Hey thanks for the note about the garden project. I finally had a chance to look into the soil situation in the back corner and it is going to need some serious amendment before we plant anything there. I was thinking we could grab a few bags of compost this Saturday morning if you are free. Let me know if that works for you. I also wanted to ask if you have seen the new variety of lavender they have at the nursery. It is supposed to be really drought tolerant. I think we should start the seeds indoors around mid March if we want to have them ready by May. Anyway let me know what you think about Saturday. I will send over some pictures of the layout later tonight so you can see what I mean. Hope you are having a good week.

I finally started reading that book you recommended last month. You were right about the first few chapters being a bit slow but it really picks up around page eighty. I am already halfway through and can really get into it. The main character reminds me of someone we used to know from the old neighborhood. I will send it to you once I am done if you want to borrow it. Also I heard back from the travel agency about the trip we were discussing. They have some really good deals on flights to Lisbon in September if we book before the end of the month. I think we should jump on it before the prices go up. Let me know if you are still interested in going together. I can call them back tomorrow morning to reserve the spots. Hope everything is going well on your end.