First, the Garden

After last year's new garage construction, many plants came out of the ground and now need new homes. There's re-configuring the veggie garden space (as the garage shades a bigger area) planting along the new fence, re-designing the entry (replacing the picket fence with a copper / fused glass creation), installing the rain barrels on the garage, and re-configuring the pathways. Fortunately, the lousy cold weather has given me more time to move plants. But a few 60+ days would be nice to get started.

Ellen's been busy with her fused glass, so I have to get busy with the copper work. I thought I'd get away from furnace profiles and metallurgy, but now it looks like it will be handy!

In the Beginning

Many things await my attention as I begin retirement. Copper works, Glass fusing, metal torch work, and Giardino Babbito are all activities I've dabbled in for many years while working full time. And travel, of course, will be more easy to schedule with none of those pesky vacation time limits. Photo selections of each are forthcoming, but for now, Let the Adventure Begin!