Pink peonies from my yard. A dream of mine is to have a large cut flower garden, but I am grateful for the beautiful flowers I have. Jane beat a bird to a strawberry. We really need to cover the strawberry patch. Maurie is concerned about Brooklyn, who is ready to dig with the shovel […]

Cody spent most of Friday making garden boxes; there will be six in total when the project is through. They look nice and, they will motivate all of us to spend more time in the garden. Brooklyn was the cutest helper. She fell a lot, but she was in heaven getting to play in the […]

This is the basement right before we moved everything and tore the carpet out. This the the basement now, ready for beautiful flooring and fresh coats of paint on the wall! Basement Update Cody finally had a day to work on the basement. Like most DIY projects, the preparation takes a lot of time. I […]

Are you ready for a great gardening season? Here are the things we work on each season to prepare our garden. 1. Till our plots. 2. Cut down or pull weeds and place something down to keep the weeds down. A hoe makes weeding so much easier for us. Right now we have cardboard down […]

Waiting for the turkey. I spy a Lori in the trees trying to find a turkey. Dressed and ready to go to our spot. Our weekends seem to get more packed as time goes on. There is rarely a weekend anymore that we don’t have a lot of things to get done or a lot […]

House of Order Part 2: De-cluttering If you feel like you are starting to drown in your stuff, it is time to organize and declutter your space. Your life will feel so much more manageable with this guide. Three Piles that Leave the House Every house should have three piles: 1. Throw away: This is […]