This got late again this week but only because work got totally crazy this week. Really, work? In summer? For the birds, I tell you. Anyway, welcome to Week 16 of The Garden Appreciation Society. We’re in the home stretch folks so hang with it! There are very few flowers I grow specifically for cutting. In fact, I can’t think ...
I am horrible when it comes to logging what goes on in my garden. Honestly I started this blog partly to force me to take at least a few notes about the garden, but beyond what you read here (and you know that that’s not exactly a log) I don’t do much in the way of keeping track of the ...
We had our annual master gardener picnic last week in which we visit members’ gardens and then eat a lot of food. I arrived early at the main garden to help set up the food and got a good look at the garden and property and realized that its owners had been putting in a lot of time getting it ...
Week 15 of The Garden Appreciation Society! Can you believe it? I What’s even more amazing to me is that for 15 straight weeks I have had beautiful fresh flowers in my house. I will miss them so much in the middle of winter. But let’s not think about that, now. We have to savor every single moment of summer ...
Hey kids, guess what time it is? Time for this week’s Garden Appreciation Society! (cue cheering) I really love this week’s bouquet and not just because it features one of my favorite flowers: nasturtiums. I won’t blab on about them because you’re probably thinking, “Cripes, does this girl talk about anything other than hydrangeas and nasturtiums?” I love it because ...
I have been such a bad blogger lately. I’m so sorry. Basically I’m suffering from a lack of interesting things to write about. And I hate writing about boring stuff. I’m working on it. Honest. In an effort to get a little more active, I’ve been trying to walk more, which means that I’ve been seeing the neighborhood in a ...
Getting a bit late on The Garden Appreciation Society this week, aren’t I? Sorry about that. I had a bouquet all made Tuesday night and then left it outside and and overnight storm pummeled it. For me, purple coneflowers (the native ones, not the new fancy cultivars, which have stolen more money out of my pocket than any other plant ...
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It’s probably a sign of the times that I’ve been flummoxed by a countertop for the bathroom vanity. We live in a time when you can get almost anything you want, and usually pretty quickly. So perhaps I was being presumptuous when I assumed that the way one went about getting a counter for a […]
I don’t think I’ve mentioned all the issues with the vanity, mostly because they are one of the more unsavory parts of this renovation. But it’s a good dose of reality for anyone considering a renovation or building and certainly bumps in the road are part of the process. It’s disheartening, however, when the finish [&hellip
I bet Mr. Much More Patient had never heard the word pergola until about a year ago when I said, “Ooh, we should have a pergola!” His response was, “What is a pergola for?” Now that we actually HAVE a pergola, I thought it would all be clear to him. So when it was assembled […]
We are actually to the punch list stage of the project. Can you believe it? There are a lot of things hanging out there, including a “little” issue with the vanity and linen cabinet, but we’re to the point where there’s not much left for the general contractor to do and he asked me to […]
You won’t catch me making any resolutions, but how about a revelation? We were not supposed to be working on a renovation in 2011. That was never part of the plan. The plan, well, one version of it, at least, was to start this project in early May (2010) and be finished before the Fourth […]
Since I’ve done almost no decorating this year, haven’t wrapped a single gift or baked a single cookie (yet), I’m lacking in the holiday post department. But that’s doesn’t mean I don’t have a little gift for you. Because I do: An awesome idea for a super cool, great looking and inexpensive floor. This floor [&he
I’m happy to say that we are actually to the point in this renovation where I don’t want to share too much in terms of updates, lest I ruin the big reveal. That, folks, is a good thing. There’s actually a chance we could be done (OK, probably not with all the painting, but maybe) […]
I pulled out the fall planting of the window box (which wasn’t looking all that bad other than the mums which were DOA) and wintered it up on Saturday. And just in time, I guess, since I didn’t even get a chance to snap a picture until Sunday when it was covered in snow. It’s […]
Cottage style is very in these days. That cozy, coastal vibe is why entire magazines devoted to the style, not to mention blogs and even furniture lines continue to thrive. In fact, I’m a devotee of the style myself. But anyone who has ever had the chance to stay in a real cottage, I think, […]
You remember gardeners, right? They are the people who play in the dirt. You know, like I did before the house project sucked me up? Well, let me tell you, I intend to make up for my decreased amount of gardening this year 10-fold in 2011. I can’t wait to spend part of the winter […]
We had pretty typical Wisconsin November weather this year. Several days of temperatures in the 60s followed by two in the 30s. Rain, a snow flurry or two, a little bit of sleet and the occasional dose of sunshine. But it’s December and when Sunday’s weather was in the upper 40s, I thought I better […]
Do you ever play “I’m not buying but if I were, I’d buy…”? The Art.com catalog came today and I found a number of things that could be so cute in the right space. Here are a few: These are from their Country Chic collection. I love the birds. I feel like you might be […]
I’ve been so caught up in painting and other house projects that I’m behind on construction updates. So let’s catch up, shall we? The new ceiling fan was hung in the living room. And then it was hung again. Too low. We actually purchased this fan well over a year ago to replace the hideous […]
Hudson, modeling how I feel today. At about 3 p.m. yesterday, it occurred to me that perhaps I bit off a bit too much of this renovation project for myself. As you know, I suffer from TES: Time Estimation Syndrome, in which I estimate everything will take way less time than it actually does. And […]
