a veg life

(posted by Emily) One of our favorite parts of our trips is the the opportunity to read. Rick and I both love to read, but aren't very good about making time to do so in our day to day routine. Luckily, most of our vacations involve time to relax and lots of public transportation--aka, lots of time for new books! After reading this article by Anthony Bourdain (yes, we are obsessed with his shows), we decided to adopt one of his suggestions during our travels--read a work of fiction set in the place you are visiting. We tried it out on our SE Asia trip and really enjoyed it! via While on the trip, we read books about Thailand, since we were spending the most time there: The Beach by Alex Garland Both Rick and I read this one before we got to Koh Samui--it only took me about two days to finish! It's a bit older, and has inspired a lot of young people to visit Thailand. Very engaging, and reminded me a lot of Lord of the Flies. It's been made into a film a...

(posted by Emily) We had the opportunity to get outside on Sunday and work a bit in the backward, cleaning up leaves and sweeping dirt (and dog poop). I also had a chance to get some good photos of the backyard with my regular camera. We've been waiting to share the full scope of our space until it looked good, and we're finally happy! Here's a backyard tour for those of you who haven't seen it yet on Facebook :)  just outside the patio door, back to the garage. that window is our bedroom. the walking irises bloomed for you all, too! loving our fence post planter, all filled up! facing the rear, back to the garage--orange tree, and hammock. our raised beds are through the pergola.  our raised beds flowering ground cover--all bees are welcome! back of the house, with new plants. left window is office, right is bedroom patio furniture solar globe lights were a wedding gift! door to the garage and Rig...