bruchetta with pea soup he cut it for me. Then he asked me the question "How are you going to take it up there?" so I said "I will drag it". So that is exactly what I did on top of the lunch basket and my walking stick.

Have to stop three times once again to catch my breath and below is my shadow sitting on top of a rock. What am I going to do with the branch? It's my project. It will be decorative. I will post the progress of the project.

President's Day weekend

It's a three days weekend but we did not make any special plans. We stayed home instead and did work in the cabin. Hubby's project of clearing the back of the property is going pretty well. He is progressing weekend after weekend. He has been cutting the manzanitas and all the brush down below and burning them at the same time. Saturday was gray and it looks like it it is going to rain. About 13:00 the fog started to come in the canyon. I watched hubby at the deck and at a point I

can no longer see him. He started to burn the piles then it started to rain  - not hard but drizzle. He stayed and burned all the piles. He was soaking wet when he came in.

His pile getting burned.

You now can see the post which is the boundary of the properties. It is painted red. He is almost done. Maybe in a couple of weeks.

Below is the view of the house at the spot where we sat when I brought his lunch as you can see the brush are gone and the only thing standing are the tall trees mostly oak and pine trees.

Here he is all greared up cutting the manzanita.

As I was ascending the sloped back yard I have to stop to catch my breath. I took picture. I started by the rock on the right hand side by the tree. Hubby and I sat under the tree on the RH in the shade. This is the view where I stood down and this is the first stop.

Below is the view down on my second stop. I sat on a rock. Note the hose. It is a precaution in case something happens when hubby is burning. There are at least 4 hoses 100 feet each connected.

The two picures below are taken on my third stop. I actually spread the towel and sat for a while. On my right there was a pile of firewood next to the rock and took a picture of the bird sitting on top of it.

The empty spot on the wet bar was filled. I got the wine refrigerator finally. We do not drink so it is filled with bottled water and energy drinks.

Valentines Day 2012

Valentines Day 2012 falls on Tuesday. We did not do anything special since Hubby and I work different times of the day. Dinner is not feasible as well as breakfast or dinner. I did cooked dinner for him and he ate it alone.

I do like the card he got me. Smart and sassy hmmmmm - I like!

2nd weekend of February '12

Friday received a text from hubby, he is home and already have already arrived at the cabin. I came in early so I get to go home early too...5:30 pm. The drive up on I-50 was not that bad although it was quite very busy. Stopped at the grocery store on Missouri Flat and picked up few things for the weekend and picked dinner at Panda Express. Picking the grocery bags from the car to the house my watch got caught and lost part of the band, ah well need to buy another one.

Saturday morning cooked breakfast for hubby and I - waffles and bacon. I read an article in a magazine few months ago that you can microwave bacon. Just put it in between paper towel. Tried it and OMG it was so good, flat, and no clean up. I think I will be cooking bacon this way from now on. Hubby started working at the backyard again. He was cutting and burning. He had the water hose all the way down. I believe he had 4 - 100 ft hoses connected in series.

Lunch time I brought his lunch and He had picked a golf ball and placed it on top of a boulder. The back yard is in a slope and the ball probably rolled all the way down.

He worked all day and it is already dark but he was still burning. He sat on top of a boulder and waited till the fire burned all the branches in the pile.

Sunday morning we woke up very early, before 6. Hubby got up and I stayed in bed for a little bit and fell asleep. I was awaken by a nightmare. I guess I am dreaming about the TV shows that we have been watching. Someone is trying to kill me with a double edge knife and crossed the red river with my mom.

Hubby is already dressed to work. He already ate so I made myself a cup of coffee. Lunch I brought his lunch again. It was sunny and snapped the pictures below while sitting under the tree while he ate his lunch.

Super Bowl XLVI - 2012 Weekend