The Winter Garden

Our first garden box (tomato, lettuce, herbs).

The new winter garden, to be covered soon.

What is a home without a garden? Not complete, we think.  One of our first additions was the box in front of the house, shown at left.  Our landlords gave us this box, and we immediately filled it with a big tomato plant from Home Depot that already had two green tomatoes.  It was touch and go for awhile, but everything survived transplant, and the tomato plant has one more tomato and more blossoms have come and set... Not enough, however.  Cougina began planning his winter greenhouse.  Once again, our landlords presented us with a gift, the frame that a previous dweller had used for growing.  We piled up rocks lying in the yard against the sides for insulation, and will add plastic covering soon.  This one has tomatoes, green beans, and cucumbers.

Cougina & Abraham

Aggie & Socorro

Here are our landlords, Abraham & Socorro, who we obviously like very much.  How often have you seen a photograph of Cougina with a smile on his face? It's almost impossible not to smile when Abraham is around, with his continual sense of humor.  Socorro has volunteered to teach Aggie Spanish, and has given her a page of homework.

THINK GREEN
BLESSED BE
AGGIE & COUGINA