I got a little too excited about my landscaping projects, and I ordered over 60 plants a few weeks ago. Mercifully, they didn’t all ship at the same time. I did get about 40 of them a couple of weeks ago, though, so I had several days of furious soil cultivating, hole digging, planting, and [...]
Posts Tagged ‘projects’
April Gardening
Posted in Home, tagged gardening, projects on May 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Farewell, Roses
Posted in Home, tagged gardening, projects on April 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Over the weekend, we dug out the 4 rosebushes in our front yard. A couple of them seemed quite old and well-established. There was digging, hacking, pulling, bending, and perhaps just a little cursing. But they’re out, finally. I have to admit, I don’t really get “rose people.” I mean, I admire their passion for [...]
The Miracle of Geometry
Posted in Home, tagged keeping house, projects on March 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A pencil, a tape measure, a level, 9 nails, a step stool, 30 minutes, and a whole lotta measuring, calculating, remeasuring, and recalculating (and just a bit of cursing). Ta da! I love everything about these pieces – the color palette, the patterns, the pewter frames. I saw them in Ballard Designs and knew they’d [...]
