Way back in August of 2022, I blogged about our Backyard Glow Up. It hadn’t happened yet, we were waiting for the patio guy to get started. Our plan was to add privacy and landscaping after the patio was finished. The patio ended up having some issues and needed to have part of it redone […]
Continue ReadingOutdoor Oasis Part 2 – Intex Pool
Back in May, I completed the One Room Challenge of making our deck into an outdoor oasis. That was part 1 of our backyard makeover. The second part of the outdoor oasis involved the pool area. We have been blessed by some friends to have been given two intex pools over the past few years which […]
Continue ReadingORC Week 5 Outdoor Oasis
It’s time for the week 5 update, ummmm……didn’t I just start this 2 weeks ago? This week our accomplishments include, staining the old handrail and installing it, finding dinnerware, putting up most of the gazebo and we even managed to order the rope lights and clips and even start installing it! We’ve still got […]
Continue ReadingSpring Project List
Today is the first of April and the high for here is 32 degrees. At least some of our snow has been melting and we’ve even had some birds chirping around here. This little guy was so cute hopping around on my deck railing the other day, I wanted to keep him. This spring we […]
Continue ReadingOur Backyard Space – a work in progress
I’m back! Well at least for this post, summer is still in full swing here, school doesn’t start up again here until after Labor Day. As I type this the girls have some friends over and they are busy swimming and having fun, enjoying the beautiful day. I thought I’d share our backyard with you […]
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