with spring here (well maybe) and summer just around the corner we have been busy doing yardwork. my brother Kim seems to think that planting an agressive/low maintenance ground cover is the bomb! you don't have to weed it, just basically let it take over everywhere. well, to me it looks like weeds and it is just plain ugly.........so, we are ripping it all out! oh man, what a chore that has been. we have already pulled up the front part by the living room, but now we have the whole south side to pull up as well as some ground cover by the kitchen. we may just have to use something to kill it because it is going to take 4-ever to rip that all out!
last week we planted a few things and are excited to see how things progress. we planted 2 coneflower plants and a rose bush. we also added some solar lights along the walkway that i absolutely love. we would like to plant a small garden, but if we use weed killer for the ground cover, i'm not really sure if we will be able to plant something there. i think we are also going to plant a lilac bush on the south side of the gate that goes into the backyard. it is definetely a work in progress. alot of work to be honest, but the outcome will make the yard look tons better. :)
there is alot of things that i would still like to do inside the house as well. some of the projects that i would like to do are:
- paint 7-8 doors.
- get curtain rods and hang curtains.
- get craft room organized and paint..get blinds .
- fix and re-paint the wall where big "dead" animals were hanging.
- fix and re-paint wall in my bedroom.
- have kim make frames and shelf for the living room
- hang pictures
- organize garage so we can park in there. :)
i will try and be better at posting, but with the warmer weather comes added work. i feel like that is all i do.
i would much rather be sewing, scrapbooking, relaxing, reading etc etc...ah well, maybe someday.
anyways, thanks for listening. :)
p.s. i will try and post pictures later. my computer is currently not working. sorry.
2 comments:
That is quite a large list of to-do's. Yard work is definitely at the top of my list of challenges. It's so rewarding though when you finally get it to a finished feeling. Our old house felt like that to me and then we moved 5 months ago and now I have to start all over. I am not even looking forward to it this time. Half the battle is knowing what to plant huh?
Wow Jack! That is a lot of work, but it will be worth it. I've had projects in mind for my house ever since we moved in, and so far none of them are done! Hubby and I disagree on style. I feel like I should be the decorator. Isn't that part of the privelage of being a wife? I mean, I'm sensitive enough not to make it girly. I like the lodge feel, and with the dead animals, you sort of have to go that route, don't you?
Well, I'm really happy for you. I know that you've wanted this for a long time.
Post a Comment