Apr 5, 2016
Growing up we had fruit trees and I got all the benefits (read: eating) without any of the work. Now suddenly with the SNOW Block Alley project I find myself with five apple, three pear, a cherry and the most recent addition, a Cot-n-Candy apricot/plum mixture... 
Feb 16, 2016
From the minute I envisioned the alley project, I knew there had to be a Little Free Library. There’s several tucked around our neighborhood and I love stopping to peer inside; to survey the contents. There’s something so refreshing about the trusting aspect of them.... 
Jan 6, 2016
The day that Mary Ann Newcomber found about the SNOW Block Alley was indeed a lucky day for the project. Mary Ann has an enthusiasm that is contagious and let’s just say, she knows people. I’m sure I owe the front page coverage on the Idaho Statesman to... 
Dec 8, 2015
Halloween in the alley – or as we called it, “Alleyween”, set the bar high but that just means game on when it comes to Christmas! When brainstorming ideas for decor, the Hubs and I were thinking about what would be most appropriate for our alley garden.... 
Nov 2, 2015
It’s unbelievable how far we’ve come. It was this time last year when we had our first event in the plaza – a chili cook-off and pumpkin carving. Neighbors timidly came out with their crock pots. Still mostly strangers, it took a little coaxing to get the... 
Sep 22, 2015
There seems to be two common questions by guests to the alley project. The first is almost always an inquiry on what we had to do to get our alley paved. A close second is where did we get the cool concrete posts for our raised beds. I have to give credit where credit... 