What Are Your Plans For The Rest of The Week?
Marilyn Sue McClintock
6 years ago
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What hv u done this week&What is the state of your garden?
Comments (54)Hey Marie - what's the name of the granite farm in Lynnfield? Sounds pretty interesting. In June I posted some pics of our new front walkway and yard. I then spent almost every free minute this hot dry summer planting! Totally crazy but I'm too busy with work in the spring and fall so summer it was. A lot of folks here were really helpful in thinking about what to plant. We ended up with a lot of hostas (an old love), a lot of hydrangeas (a new love), a pagoda dogwood (some folks here suggested), some fragrant azaleas, ferns, daphnes, rhodies, and assorted other things. We have lots of shade, though a little more sun than in the backyard so I got a little more adventurous. My question posted here was about what to plant in the bed center stage in front of our house. We never really "decided" but it kind of evolved. We saw a small red weeping Japanese Maple that we had to have (Tamukeyama). Tagged one at Weston's for the fall, but then found one on sale at Stonegate in Lincoln and bought that. That went in the front of the bed to hopefully someday weep over the big rocks along the walkway. I also wanted a green one to weep over the side wall - bought a very small A J Green Cascade. Not sure how long it will take till they're big enough to really see! Finally we were out in the Berkshires and we saw an older (10 years?) PG hydrangea at one of our favorite nurseries that we totally fell in love with. We had no way of getting it back here, so they're holding it until it goes dormant. Hopefully we can then somehow get it into the back of the Subaru! I'll post when we get everything in, though by that time it might not look like much so may wait until the spring. Today I finally finished planting - moved a couple of things from the backyard. Hurray!!!! We've also been trying to get the thousands of acorns up before they're lost in leaves. I spent most of last spring pulling up baby oak trees. I had the landscaper rake a lot of the leaves into the beds, and he raked the acorns in too. This year I think we're doing it ourselves. What do you all do about acorns? We also tried to move our old kayaks into the back yard. Turned one over and out popped a very frightened chipmunk......See MoreSeen Your Kitchen, What's the Rest of Your House Look Like? Part2
Comments (137)House I designed and planted all the plants and shrubs myself. Of course I needed a big truck and manpower for the two trees. My old rescue girl. Back yard and the "BOSS" Foyer to game room Area Front porch, steps and walk way diy bricking is done,the cement area below is now a bricked step. Next the back porch and patio. The picture you have seen a thousand times. Living room you have seen a thousand times. Miles of nature preserve for walking,biking or horses just around the corner. A mile down this path leds to a state park with some great kayaking and canoeing. 12 minutes to the beach And, since I'm shameless...this 4/3 house on 1 1/4 acre is in P.B. County and will be up for sale in a year or so. I best get a better camera and let someone else take the pictures lol....See MoreTGIF!!What are your plans for the week-end?
Comments (22)I watered my tomato plants this morning and one of my flower beds. Cleaned the kitchen really well today. Washed all the dishes in the dishwasher. Took a good 2 hour nap then played on the computer. I've taken my shower and am dressed for bed. Will get up and water some more in the morning then to church. We will pick up some fried chicken for lunch. The son is preparing Father's day dinner Sunday at 6:30. I'm really looking forward to his grilling, he is a great cook. I'm taking potato salad and comeback salad dressing. That should about finish the weekend....See MoreWeek 125 - Who is remodeling or planning to - what topics do you need?
Comments (20)i think some good ideas have been posted here for future threads. yrs ago after reading here for a few yrs I decided NOT to redo my kitchen because I didn't have the strength, energy or decision making capabilities to do so - from what I read here. I didn't want to go thru the things you all do - lol! I don't cook much anymore and I'm not in the kitchen all that much. the insides of the cabs are good, the outside is just tacky - and I only have 6 drawers (not very wide either). But I've muddled thru ok for yrs. I have planned to have 3 or 4 drawers put into 1 lower cab that's 24" wide. haven't gotten to that yet tho. I do need a new faucet and have a new/used sink to be put in... but then I think of the blah/old counter top I have and figure I should replace it at the same time. BUT, I think my first spring here I had ants attack the kitchen. they were so very, very tiny, if my counter hadn't been plain white I doubt I'd have even seen them. that made me rethink the patterned counters I'd decided on... it took me over a yr to convince myself to go for color and pattern rather than plain white or beige. and I tossed out the whole idea because of ants... that was 3 or 4 yrs ago. now I'm thinking about it again... the same with my mstr bath. it has a 5' vanity but the sink isn't aligned with the lights over it... and the under sink cabinet is very misaligned. the right door of it is under the sink and the left door of it is under the counter to the left of the sink... yikes! I could use more drawers in there too and I have the space for them. I have 3 maybe 10-12" wide drawers. and again in there, it started with the faucet not working right. it's very old and ugly. the sink is bad too so that should be replaced... so while I'm at it I should replace the cabinet... and while the cabinet's out I should replace the flooring... see what a mess I'm in? lol! I didn't even mention the light fixture and mirror need to go... I'm not sure I'd live thru the bath or kit redo. but 1 thing just leads to the next until it's way beyond what I think I can deal with. I do plan to talk to my handyman on his next trip here. bath 1st maybe... but what do people with patterned/colored counters do if they can't see the ants? isn't like these things are big enough to be easily seen (or like I have good eyesight or wear my glasses in the kit) or black or something (wearing a sign?). maybe I'm stuck with just plain beige. I think I could deal with it if it could be done in maybe a week... it's just me and I don't really have to cook and there's no kids but I don't think me would survive it! you all are so brave and gutsy! I know if any of you had a magic wand you'd share it with me - right? beachem, I hope your dad gets totally better. and sorry to hear about the slab - VG is one of my favorites, but I'd like a piece for wall art not counter! I'd never see the ants in a VG countertop!...See More
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