We're happily settling into our house. There's lots to do still to get fully organized, but we've done the major stuff so we're able to relax a bit as we think about what the next steps are. Plus, we leave for the US on Monday so there isn't a lot of time to do anything significant!
One of the (many) great things about the house is that it has gardens on two sides of it. Right now they are kind of wild and over grown, but we're excited to make it something cheery and inviting. Also, I imagine myself cutting flowers for our house to make it cheery and inviting. A win-win situation.
There's also a plot of land that could -- according to my dad -- be used to practice golf shots, or be used for a vegetable garden. I think we'll go with the latter. We bought corn-on-the-cob seeds while visiting our friends Matt and Erica this summer in Long Island. If it actually grows successfully we'll be excited! I'm not sure if this is entirely above board, so don't tell any one, okay?
Now, for some pictures!
See? Wild. Over grown. There needs to be some serious weeding and culling and tilling of the land before we can put anything else here. The good news is that we've already hired a gardener to come 2 days a week to care of of this for us. He'll start while we're away. When we come back things should look drastically different. But we'll get our hands dirty too, don't worry! I'm eager to try my hand at a bit of gardening.
The two above photos are the front of the house. The previous tenants used this spot -- presumably because of the good sun -- for their sukuma (kale) and tomatoes. We're thinking hydrangeas, roses, rosemary (for tea and general cooking), and many other pretty and bright things. Suggestions? What do you think we should do? Kijabe has a decent climate for just about any flower. Let's not overlook anything!
And lastly, our yard:
I love this yard! It has so much space. We hope to get a picnic table some day. And perhaps a hammock for lounging. But let's be honest - how much lounging will we really do once Baby comes along? There will be plenty of BBQing happening out in this yard, as well. Feel free to stop by!
All in all, this house has a lot of potential and we are so grateful to finally be home!
2 comments:
looking good! the great thing about kijabe is your gardener can just take a cutting from someone else's plants and plop it in the ground and it will grow! just walk around and cut samples to show him what you want. i don't remember hydrangeas growing in africa but those are lovely. also my calla lilies grew to epic proportions. rosemary, basil, mint, yum! you don't really need to grow veggies as they are plentiful, but sometimes that's fun. lettuce might be nice to grab since it's not at the veggie ladies. some rva people grew lovely green lettuce i always wanted to steal. :)
What a great yard! I can just picture the baby back there. Kinda makes me want to cry. Xxoo
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