Rich's Wine Cellar

Rich has finished his wine cellar in the basement. It is so cool, but almost empty! He can store almost 800 bottles of wine, so we have a lot of wine touring and purchasing to do.

West Side of the house and the Puppies

Lewis and Clarke are rarely this quiet and calm!

landscaping pictures

Rich has been working on these stone steps and retaining wall. It will look great once all the rock has been placed in the beds.

More Exterior Pics

Xeriscaping Project

This landscaping project is coming along nicely. I love the "features" and all the plants. I am also including the block steps and retaining wall that Rich has been working on. Only a few pictures at a time. Enjoy, especially the view. I do: every single day!

Wow, I'm way behind on posting!

Labor Day weekend, we had very good Navy friends visit us from Virginia. Rosey and Charlotte Rosenberg. We loved having them here and really enjoyed showing them our valley and mountain we call home. We spent Sunday afternoon at the Icicle Ridge Winery tasting, of course. Monday we toured around Leavenworth, the Little Bavarian Village. The German Pretzel and Beer at Munchen House was a highlight. Can't wait for them to return.
Lewis and Clarke are taking advantage of the cooler weather and are venturing farther on the mountain than we would like. Rich and I spend a lot of time hiking around the mountain, calling them. Since they are now "teenagers", they don't always come when called. So, now it is Invisible Fence time. That gets installed in a couple of weeks. Hopefully, that will calm our fears a little bit.
The landscapers for my Xeroscaping project haven't arrived yet. I'm getting anxious, but I think they should be starting soon, since they plan to be finished October 1st.
I'm afraid to say "Fall" as I don't even want to think about "Winter" yet, but it is cooling down and getting rainy. I am praying for a lovely October!

Xeroscaping

I have met with 3 landscapers to discuss making the area on the west side of the house, down the slope to Rich's retaining wall and the area around the grass and between the road. Because we are on a well, Xeroscaping would work best and look fantastic. I have selected the people I want to work with and they will start in about two weeks. Just after we return from RENO for Tailhook. I'm really anxious to get the area done as we look right out on it towards the mountains. I will share some pictures with you as well.