Twisty Baby Black Locust

We also planted one of these in the yard a month ago and I'm just fascinated by it. It's called (as you might have guessed) a twisty baby black locust, which we got from Petree but came originally from Bylands Nurseries. The leaves have fallen off by now but the trunk is still very cool and I'm hoping it survives to next year. The tag says it gets fragrant white flowers and is hardy to Zone 4, which is about where we are, so crossing my fingers!

Magic Casita in the Desert?

Since we updated last on here lots has been going on. We came down to New Mexico and surprisingly stayed! We've been here almost a year now, and since things are going well we went ahead and purchased a small casita about six weeks ago. It is hella old, the original part of the structure being built in 1870/80s and the other part about 60 years later. It had no plumbing or bathroom or water, although someone had put in electricity. It's wood heat, naturally.

We've been working hard to bring it up to modern living standards, or at least our living standards, but I thought I should post to the old blog so anyone who still receives the email updates can keep abreast of our progress. Plus, it's a way for me to record things, like what kind of apple trees I planted the week we moved into the place -- one Jonagold and one Haralson Semi-Dwarf. Did you know that you have to have at least two apple trees in order for them to produce? Faskinatin.

I've put up some photos of the cabin from when we got it here, and will update when I can to show our progress.

~K