backyard space

i know that no matter where you live, everyone loves outdoor space.
everyone wants a nice backyard..... but here in new york it is especially desirable.

when we lived in a 625 square foot apartment, it was close to doubling our space. we ate meals, played, relaxed, entertained, lived out there.

in this house, we did not use our backyard until a month ago.
it was concrete rumble.
it was a mud pit.
it was a failed vegetable garden.
it was a mosquito haven.
now, it is usable.
we are living out there.
we had two dinner engagements this week marking summer.
our final community group for the summer....
pork burgers (thank you mark bittman), orzo, three philospophers beer, and apple crisp plus good conversation, laughing, and the first firefly.....

then we had a nigerian, anglican pastor over for dinner. we got to hear about his nigerian tribal princess wife, his grandfather who was friends with winston churchill, and about his experience of living here in brooklyn for the past two months.
all over grilled shrimp and more orzo.

yum.
i love summer....sort of.
we finally had to pull out the air conditioners (remember - window units reserved only for the bedrooms) and the mosquitos are starting to appear.
i got some marigolds (they help with the bugs).
the squirrels pulled off the entire flower of half of my plants.
ah....the wildlife.

Comments

AmyF said…
Can you put citronella oil in your tiki torches? Looks great and sounds yummy. Ate orzo, spinach, tomato salad yesterday--makes me think of you and summer FL trips. (and not to brag or anything but I got to use the first tomato from my garden!!)
1:09 PM EDT
Tiffany said…
That looks great!
5:08 PM EDT
Goes On Runs said…
our tiki torches do have citronella oil in them. we also have about 6 citronella candles (not pictured) around.
5:36 PM EDT
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