Don't count on fescue to fill in the bare spots. One seed grows one plant. That one plant expands a little in size and it moves by the process called tillering. Someday it will send out tillers over top of the soil to create new plants located as far away as 1/4 inch away from the original plant. That is almost sure to happen before the next ice age. Seriously, it does not happen quickly. If you see any tillering in the next 3 years, I'd be surprised. In the mean time your lawn will become overrun with crabgrass in the bare spots. Seed now.

before going out and paying for it at a big box store, I would consider checking out your local craigslist.org site for your area. Look under the farm & garden section and you'll probably see a couple postings for people selling off their manure for $10 a scoop (which is about as much as you could fit in the bed of a pickup). If you don't see anything there, post a "WANTED" in that same section asking for any farmers that would be willing to give it away freely. You have to remember, horse stables often have to *PAY* to have manure removed. Giving it away helps them save money too... --- Filed under: Yet another reason why I wish I owned a pickup. :sigh:

Coincidental timing... I'm taking a lunch break from tearing out some rotted wood near what used to be a door to the deck. They didn't flash the ledger board for the deck, so it trapped water against the siding, both of which rotted. It stayed wet enough to even attract some termites (no live ones, but tunnels and pellets, even in the redwood siding) and rot some of the rim joist. Our damage is mostly on the outside, but the same lessons are to be learned. Water is the enemy when it comes to buildings. It's very persistant, spreads and wicks in ways you wouldn't think possible sometimes, and will silently damage wood, sheetrock, non-galv. steel, etc. And if it sticks around long enough, it will bring its friends, mold, mildew and insects. I would guess that the patio door is at fault, either tthe flashing below it, the door itself not shedding water correctly, or if you're really unlucky, the flashing above it ("Mommy, why's it raining inside the door?"). It's important to find the source of the water and stop it before you do any other repairs, or the repairs will just get wet, too. From the looks of your picture, it's been fairly wet for a long time. The subfloor planks need to be replaced obviously, but check very carefully in the joists below for rot. If there is just a little, you can scrape it out, make sure it's dry, and fill it with bondo. If it's a little worse, you may need to do that and then scab another board along side the joist to strengthen it. If it's really bad, well... But be sure to fix the source of the water first.

I'm not good at sewing so I googled how much yards of fabrics one has to use for one Euro sham https://findanyanswer.com/how-much-fabric-do-i-need-for-a-euro-sham#:~:text=This%20means%20that%20you%20require,the%20sham%20portion%20added%20in. so judging by that link-can take up to 4 yards of that fabric to make two shams. If you're doing the work yourself it's only fabric-if no, then of course you'll pay for labor as well. Not a lot in terms of saving. Also take into account it's dry clean only. To me would be a consideration. And I'm not the most change-your-bedding-often person out there. Gorgeous bedding, no doubt, in love with it myself. But many things to take into account. Now a bolster pilow will require less fabric I guess, and will be more decorative(I guess)-one can worry about it being dry clean only less. But in terms of pattern-might be a bit lost in a bolster shape. Their ready made sham is 375$ on their website. 319 $ on Overstock. Maybe to purcase only one? They also have smallish (14 by 14) pillow for 215$. Not sure about that, but as another way of introducing you favorite fabric for less.. I understand you falling in love with it. I'm always falling for the most expensive thing. In a store, online, whenever. Without knowing the price first. My remedy-either very small thing made by same designer/out of same fabric/etc. Or-to borrow from it its idea. Watercolor effect? Big florals? Luminescence? Hues you love? Or you can just buy it of course. Enormous sum of money ..yet they say it's a best seler in a very limited stock, so obvously there are enough people for whom it's not a huge conideration. Do ask about return policy if you're getting in touch with them. This set of theirs is pretty and washable..https://anngish.com/categories/597636/duvet-sets-dash-art-of-home/products/ysetdvsfq-ble/smokey-floral-duvet-set-dash-blue.. only it's 100% polyester, and to me a price still steep for polyester.. I'd do linen (my favorite fabric for bedding, even though cotton percale is great too)..try to find a coverlet that would double as a layer...add a pillow that's reminiscent of the bedding..or one Euro sham of theirs to know you have this exact bedding, only in small dosage.