Last week, Eric and I were reminiscing about how this time last year we were in Atlanta for the American Library Association's Mid-Winter convention. And how one night we (and Amanda & Jeremy) had dinner and drinks with Joshilyn Jackson ('cause she and Amanda are BFFs), how one day Eric met and chatted with Senator John Lewis during his book signing, and how on the final day of the convention we were witnesses to the magic show of NEIL PATRICK HARRIS, a magic show during which Mr. Harris stunned us all with one of the biggest slights of hand I've ever seen (or not seen, because hey, slight of hand).
But once we came back from convention, we got down to the business of having our retaining wall and second patio built. We went from this:
To this, with the work of our friends from Finlayson Landscape Design:
And then, after moving some plants I'd been saving for the spot, plus the dawn of a new season, this:
Yes, that's Booker in the middle of the planting bed. With his stick. The three of us have enjoyed sharing that space with our people.
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