It is true: the more room you have the more stuff you accumulate! Elina has decided to start cleaning out some rooms and get rid of toys, clothes and furniture they no longer need. We…

Three months after the actual launch of the project, the new pond is fenced in, the plants are moved from their temporary containers and placed into the shallow areas around the pond and the kois…

Before we left Las Cruces in August we mentioned to the kids that they might visit us in San Diego in their fall break. They could hardly contain themselves anymore and at the end of…

Time is flying and eventually we spent almost the whole summer in Las Cruces, NM. Long enough to get to know the life at the Hotel and Las Cruces. It is hot and dry -…

Not too long after the setup of the 3 ponds had been established Marco struggles to keep the water temperature down and algae are taking over, all the rocks and the walls of the ponds…

Obviously the fish need a temporary home while their new big pond (please see next post) is going to be built. David and Marco bought an above-ground pool with 12 feet diameter and about 3…