Alley Cat Design Studio

My kick-ass entourage - my daughter and granddaughter - were with me every step of the way as I received my first Chemotherapy - with more laughter than tears!

From a pine privacy fence to an attractive storage solution! Beautiful wood being repurposed. Here's another large corner Veggie Bin in black and our smaller Big Brother Veggie Bin in a medium brown heading to new homes! May they be used and loved for many years!

Kind of late in posting... but thanks to our good friends, the Malas', Alan and I were invited to join them to see the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band at the historic Gilloz Theatre last Friday! They did not disappoint! Hearing them sing Mr Bo Jangles and Fishing In The Dark was like a trip down memory lane! All four of the founding band members were there, now all in their 70s, (and not missing a beat!) Hanna's son and the amazing Ross Holmes on the fiddle gave all us gray hairs a great show. 😂 If you have a chance, go see them play live!

Good morning from our favorite place on earth. Well, at least one of them. Like us, our flowers, eggplants and Bok Choy are loving this cooler weather!

Look what we found this morning. A nice large mushroom. Free for a couple of weeks. They are so tasty sauteed in dishes.

Happy Labor Day from our garden to you! Have a wonderful day!

Harvested a few this morning after finishing up with partial in the garden. Got and planted. Along with and Going to be a great fall season... .

Finished this vegetable bin in this afternoon and branded it. Catherine will start making it beautiful tomorrow in her studio.

This evenings harvest was good. Due to doctors appointments and other obligations wasn't able to get into the garden this morning. Was a great evening for being outside.

Two orders for our letter shaped S vertical succulent planter boxes have shipped. One is a birthday gift. The other has the removable tabletop stand option and will be used at a wedding.

Our all black Big Brother Veggie Bin is headed to a very patient client. The first bin we built arrived damaged in transit so we made her a new one! She passed the damaged bin down to a friend who will repair and use the first bin. That's a win - win for everyone!

This rustic and heavily distressed left -handed veggie bin in mint green is now ready to go to it's new home! Made out of perfectly solid but weathered pine fencing that was needlessly headed to the landfill. We're happy to have given this beautiful pine a new life and purpose in our client's kitchen!