2 Year Anniversary

Two years ago today Andy and I moved to Ashford Lane. The last house at the end of a dirt road sitting on top of a hill in Winchester, California. We have a 360 degree view of the skyline, we sit on our patio and watch amazing sunsets...the air smells of cow manure (most of the time) and Mother Nature is constantly reminding us who is in charge.

Its an interesting life. Sometimes it is overwhelming. Most of the time it is amazing. Every once is awhile we scratch our heads and wonder what the heck we were thinking.

Our first thoughts and goals for this property was to build a winery. In fact, within 6 months we planted our first 20 vines of Cabernet. Pretty exciting stuff. Since then we have learned that a project such as that might be a little beyond our means...between the economy, our music projects, critter issues, property maintenance and raising teenagers...we definitely have our hands full.

The reason I haven't blog about any of this for so long is because reality totally set in, and it is pretty much all we can do to maintain what we have. It won't always be this way, as we chip away at each individual project, I think the true purpose of this land will become apparent. Its definitely exciting to have property we can build upon...

Future projects include:

Vinyl Fencing

Black Top Driveway

Build carports

Drywall the garage

Hardwood Floors

Paint the Interior

Refinish Cabinets

That should keep us busy, along with ongoing landscaping projects. This year I would definitely like to finish the front yard with more myoporum and decorative rock.

Anyway, Happy 2nd Anniversary Ashford Lane. There are plenty of good things to come. Stay tuned.