Backyard Dreams (Is This A Crazy Idea?)
In the early evening yesterday, I needed to take a break from working on the bathroom, so Cooper (our dog) and I took a walk around our property. I have to admit that I don’t often venture out to the...
View ArticleMatt’s Birthday Gift To Me This Year
Update 6/23: All is well! I had a great birthday, and then had some other fun things scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday. I hope to be able to get back to house-related stuff this afternoon. If so,...
View ArticlePreparing For My Meeting With The Landscape Designer
Hey there! I didn’t intentionally ghost y’all last week. 😀 Tuesday was my birthday, and we had some plans for that, and then I had other fun things planned throughout the week. So I just gave up on the...
View ArticleMy Two Absolute Favorite Landscape Design Inspiration Sources At The Moment...
As y’all know, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about landscaping lately. I met with a landscape designer last week, and I got an email yesterday from him saying that he has our plan just about...
View ArticleI Received Our Landscape Design Plan! (Landscape Design Plan From A Local Pro...
I received our landscape design plan from the landscape designer yesterday! We met yesterday afternoon and went over the plan that he came up with for our one-acre lot (we’re in central Texas, which is...
View ArticleOur Landscape Plan Revisited — Questions Answered
A couple of days ago, I shared the landscape plan that we had done by a local landscape designer. If you missed that, you can see way more details in this post. But here’s the overview of the whole...
View ArticleConsidering A Clover Lawn Instead Of Grass
Do you know what I realized a few days ago? I pretty much already have a clover lawn. Well, at least I think I do. I had never really paid much attention to it, because every time I look at our yard,...
View ArticleWood Garden Pathway Ideas (Perhaps For My Walking Path?)
In my spare time lately, I have been devouring landscaping ideas online. I can’t get enough, and my mind is spinning with ideas that I want to incorporate into our landscape on our one acre of land....
View ArticleThe Forgotten Carport Is Finally Going To Be Finished!
Do you remember our carport? The main structure of the carport was built back in May 2018, and while it has been usable ever since then, it has never been finished. Here’s what it looks like today… The...
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I Have A Workshop Ramp! (Plus, Driveway Progress And Landscaping Plans)
I have a usable workshop ramp, y’all! I really love how this turned out. I know it’s just concrete, but it’s usable, functional concrete, and I think it looks great! Let me back up a second. If you’ll...
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Here’s Our New Driveway! (Plus The Ramp To My Workshop)
Y’all, I can’t believe how much progress has been made in these last few weeks. We had my workshop built. We had our driveway poured. We had a ramp poured to connect the carport to the workshop. I...
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Rubber Mulch For Landscaping — A Good Or Bad Idea?
Have you used rubber mulch in your landscaping? I’ve been thinking about it, and I’d love to know what you think about it. This is the year I’m finally going to start doing some landscaping on our...
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