Here is your warning – this will be a long post. Matt and I have been doing a lot in the past month, like seriously a ton.
This appliance you see here, my friends, is our brand new Bosch dishwasher. Normally this wouldn’t be a big deal, but it is to us. You see, Matt and I have been living with no dishwasher for three years. Our old little house had no room for one. However, Matt decided to undertake a little construction project that would create some space for this magnificent machine. We removed a door to the bathroom off the kitchen, replace the door with some wall, moved our fridge in front of said new wall, extended and added new counters and granite… and voila, space for the dishwasher. This means Matt has learned plumbing, electrical, drywall, and cabinetry all in one project. We probably won’t be done for another few weeks, but we’ve already been using our new appliance and man alive, there is no going back. Thanks to my Mateo. Such a keeper.
Also in the beginning of May we got to get dressed up and see one of our favorite authors, David Sedaris, do a reading at The Fox in downtown Spokane. On our way there we ran in to some of my favorite Spokane liberals and had some drinks beforehand at the Davenport. Mr. Sedaris never gets old, never.
Crafting output has been low recently due to us being out of town so much and my concentration on one project. Unfortunately, this one project will probably end up in the trash. You see, I decided to be ambitious and make a really complicated clutch with zippers and pockets and ruffles. When I added the zipper, everything got majorly crooked and thus not even worth continuing. Can’t be salvaged. Irritatingly, I had spent many hours on this thing before ending up on the step that caused me to ruin it. Le sigh. Back the drawing board.
Also in May, Matt and I as well as the rest of our family ventured to Scotland for my dad and Mhairi’s wedding. Scotland is beautiful – what they lack in tasty food they make up for in scenery. Never have I seen so many baby lambs in one place in my life. We got our share of castles, pubs, countryside, and people that have neat accents. And the wedding was fun too. See photos below.
Ancient cathedral ruins and graveyard near our hostel in Melrose.
Andrew, Greg, and I eating scones and delicious pastries called yum-yums. Breakfast is by far the best meal.
The boys checking out one of many castles. Greg’s great grandmother lived here for a brief time.
Matt, Sam, and Nora in front of the Tillmouth Park Hotel, where we stayed a couple of nights and where the wedding reception was held.
On the double decker bus that took us to the marriage room.
All dressed up. Holy potatoes this is a lot of pictures.
The fam in the marriage room.
Couldn’t resist this photo op. Losing patience for uploading this many pictures.
Bill, Mindy, and dad at Alfred’s wedding lunch. We had bacon wrapped asparagus. It was delish.
Our bonus day in Edinboro. Thank you ash cloud.
Matt admiring the architecture.
Me, also admiring the architecture.
It really was a fabulous trip.
That’s all the blogging I can do for tonight. Will be back this weekend. Toodles.
Tonight I made a delish pasta from Sunset magazine (my fave). It’s just whole wheat pasta combined with a little olive oil, fresh basil, fresh tomatoes, and thin slices of brie. Our new favorite summer pasta.
