Spring Vines

We visited the vineyard last weekend.  The rain has been good and it looks like the vines are getting ready to bud out.  We added some dirt around a few vines, where the dirt had sunk.   Some of the wood posts that we have the grow tubes attached to, the ones that the vines will climb, were getting eaten by insects.  Hopefully the posts will last until next year.

Decorative Grapevine Trellis

Our grapevine trellis was looking a little sad.  The tension from the wires were pulling the post over, and making the wires sag.  I was thinking of putting a two by six spacer in between.  However, after looking at it a the trellis a bit closer, we decided to add some stylistic flair to our trellis...

Reading 3-8-2012

Well, I've been on a Terry Pratchett discworld kick, and I finished reading Wyrd Sisters and The Light Fantastic. Then I read (on the tablet through amazon's kindle service) the e-book Guards! Guards!  Very entertaining books, as Pratchett is a great humor writer that has crafted a perfectly hilarious fantasy world.

Computer Games of 2011

It's  been a while since I rambled about computer games.  That doesn't mean I haven't been busy, though.  Some of the games I've been enjoying in the last year:

• Minecraft
• Civ 4
• Civ 5
• Singularity
• Fallout New Vegas
• Terrari
• Borderlands
• Skyrim
• Portal 2
• Machinarium
• Left for Dead 2
• Diablo 3 (beta test)

And I have some new ones to play:

• Tribes Ascend
• Deux Ex
• Oblivion
• Skyward Sword (Wii)

Reading 1-31-2012

I recently finished the novel Reaper Man, by Terry Pratchett.  Another fun book in the Discworld series.  I also picked up The Light Fantastic and Wyrd Sisters to read next.

Frankenshelves

The island vineyard project continues with a couple of small projects to close out the 2011 year.  We brought the motorbike across the river and toured around the island.  Which was fun, but the weeds were high enough in many places that it made motorbiking a bit difficult.  

Books N' Stuff 12-13-2011

Just finished reading Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett.  From the City Watch line of the Discworld series, a fun fiction read in Pratchett's fantastical universe.  Pratchett has a wit about him that makes his creations very enjoyable.