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I just love decorating my front porch for the Fourth of July!!!
You can see the whole Patriotic porch HERE!
But, I always try to add one more thing each year!
This year its Wooden Firecrackers!!!
These are so stinkin easy, it’s obscene!!!Continue reading
I was surprised and thrilled when I learned that Audra of Joyosphere nominated me for the coveted LIEBSTER BLOG AWARD!!
You may ask what this award is all about!
It’s an award given to small bloggers (200-1000 followers) by other small bloggers!!
Thank you, Audra!! I’m honored!!
Hi everyone!!
Well, we’re nearing the end of our Backyard Retreat series!
I hope y’all have enjoyed watching our backyard transform into our “stay-cation” place!
If you missed any of our series, my brother (who was in between jobs at the time) stayed with us for about a year and helped us make our dream backyard a reality!! You can catch up here…..
Extended Patio with Privacy Arbors
I think we saved the best for last (although there were days when it was 95 degrees out and we asked ourselves…”why didn’t we build this first so we could cool off in it?”!
HOT TUB AND DECK
I’d like to think I’ve got a little bit of a green thumb when it comes to keeping things alive…
Except……HERBS!!
I think it’s a mental block! I think my brain knows I’ve never had luck with them so I don’t really try to change my results. Do you ever do that? 
I picked up a couple of herb plants at Trader Joe’s a couple weeks back and set them on the back patio.
And, left them!
Yes, one already died!! (mental block issue!!!)
Enough is enough……Continue reading
Remember the “Yankee Doodle Dandy” song and my patriotic front porch?
If not, you can read about it HERE!
It was back in my head again today when my dear hubby and I enjoyed these…..
I hope you all have enjoyed our little Backyard Retreat Series!!
If you are new here, WELCOME!
You can catch up by clicking on wooden awnings and a shed/shop to see the first two projects in our series!
We’re moving on to the Arbors and an Extended Patio!Continue reading
I’m a Yankee Doodle Dandy…….
A Yankee Doodle do or die……..
Have you got the song stuck in your head now?
You’re Welcome!!
Patriotism appears on our front porch from Memorial Day Weekend thru the Fourth of July.Continue reading
Have you seen the Summer Home Tours hosted by Gina at The Shabby Creek Cottage?
If not, you’re missing out on an extraordinary collection of 26 beautiful blogger homes on display for all of us to see!
heaven!!!
Plus, today she’s having a link party where you can link up your own home so, I decided to join in on the fun!
Welcome to the second in our series of our backyard transformation!
Last week I showed you how we added wooden awnings to the back of our house…..
You can see the entire post HERE!
This week I’m highlighting what really started the entire domino effect of our backyard!
MY HUSBAND’S SHED SHOP!!
We’re not talking a ‘teenie’ shop……….OH NO!Continue reading
What are you going to do with THAT??!!??!!??!
Those were the words spoken by both my husband and my daughter when I came home with this………
Actually, their first words were “WHAT IS THAT?!”
“It’s a door!” I said proudly!
DUH! Continue reading
I couldn’t stand it anymore…………. I don’t care if it is 90+ degrees outside ……… It’s September and I’m decorating for fall!! Even though I think I’m the only one in my neighborhood with pumpkins out… I like to be a trend setter!!
In the good ole’ summertime…….. in the good ole’ summertime……. I don’t know how the weather is where you are, but…. IT IS HOT HERE!!! Oh well…….that’s summertime in Texas, y’all!! So, I fixed a glass of tea and “tweaked” my front porch for summer! I added a couple new pillow covers to the wicker […]
Just two simple spring wreaths for the front doors!! But, I felt they were too boring!! They needed a little something to make them “pop“against the black doors!
In my quest to perfect my Summer Porch, I decided I needed a new lamp! Although I love my bird lamp, (and he will be back), he did not go with my color scheme! So, off to Goodwill I went in hopes of finding a lamp for cheap that I could paint! I scored BIG […]
Thought I’d share the Rice Krispie Wedding Cake I made for my sons post wedding celebration! Since we had a traditional cake at the actual wedding, we decided to go with something different and fun that everyone would love!!! And, everyone LOVES rice krispie treats!!!
