Wealth of hibiscus
Despite the ongoing heat wave, our hibiscus plant bloomed big today! Mama and I counted seven flowers with an eighth about to open (and two fallen on the ground). This […]
Oasis at night
Today’s #OneGoodThing was a lovely warm evening spent in our backyard oasis. Mama and I recently completed our DIY creative shade solution for our yard; and we’ve now been having […]
So much joy for $9.44
Today we began a little experiment FOR Paisley, which ended up bringing US a surprising amount of joy! It was so great we actually questioned our own motives. So here’s […]
Creative backyard shade complete
The massive project of creating shade in our backyard was finally finished today. After winds destroyed our EZ-Up Shade Tent last fall, I knew I had to design a creative shade […]
Satisfaction of weeding
Mama and I did some light weeding in our back yard today. Though the work was painful, I found immediate satisfaction at banishing the unwanted, prickly intruders. We took lots […]
Homemade weed killer
After such a wet winter, our backyard was an even denser weed jungle than usual this year. We don’t use weed killers that would hurt our beloved dog Paisley or […]
Bird’s nest in our plum tree
Mama and I were enjoying the afternoon sunshine in our backyard when we discovered a bird’s nest in our plum tree. We think they migrated to our yard after a […]
Creative shade solution
As the weather gets warmer, we’ve been brainstorming ideas on how to improve our outdoor living space in our backyard. We enjoy spending a lot of time out there, but […]
Plum blossoms and sunshine
We’ve had a lot of stormy, rainy weather lately, and we’ve been really sick for a while. So it was no small thing when the sun came out today and we […]
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