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I was watching the Office, the one where Michael and Jan take a client to Chili's and we spotted a cameo from my table. The guy I got it from on facebook marketplace said it was from Applebee's but he was wrong, apparently. How much blossom awesomeness has this table witnessed through the years?
June 11, 2025 at 11:05 AM
I was watching the Office, the one where Michael and Jan take a client to Chili's and we spotted a cameo from my table. The guy I got it from on facebook marketplace said it was from Applebee's but he was wrong, apparently. How much blossom awesomeness has this table witnessed through the years?
Tabitha has officially been a 100% indoor cat for over a year now.
June 10, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Tabitha has officially been a 100% indoor cat for over a year now.
My camera roll these days is just photo after photo of mystery plants that I'm trying to identify to see if I need to pull them out of my woods or not
June 1, 2025 at 9:11 PM
My camera roll these days is just photo after photo of mystery plants that I'm trying to identify to see if I need to pull them out of my woods or not
Color changing pond lights!
May 30, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Color changing pond lights!
I finished my limestone patio and my little water feature pond and started planting a pollinator garden, which hopefully will fill in over the years and give the patio a more private feel. I really like it all. Feels like it was always meant to be here
May 30, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I finished my limestone patio and my little water feature pond and started planting a pollinator garden, which hopefully will fill in over the years and give the patio a more private feel. I really like it all. Feels like it was always meant to be here
I planted native blue flag irises last year for the first time. So pretty!
May 27, 2025 at 11:16 PM
I planted native blue flag irises last year for the first time. So pretty!
A millions-year old trilobite fossil in a paver on my patio
May 23, 2025 at 9:04 PM
A millions-year old trilobite fossil in a paver on my patio
My limestone patio is complete! It was a lot of work but I really like how it turned out
May 21, 2025 at 9:57 PM
My limestone patio is complete! It was a lot of work but I really like how it turned out
A new to me flower popped up in my yard---never seen one of these before! My camera ID'd it as an "Eastern Bluestar", a native woodland plant
May 20, 2025 at 1:46 AM
A new to me flower popped up in my yard---never seen one of these before! My camera ID'd it as an "Eastern Bluestar", a native woodland plant
My sons and I have been working on building a patio out of a pile of old limestone pavers I found in our woods. It's not done yet, but it's coming along! In this photo, we are in the process of "grouting" it with our own mixture of sand, crushed rock and clay from the pit that will soon be a pond
May 17, 2025 at 12:51 PM
My sons and I have been working on building a patio out of a pile of old limestone pavers I found in our woods. It's not done yet, but it's coming along! In this photo, we are in the process of "grouting" it with our own mixture of sand, crushed rock and clay from the pit that will soon be a pond
When it comes to home improvement projects, it always has to get uglier before it gets prettier.
May 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
When it comes to home improvement projects, it always has to get uglier before it gets prettier.
Since we moved into this house last year, I have been looking for the perfect railing to go between our kitchen and sunken family room. Found one this weekend! Wrought iron with a floral motif.It came from a house built in 1973---mine is from 1975 so it looks perfect here, like it's always been here
May 11, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Since we moved into this house last year, I have been looking for the perfect railing to go between our kitchen and sunken family room. Found one this weekend! Wrought iron with a floral motif.It came from a house built in 1973---mine is from 1975 so it looks perfect here, like it's always been here
A little scene from my backyard...a huge and beautiful Japanese maple tree, a freshly cleaned pond, a rhododendron in bloom and my seating area, which consists of two vintage 1950s wrought iron butterfly chairs and wrought iron slate-topped side tables----all found on curbs in other people's trash.
May 9, 2025 at 1:12 PM
A little scene from my backyard...a huge and beautiful Japanese maple tree, a freshly cleaned pond, a rhododendron in bloom and my seating area, which consists of two vintage 1950s wrought iron butterfly chairs and wrought iron slate-topped side tables----all found on curbs in other people's trash.
My rhodedendron bush is blooming!
May 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
My rhodedendron bush is blooming!
Poet's daffodil, spotted deep in my neighbor's woods. It was so fragrant!
May 6, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Poet's daffodil, spotted deep in my neighbor's woods. It was so fragrant!
Fungi spotted in the woods
May 2, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Fungi spotted in the woods
My house showed evidence of once having window boxes on the windows a long time ago (based on screws and hooks left in place). I put some new window boxes on and it just feels right. It's such a lovely thing to see when I look out my bedroom window.
April 23, 2025 at 12:29 PM
My house showed evidence of once having window boxes on the windows a long time ago (based on screws and hooks left in place). I put some new window boxes on and it just feels right. It's such a lovely thing to see when I look out my bedroom window.
I installed window boxes and planted geraniums, marigolds, tulips, lavender and strawberries in them. They look so prettier and will look even prettier as they fill out
April 23, 2025 at 12:28 PM
I installed window boxes and planted geraniums, marigolds, tulips, lavender and strawberries in them. They look so prettier and will look even prettier as they fill out
I've had this Christmas cactus for years and never saw it bloom.The little African Violet is a more recent addition but never bloomed until now either. Maybe they are friends and encouraged each other.
April 23, 2025 at 2:30 AM
I've had this Christmas cactus for years and never saw it bloom.The little African Violet is a more recent addition but never bloomed until now either. Maybe they are friends and encouraged each other.
There was a big stack of flagstone pavers piled up in my woods when we bought the place...the neighbor said there used to be a limestone patio in the backyard that they replaced with concrete. I'm going to put them to good use here with a patio, and also add a little wildlife pond and native plants
April 21, 2025 at 12:48 PM
There was a big stack of flagstone pavers piled up in my woods when we bought the place...the neighbor said there used to be a limestone patio in the backyard that they replaced with concrete. I'm going to put them to good use here with a patio, and also add a little wildlife pond and native plants
I planted lettuces and spinach in the window box outside my window, with dreams of opening the window to pick fresh salad greens whenever I want a salad.
April 17, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I planted lettuces and spinach in the window box outside my window, with dreams of opening the window to pick fresh salad greens whenever I want a salad.