It's been a long and at times frustrating task to get the front of the house and porch to have great curb appeal. A few weeks ago L finally got the pressure treated planter beams in place and nailed down. Then I was able to transplant. All of the hostas needed to be moved either…
Curb Appeal
As I said earlier this week we have had a very wet summer so far. We love the rain, the sound, the fresh smell. But it makes it difficult to make progress on one of our garden. The outside of our home had been pretty neglected while waiting to be sold to us. We knew…
Summer Projects
My Spring semester of teaching ended mid-May, although grading and meetings continued after that life definitely slowed down. Then I thought I'd be teaching a 10 week ESL summer school but enrollment ended up being too low. So I have this summer off from work. As those with teaching jobs know there is joy and…
Buffalo Botanical Gardens
During our mini spring-break trip to Buffalo we went to the Buffalo Botanical Gardens. L at first seemed uneasy about going until I explained to him that it was a giant greenhouse; almost completely inside. Then he was all for it. The wind was blowing hard as we went to the main entrance. Once we…
Happy May Day
Well spring is finally here. For the first time I feel I truly understand what "april showers brings may flowers" means. We've had a few warm thunderstorms during April (yes I am actually talking about the weather) and the grass turned bright green as though someone spray-painted it overnight.Then the backyard was covering in clusters…
