How was your weekend, my friends? Ever since I spent three days working on the Casita, my back has been hurting me. I had a massage last Wednesday and a chiropractic adjustment on Frid...
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Every time I pull up my driveway, I'm greeted by a colorful array of flowers and the water feature spraying water into the air. It makes my heart happy. Some say buying a premade pot of flowe...
I just came off of a four day weekend. Gotta love those! For my U.S. readers, did you do anything special over Labor Day weekend? PLANNER UPDATE Back in May I mentioned I'm trying my hand ...
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Lots of hustle and bustle around The Homestead in 2023: • Shrub Removal HERE . • Flower Bed Landscaping HERE . • Concrete Work HERE . • Planted Climbing Roses HERE . • Planted H...
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Happy Monday! The beautiful weather with 70-80F temps and no humidity has come to an end. The forecasters are predicting 109-112F heat index for the next few days with high humidity. Ugh! T...
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The 2023 gardening season seemed like it was never ending. Reflecting upon everything that happened has made me realize I did a LOT! Garden Mums were on sale at a couple of stores in Fall of ...
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Before the building collapsed onto the backside of my garage in 2021, I had a nice bed of periwinkle. A small clump was gifted to me by a lady back in the day of Freecycle. They were destroye...
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Another weekend gone by. Hope yours was good. How is that possible it's already the middle of August?! Here's what I've been up to... STITCHY STUFF I've made some progress on Mrs. Mart...
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Did I mention Summer/Fall 2023 was very busy around The Homestead? • Shrub Removal HERE . • Flower Bed Landscaping HERE . • Concrete Work HERE . • Planted Climbing Roses HERE . �...
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Happy Monday! It seems like the weekends go by so fast. Did you do anything fun? CRAFT NIGHT I mentioned in a previous post HERE , my local library hosts a monthly craft night. This mont...
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Once the roses were planted and tended to in 2023, hostas were next on my list. These were given to me by a coworker. It took me several weeks in September 2023 to get everything in the g...
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Happy Monday! How was your weekend? Mine was very busy and productive. LOTS OF DIY Last summer, I created a water fountain for the front of The Homestead. It turned out as I envisioned....
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Hello Friends ~ I've recently posted about all the changes at The Homestead in 2023: • Shrub Removal HERE . • Flower Bed Landscaping HERE . • Concrete Work HERE . This br...
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It's hard to believe August will be here in a few days. Summer has flown by so fast. What have you been up to this past week? As usual, I've had a few things going on. MACHINE EMBROIDERY ...
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From April until September 2021, the orange fence greeted me each time I looked out the window or went to the back yard. During the same time frame, I was busy calling contractor after co...
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My area has been having some marvelous weather the past few days. Temperatures in the mid to upper 70's/low 80's with no humidity. Partially sunny days. Ahhhh... I could live in this weathe...
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Traveling Back in Time... It's now March 2021 and the snow is melting. The sun is shining. And I was left to look at the mess left behind from the building collapse in January. The view of ...
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Traveling Back in Time... The year 2021 had barely started. I was pulled from my slumber at o'dark thirty on January 31st, 2021. My neighbor, frantic, telling me to get my car out of my garag...
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Right after I bought my Casita home, I found a group called Girl Camper . There are chapters in 30 states. Each of those states has a "camper guide" who plans and organizes events for.... who...
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Almost a month ago, I drove over 2 1/2 hours to buy this... 2017 Casita Camper I'd been looking at RV's for six months or more. I'd never towed a trailer, let alone a camper, nor had I ba...
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Last year, I found out that my local library hosts an adult craft night one or two nights a month. They schedule different crafts which is a great way to try them and not invest a lot of mone...
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Before I could complete the paver project, I had to do some concrete repairs on the front step. Again, another first for this type of project. Talk about learning experiences! Left Side ...
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When we last left off, I was dealing with the water run off and dirt flowing out into the driveway due to storms passing through right after I had the shrubs removed from around The Homestead. ...
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Guess what?! There's a new sheriff... I mean stitch shop in town! Not my town, mind you, but a town nonetheless. If you're ever in Roscoe, Illinois you'll find Bee Youtiful Sip & Stitchery...
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Happy Friday everyone! What's new with you? Sit down for a spell and enjoy some Rhubarb Muffins with Struesel. Things are happening around The Homestead! At the end of summer last yea...
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