My goodness it’s been over a week since I posted. We’ve been busy but here are some updates for you, hope this makes up for it!


Maple Syrup
Meh, didn’t really turn out so great. I think we started too late in the season because it was very starchy tasting. We learned silver maples wouldn’t be as sweet as sugar maple, but I think we would have been ok if we started earlier. Andy found out what we collected was called Buddy Sap, because it was gathered while buds were starting to appear on trees. We do have a lot of syrup from the sap our friends gave us though. We’ll just have to try our tree earlier next year.


Quilt Class
I had my first Beginner Quilt class this past Saturday. I’m taking it with a few friends of mine and it seems promising. This is the block I worked on in class.

Garden
I started seeds a few weeks back and the lettuce is starting to come up already.



Andy’s parents gave us a few new plants and surprisingly they’re doing well. (Read, I haven’t killed them yet). The amaryllis bloomed a few days ago and it’s gorgeous.



The House
Since my mom and Paul are moving to their cottage they gave us a bunch of their furniture, including a “new” couch and loveseat. Jack enjoys it ;-) We were also lucky enough to have gotten a buffet, antique dresser, wicker chairs, an army trunk from WWII, cedar chest and all my old toys, books and legos. Andy’s parents helped us move everything…now we just need a place to put it all :) Right now most things are sitting in a pile in the unfinished family room downstairs.



Ben
Mr. Ben is doing well, I’ll save the real update for his 6 month post. Last week during bath time though, Andy discovered Ben likes to try and grab water being poured from his cup. So fun!

Sorry the picture is so grainy. I never use my flash and then completely forget it’s there for such low light shots. Ah well, got the moment anyway :)