June 22, 2007

how does your garden grow

the hattaway's garden.

Earlier this year, I decided that we needed a garden. Our home included a 200 square foot flower bed that was moving steadily towards total reclamation by aggressive, thorn ridden, noxious plant life. People who know me weren't surprised by the weed cultivation -- I insisted for several years that the back yard was xeriscaped with native plant life prior to Nat ordering sod. I spent several weekends and evenings digging out the undesirable material, tilling in compost, busting sod, and removing galvanized sprinkler pipe with my trusty sidekick. We started with eleven 9 foot rows over approximately 24 feet of garden.

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March 23, 2007

and a side of tater tots

Tate made his appearance at 4:25 a.m. on Tuesday Wednesday, March 21, 2007. He weighed seven pounds and one ounce and was 20 inches long. A few photos have been uploaded.

Tate Hattaway arrives and promptly takes a nap.

March 2, 2007

islands in the kitchen

My buddy Chuck popped in for a few hours on Sunday last to set the tile on the back splash beneath the cabinets on the south wall of the kitchen. The results are impressive.

Previous to our back splash session, FedEx finally managed to deliver the cabinets for my island without destroying or losing them. The island is quickly becoming space which I long to use. Once the cabinets were in place, I realized I had room for a bar overhang on the east end of the island. Chuck converted some 8/4 maple into corbels for me. The corbels turned out great and will be even better once I figure out how to stain them. In the near future, Chuck and I will need to set the beveled edge pieces over the exposed cabinet cap (the perforated metal below the marble visible on the island).

On President's Day, my buddy Erik phoned for help moving a dresser he and Debbie purchased from a local furniture store. While waiting for some muscle to pull his order, I found and purchased the hutch below. It goes incredibly well with the rest of the kitchen.

The new island.
back to the babble

The corbels to support the bar.
back to the babble

The south cabinet face of the island.

back to the babble

A detail of the back splash behind the sink.
back to the babble

The new dish hutch.

back to the babble

January 12, 2007

erik's wedding cake

My very good friend Erik married Debbie yesterday in Moroni, UT. I volunteered to make a wedding cake and had fun figuring out the basics of wedding cake production. Debbie selected a cake design and I attempted an implementation.

Erik's wedding cake.

Erik's wedding cake.

Erik's wedding cake.

January 9, 2007

towards a functional kitchen

The new cabinets.

The new cabinets.

The new cabinets.

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