BEFORE & AFTER

We have been in this house for 4.5 years. Since we moved in I have wanted to paint the fireplace. I've never liked the white and I've never like the poor painting job of the previous owners. Today was finally the day. Yes, I painted. 

The paint job looks much better in the picture.  But believe me it is a minimum, hurried job.  Plus every speck of dirt and dust and every nail hole screams to be seen.  

Starting to paint.......

I'm making progress.  

The mantle is now cleared, dusted and ready for painting.

Princess does a little happy dance.  She said, "Mommy, you the best!"

The first coat is finished!

 

 Next project......the cubbies.

Boo got a head start on them while I finished up the first coat on the fireplace & some trim in the living room.

This is another 'before' photo.

Two cubbies with their first coat of paint.

Looking good!

We got into a paint fight while fnishing up cubby #3.  Lol!  See her face?
She retaliated by getting the back of my neck & hair.  

Who does she remind you of?  

Tomorrow we hope to finish the 2nd coat on the last cubby.  Hopefully they won't need a 3rd.  =)  And we hope to make more progress on the living room trim and mopboards.  Oh, and add the 2nd coat to the fireplace.  Yay!

WE LOVE TO READ

I've always loved books and was reading at an early age. I used to check out as many books from the library as they would allow. I'd walk out of there with them stacked up to my chin! I am thrilled that my children love books too. The library is a thrill for them and we have bookshelf after bookshelf filled with books in our own home. Today Bugs & I sat down to select a new book for him to read. He enjoyed first reading aloud to me and then to his little sister. 

MY NEW HERB GARDEN

I posted a photo of what was going to be my new herb garden not that long ago. I wanted to now post an update.  Here is a photo of the general outline before any ground was broken.

Here is Hubby digging up the soil.

Now the ground has been broken in the whole semi-circle.

Today I planted herbs & flowers in my new garden.  Boo & Elvis helped me with weeding.  Most of them are seeds so it's not much to look at yet.  But I'm praying they will all grow beautifully & it will end up being exactly what I have pictured in my head.  

STRAWBERRY PICKING

SPRING IS HERE!

Wow! It's been awhile since I posted last. Drat that Facebook! =) Lol. 

I wanted to share how our cold frames are doing.  I planted a day or 2 after they were constructed.  Onions, lettuce & flower seeds.  My lettuce is doing great, my onions are iffy and the flowers are coming along.   

Cold Frame #1 = Onions & lettuce.  Some have sprouted, some have not.

This lettuce is doing fantastic!  I can almost taste it!

Tiny sprouting onions & lettuce.

All but one are coming along.

I'm not sure why only one side of the pot is sprouting.  

A wee more in this one but still growing mostly in one area.

This is the start of my new herb garden. It is on the back side of the house.   I'm very excited about this project!

I hope it comes out as I have it pictured in my mind.

Some of my Morning Glory seeds from last year's plants are sprouting in the raised beds.

They are everywhere!

My little water girl.

My lilies are coming back up!