Thanks to my mom, we now have two new Little Gem Magnolia trees! And we got them both for less than the one that we saw at Pike Nursery. She and my dad came up yesterday. My dad dug the holes and then my mom showed me how to plant them correctly. I love that …
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Weekend Project: Freshening up the Entrance
For being a long weekend, I got relatively little done around the house. I did add a couple of Mums to the front stoop on Sunday. While grocery shopping at Walmart, I found that the garden center had a lot on clearance. So I got these two plant stands (that, without meaning to, matched the …
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Timber!
Yesterday, Bradley and his dad spent all day cutting down and hauling off a huge Bradford Pear that was right against the front of the house and two Crape-myrtles that were touching the back of the house and hanging over into the neighbors yard. It is kind of bittersweet, because I liked the shade of …
Bye bye Crape-myrtle!
A few weekends ago this is what we were working on. After Bradley’s truck was ransacked one evening in our driveway, I decided it was time to beef up the security around the house. There is a flood light right in front of his truck on the corner of the garage, but it did not …
Happy Anniversary Home!
Today marks the anniversary of our 1st year in our first home! Over the past week I have been highlighting different rooms in our house and what changes have been made over the past year. Today, I thought I would wrap it up by sharing the miscellaneous things that have been changed and updated around …