Hey, Guys! Hope you all enjoyed a happy and safe Memorial day weekend. We totally chilled, hard. We spent nearly every day in our backyard or front porch, leaving the house only to go out to breakfast and maybe a liquor store run. It felt really good. I've been keeping myself busy the last few weeks painting all the doors a dark brownish gray to match the storm windows (It's called Sealskin READ MORE

Hey Guys! Thanks for all your suggestions for trees and bushes for the backyard last week. For those of you considering a tree or bush for your yard you should really check the comments from the "Ornamental Trees post" as there are a lot of knowledgeable gardner types out there who added a lot of good content to it. Last Saturday we went to the local nursery with the intention of coming home READ MORE

Yo, whats up gardening friends? I am so excited that a few of you expressed interest in gardening posts! Nobody said "NO," so to me that means I can talk about gardening all day long! You had your chance to tell me you couldn't stand all these gardening posts, it's on you now. ;) I learned a new term recently when I was trying to express my affection for gardening to my friends, it's READ MORE

Hey Guys! We are loving the new fence! As our gardens begin to fill in we are more and more enamored with the way everything is coming together. The parking pad space is being used daily as a fully functioning kid zone - it's been really great to have. That parking pad (turned place space) is going to stay as a kid zone for the next few years, it's so important that the kids have a safe place READ MORE