Adventures in Gardening: Part II

After spending a bit more time destroying and pulling out weeds on Sunday afternoon, we decided it was time to plant our first ever vegetable garden.

Here's the loot:

that would be 1 gerber daisy, 9 squash (we didn't plant ALL of those), 1 red bell pepper plant, 1 green bell pepper plant, 2 Big Boy tomato plants, 2 Roma tomato plants, a strawberry plant, and a blueberry bush, oh and 1 Maggie Mae

Ambitious? Maybe but we don't care.

The gerber daisy found a new home in our Crestwood pot (these come with the purchase of a home in this neighborhood and the pansies that were in it had seen better days).

Then we moved on to planting the garden:

The tomatoes get the privilege of the front since that is where the fancy structure for them to climb is in place, behind them are the peppers, squash, and strawberries....there is also a rosemary bush back there that is threatening to take over...

Here's the ole blueberry bush, it gets a home all to its own so that it can grow and produce lots of fruit:

And last but not least, look at what I found on the fig tree in the back....

Hopefully you can all come over and enjoy some fresh fruits and veggies this summer :)

One more Thing

I forgot about this little lady that shares our porch

If you look in the post below, you can see her little nest up on the corner of our porch columns. She sits there most mornings and evenings....maybe she's laying eggs? I guess we'll find out.

This Old Porch

(props to you if you get the song reference, Court I already know you will)

This:

(don't mind the crookedness of the photo please)

...is one of my favorite places in our new home. I mean how could you not love a big old porch like this? I look forward to many spring and summer evenings sipping a tasty beverage or eating a meal out here. Perhaps you'd like to join us?

Over the weekend I added these lovely pillows to the drab decor. And I scored these pillows for a mere 10 bucks a piece at our (not-quite-as-local-as-I'd-like-for-it-to-be) Target.



I'm in love with them. Especially that flowered green and brown one...not usually my style, but it is this time.

Oh...and one other thing that currently resides on our new porch.....



Our new bikes! (ok at least Matt's does, mine is in the backyard b/c I can't use it everday and I don't want someone to snag my new toy) We have only ridden them around nearby streets (well Matt rode his to work today) but I have lots of plans for lovely bike rides in the near future....

Adventures in Gardening: Part I

We spent some time this weekend working in our new garden.

When the old owners left, they informed us that the garden needed some weeding and tilling before we would be able to plant anything. So....

That is just what we did. While I enjoyed being out in the sun and getting my hands dirty, I have a new found hatred for weeds. (although I do find it particularly satisfying to pull up the big ole gross ones)

That's a pile of SOME of the weeds that we pulled. (I have a lovely blister on my right hand b/c of all of the other weeds we pulled)

Matt snagged this photo of me and the Mags cleaning up the yard.

All in all the day was a succes.

We planted some herbs and flowers last night and now the veggie garden awaits.......

The Boxes are (Mostly) Gone

We moved into our house this weekend.

There were boxes EVERYWHERE.

I mostly worked in the kitchen (and in my closets...it's refreshing to go through all of your stuff, give away what you don't need, and organize what you want to keep)

And....it's pretty great to make a space your own.

Welcome to our home!

(more pictures later...I've been too busy to walk around with the camera in hand)

Spring!

Sorry for the lack of posts...we have been busy painting (and cleaning) at the new house. It really takes it out of you.....

In more important news, Spring has finally arrived! Hooray!! Except for those of us that live in the southeast, we have to deal with the yellow dusting that has already hit the ground running before we can REALLY enjoy the Spring. Seriously, if you've never seen it for yourself, it will blow your mind how much pollen collects on anything outdoors (or touching the outdoors) around this time of year. I know I was confused when I first moved to the ATL (and a little bit grossed out....still am)...

...you just don't see that in Texas.

Home

We did it! We finally closed on our new home. Here is a doctored up photo of our new residence.

We will have many more to come as we begin the process of fixing it up! First on the "to-do" list, paint.

(this photo doesn't even show one of the best parts of our new house, the backyard. It is incredible...I can't wait to take Maggie out there to check it out. We will also begin our first ever garden this summer so you can be on the lookout for more info on that process as well)