Early last spring we hired a local landscaper to update our front beds since most of our foundation shrubs were diseased. Well, they managed to tear almost everything out – even things we didn’t want removed – and failed to replace most as promised. Needless to say it was not a good experience. By the… Read More
After admiring my new camellias in full bloom from the window for a couple of days, I finally pulled on the wellies and bundled up to go out and cut! They are so lovely inside and just what I needed to perk up a streak of dreary days. The camellia is new in the back… Read More
I noted last month here on the blog and on Instagram that we were repainting our house! Well, the work is done and we are SO happy with it. Exterior 2009 – 2013 This is what our home looked like when we purchased it in 2009. (Minus the paint swatches I had already started testing… Read More
I’ve wanted a Little Free Library ever since I ran across my first one at a park years ago. Well, Honey and the boys surprised me with a kit last Spring (as in 2018!). It needed to be painted, partially assembled and installed, and other more time sensitive projects kept popping up. For my Christmas… Read More
If you’ve been around for a while, you will know that I almost always plant my backyard garden on Good Friday. I had everything ready to do just that last month, but the weather was horrid so I put it off until Easter Monday. My roses are doing wonderfully, which is a real miracle since… Read More
I spent all of last spring ogling Emily’s (Eleven Gables) gorgeous white tulips. So much so that I put a reminder on my calendar to get my own this fall! I have 200 Colorblends White Cubed tulip bulbs (the exact variety Emily used) chilling in my fridge in hopes of a white spring. There is… Read More
May 2020: THIS POST HAS BEEN UPDATED It has been quite a few years since I shared the work that we did on the exterior of our 1964 home and answered what is hands down the most frequent question I get on the blog, on social media and in real life… what are your paint… Read More