Tag Archives: Garden

Cha cha cha changes…

posted on May 23, 2012

I can’t seem to have a thought in my head without breaking out in song! Thank you David Bowie. Changing things in my house is a constant and I’m always doing tiny things that keep my hands and mind busy. Little things start to get on my nerves and I have to cha cha cha change them!

It could be that I’m trying to distract myself from the bedroom cabinet project.. which is almost finished! While I was playing lovely assistant to my husband as he fixed the squeaky shower valve in the bathroom it only made me notice ….

Is it done yet?

posted on May 2, 2012

After starting our re-finishing of the built-in cabinets/dresser in the master bedroom I was feeling really great about how it was going. My plan to get this done in 2 weeks seemed doable. The stripping seemed to be getting the finish off and the sanding was revealing some really beautiful wood under it all. YES, finally a job I could complete and have fabulous before and afters. WHATEVER! Then reality hits. So the answer to is it done yet is simply a sigh of NO, not yet. Unfortunately it’s always something and this time it’s my job slowing me down.

How does your garden grow?

posted on April 13, 2012

Ours seems to be kickin’ it! We planted our tomatoes a couple of weeks ago and they’re really showing off. I forgot to take a picture when we planted them but they were about an inch and a half tall. The grape tomatoes seem to have super powers. They’re the biggest and already have little ‘maters on them. I love having a big bowl of grape tomatoes on the counter for snacks in the summer time. DELICIOUS!

We have always planted a garden and we love the idea of walking out and picking fresh food right outside our door… but really ….

Sunshine on my shoulders….

posted on April 1, 2012

… makes me happy! Yes, that’s a John Denver song. Sorry, my mom loved John Denver and those records and songs are embedded in my brain. But it does make me happy. (not necessarily the song, but definitely the sunshine) So I decided to skip out on the master bedroom reno for a while and take some time to work in the yard. The temp got up to 88 degrees this weekend so I figured I better do some work before those 108 days get here. It seems WAY TO EARLY for an 88 day.

That’s not to say that I ….