Eric Birthday Winery Trip

We weren't able to celebrate Eric's birthday with Sharon and Simon so instead we spent the day with them on Sunday. We did brunch at Farm to Fork restaurant and then headed out to new wineries that we had never seen. And with a special request from Eric, we also went to Sake One, a sakery in Forest Grove.

The bow was a joke.


Stopped at a modern winery, Winderlea.

At Farm to Fork restaurant and brunch!

The birthday boy.

The House with Landscaping

Ok, apologies for the blurry photos. I didn't have a tripod when I shot some of these.

Plants to be planted...
The back.
The front.
The tree planting with Cousin Kris.

The swale.

Rain chain into catch basin.

Remember that big grass? Well, now there's 3 of them.

Metal corner is now installed. Mound in the distance will have plants and mosses.

Eric's Birthday.

Eric and I celebrated his birthday last weekend. And have continued to celebrate it. We are deeming it Eric's birthday month really. First Eric thought his birthday was last Sunday and was so disappointed when he found out it was really Monday. So I ran out and got a german chocolate cake that we cut a day early, with lots of candles.

I got Eric a Japanese tea pot since we now sharing our office together. Tea for two?

Relish Interior Home Store, PDX

So I'm going on 3 months of my installation over at the interior home store. Thought I'd shoot some pictures.

Boxes, 165 to be exact

It was a big week here at Terrene. We got our first run of boxes. Meaning, we can SHIP and our logo is on it. Very exciting.

Fall Outing 2011

Was the first sunny day in 10 days. Figured we need to enjoy it before the next 20 rainy days. Yep, glass is half empty. But today, it was pretty full as we tried to pack everything in 12 hours of sunshine. Off to the Pumpkin Patch on Sauvie's Island.

Everyone else was putting their kids in there so we put ours in. Why not?
Oh look, a picture of me. After I begged Eric to take one so I could be in it.

"I will get you back for this." Oh yes, she did. Later.

Hay wagon crew.

Landscaping Progress

20 cubic yards and going....the cleanup is in progress, complete with a dingo. No that isn't a slang term, it's a mini bobcat. Whatever, it moves soil. That's all I care about.

Remember the piles? All gone now from the back. Envision ferns and hosta.

Pipe to be fixed. Swale is started. All the water in the back to pool into this area that will be covered in river rock. A retention basin if you will. Our massive grasses that were split up will line the swale and I'm doing a succulent mound on the left. Can't you just see it now?

Who knew there was a plant bed there? Grasses were burlapped and will be moved. Japanese maple is relocated over here now.

Dumpster #3 and Eric's portable sign. That doesn't leave a hole in the ground.

Japanese maple is dug up to be relocated. Soil was removed. Monday starts infill with topsoil and rock spreading. See that big pile on the driveway? Oh, and digging up the whole lawn and reseeding.