My living room is ready for the 4th with the mantel decked out in red, white, and blue. This display started with the creation of a patriotic bandana wreath. After it was crafted, I shopped my decorating stash for red, white, and blue items and came up with this display. Red candles with white bases…
A few weeks ago I posted about how we gave the row of Forsythia on our property line a drastic pruning. Recall the after from May 21: You can see quite a bit of difference in the picture below taken on June 10. Notice how much the Forsythia grew in just a couple of weeks….
My first week of summer vacation was wonderful. I had one of those weeks where I worked and worked around the house but didn’t have much to share that seemed blog worthy. I’ve completed a few yard projects that I’ll share later this week. It’s been pure pleasure to work for myself! My friend recently…
High Bridge Trail State Park is trail created by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation from a section of railroad that originally ran between Petersburg and Lynchburg. The trail is closed to motor traffic and can be enjoyed for running, walking, biking, or horseback riding. The crown jewel of the trail is a historic…
It’s been a while since I’ve an opportunity to browse through a thrift store or stop at a yard sale. This weekend I did both and found a few treasures to bring home. This white footed compote was $5.00 at a yard sale. Filled with Hydrangeas, it makes a beautiful centerpiece for my kitchen table. The…
May passed by without me slowing down to enjoy my flowers. I realized over the weekend that I saw the first Peony bloom and then I totally missed the big show. Luckily the flower show goes on and there’s quite a bit to enjoy at the end of May in my yard. Verbena Bonariensis reseeds…
Last summer I wrote a post on how to harvest garlic and in the fall I wrote about how to plant it. This past weekend I noticed that my garlic is ready to harvest. How do I know? Look for these clues: blooms and yellowing foliage. My plan is to dig up a clump or two…
Every year I intend to start my garden in March so that I can grow potatoes, onions, and peas and every year I find that it’s May before I take time to plant. This weekend a friend shared plants with me and it spurred me into garden planting action. Mr. SP kindly tilled the garden for…
Saturday was my 43rd birthday. Since it was my birthday and Memorial Day weekend, we decided to have a small family party to celebrate both. A birthday isn’t a birthday without cake! Mr. SP and I enjoyed a pre-birthday cake on Friday, Mama made a cake for my birthday on Saturday, and my sweet friend…
On Sunday afternoon we decided to take the boat to the lake so that it would be ready to enjoy over Memorial Day weekend. What should have been a relatively simple task wasn’t. We used a crappy ramp that’s just across the cove from our dock to put the boat into the water. No problems getting…
Memorial Day is this weekend. How did that happen? It truly seems like it was just Christmas. We fly our flag nearly every day and when it’s a special patriotic holiday, I enjoy adding extra flags to our outdoor décor. I crafted a Patriotic Wreath using a tennis racket as the base that will be…
This weekend we tackled taming the border between our house and our neighbor’s home. We both suspect that this area was once beautifully landscaped but in the past 30+ years has become way overgrown. I’ve pruned certain plants in this area a time or two, but to be honest, in the twenty years that Mr….