September makes my mind wander. Sometimes I dream about the vibrant, richly hued foliage soon to arrive here in New England, kayak excursions during sunset on the lake and walks in the woods with the sound of newly fallen leaves crackling beneath my feet. Oh yeah, baby! Back to reality. Mostly, I’m spending my time in the kitchen making soups, taking advantage of the Fall harvest of
How To Make Concrete Leaves
A few weeks ago I showed you the above concrete leaf, but I had a few kinks to work out so I didn’t include how I made it. Since then a few of you have expressed interest in the process, but before I begin here’s a disclaimer: There are many ways to make concrete leaves. I looked at several videos on YouTube (two of them are at
Easy Garden Projects
All over blogland almost everyone is gearing up for Autumn. It’s true that the air is becoming brisker, it’s getting darker much earlier, and mums are populating the nurseries about town… but… I refuse to even think about it until Labor Day. I’m still concentrating on our landscape, mostly because there’s still soooooo much to do it makes my head spin. When the ‘to-do’ list is long the last
A Blooming Birdhouse
I have something to show you that I think you’re going to like. Why do I think that? Because who doesn’t like easy, fun projects that give you a good bang for your buck? This is one of those. Plus it’s cute. And, it involves a perennial favorite garden accent, a birdhouse. Do I have your attention yet? I love birdhouses, and I get bonus points because
The Fairy Garden Is Complete (for now!)
I think this is the cutest project I’ve ever done. It might even be the cutest project anyone’s ever done in the history of the universe. So you think that’s an overstatement and just a bit too self-indulgent? Ha! Just you wait my doubting friends. It all began a few months ago while shopping at a local nursery. There before me were the most adorable fairy
Driveway and Stone Steps are Done!
With the picture perfect weather we’ve had this past week, I’ve been super busy working in the yard. I also took a three day photography class and a pastel class (more on that in another post) so I barely had enough time to take pictures and put this post together, but I’m anxious to show you the progress with the steps and driveway. Yes, I said
What I’ve Been Reading, A Garden Update and A Guest Post
I used to read. A lot. Somewhere along the way, I ‘got busy’. Life has a way of doing that. So does blogging. Or maybe the constant barrages of the internet made it all too easy to give it up. There’s Kindle, GoodReads and Ibooks, among others, and let’s not forget Pinterest and Facebook, which suck you in faster than a black hole vortex. But
A Garden Round Up
Soon we’ll be flying eastward, waaayyyyy eastward, to see our daughter, son in law and our grand dog, Charlie. It has been four years since I’ve seen him, and for sure I’ll be bringing his favorite snack, Cheerios, as they are not available in Singapore. That in itself warrants them coming back to the states, don’t you think? I’ve been super busy getting ready and working
The Fire Pit is Ready!
It’s been a busy, productive week, and I’m happy to say the fire pit is finally finished :). Here’s what it looked like Sunday morning. And here’s what it looked like Sunday afternoon. We had picked up the wheel rim at a junkyard a few weeks ago, and most of the rocks came from our yard, while a few others from the wooded areas
Yard Reno Has Begun!
The backyard is well on its way to looking more like a yard than a mud pit. I went out Wednesday morning for a bit and I returned just in time to see the bulk of the work get done. Can you tell I’m just a little bit excited to finally be getting a backyard?! But first can I show you my deck planters one