Barbecuin’ in the Beer Garden

Nick has done an ‘absolutely fantastic’ (as we’re learning to call all things awesome here!) job converting the roof of the office beneath us into an outdoor wonderland. He can do a much better job explaining the vision and subsequent engineering feats to achieve said vision, but I can tell you the following things:

• We call it a ‘beer garden’
• There is a grill, table and seating for four, outdoor carpeting and bamboo screening
• Flours and potted herbs line the walls and there is a separate ‘vegetable garden’ outside the screening

It has completely opened up our flat, it’s like having an extra room! Plus, with it not getting dark until about 10 pm(!), we are able to spend the evening outside eating, reading and hanging out with friends.

We put that last one to the test last night with an International BBQ with friends – it was a little cozy, but it turned out well! Nick is friends with a guy from Poland and a guy from Malaysia, who offered to do an international potluck. Lucasz brought sausages back from Poland with him and grilled them, and Chris made us prawn friend noodles. Lucasz even brought us Polish vodka (not for the faint of heart – there is a picture of bison on the cover!), so all we had to provide was space, salad and dessert. Things got a bit tight in our hallway-like kitchen, but the two cooks didn’t mind. We should invite people over to cook with us more often!