New awning!

Earlier this week we got our awning! It's black and the awning fabric is stripey greys and black. 

It provides a really, really big covered space! It's great. 

This week we also got the water tank. The new rear bumper (designed by Adam) should be partially done next week. It will hold the spare tire and two bikes (with an optional add-on 2 bike holder to total 4 bikes). Adam cut out the old spare tire holder (under the back of the van) and that's where the water tank will go. 

We are really looking forward to summer excursions! We are going to Oregon as well as Idaho in the van, among many other weekend trips with the dogs. 

Meanwhile, here's some other news...

Things are starting to really bloom at Liz's work. Check out this Poa secunda!

Made some peanut butter muffins. They are just slightly sweet and taste 

GREAT with a little honey and a cup of tea!

These were supposed to be hamburger buns, but they are too deformed to serve burgers on. These are my third try this week, too! The first time:

I forgot the yeast. The dough is sad. 

(I also made a great honey-lemon-mustard dressing! And cut up a pineapple that night.)

The second time, I remembered the yeast, but I forgot about the dough! Didn't remember it until about 14 hours later...no good!

So, third time I end up with more of a dinner roll situation than a hamburger bun situation. 

Oh well, still good! 

Right now Adam is playing with the new water pump as well (to go with the water tank). We'll keep you updated on our progress! (In van building and bread baking.)

My posts aren't complete without pet pictures.

Bruce the cat on our bed!

Usually our bed has a blue quilt on it, with a coordinating stripey long neckroll pillow, and beautiful shams. This is a half-made bed with a quilt my mom made on it! The girly floralness isn't exactly Adam's style for our own bed (he prefers the blue and puts up with my shams), but I see this quilt eventually living in a guest or kid's room. It's beautiful and the flowers were made by my great aunt and my mom put it together into a quilt. Love it!