View of the barn from the Secret Garden section... shhhh....

Lilacs are blooming.... the smell is wonderful. We have purple ones and white one. Some in our designated "secret garden" area. And the majority in a row along our driveway/road. (We are the last house on the river in Masovia)

Pure Lilac goodness

The end or beginning of our row of Lilacs. Depends on your viewpoint I guess.

Now that you have had your fill of Lilacs, I wish you could smell them :( You will just have to visit next time they bloom.

Clean up is coming along nicely, slowly, but nicely

So we are in the midst of the initial clean up phase. I have never seen such a mess. CRAZY!!! But still fun. We started on the barn today. Empty beer cans, bottles, trash, broken glass and overall mess. We are looking into getting a power washer. It will definitely be a big help everywhere.

Buddy

We moved our temporary kitchen to the mudroom. (Official name of the foyer. Foyer just doesn't sound right.) I took a peek of what lies beneath the horror we like to call the Kitchen Floor. Ummmm... yup, it's not a pretty picture. Tomorrow, I will be removing said "floor" and go from there. So to spare you all the gory details, Buddy the Cat graciously offered to pose in the tiny kitchen window that is presently not a tiny kitchen window. I think he is finally getting into this whole farm life thing.

Bunny Fufu in the beginnings of our flower garden

Yellow... seriously yellow.

One of Mirek and Jola's Ducks

Yesterday, with our good neighbor and friend Mirek, we went to the farmer's market in Włocławek. A Pchełka. Renata got Pear Trees, Raspberries, Wild Roses, and more. I got a weird Siberian Berry bush and most importantly, official Polish Farmer Overalls. Green. They are awesome. (Photo to come)

Sun sets on another day. Dobranoc xoxo

Have a wonderful night!

Love,

Jonathan and Renata