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The weather here in the Pacific Northwest has been crazy good lately, especially for the month of February. So good in fact I had Monkey Boy mow the lawn yesterday. True, a lot of the lawn is currently covered with moss, 😉 but still, having it cut short and all the same length made my little Read More >>
Yesterday I broke out the shovel and got started on my future herb garden. There are quite a few things I need to get done before I can actually plant herbs, but with a little hard work, I think I can get the beds ready by early spring. On the “to do list” is installing Read More >>
Yesterday while Cameron the cutest carpenter on the planet was inside working, I headed out to the front yard to plant the {seriously neglected} brick window box. The {rather deep} window box was completely naked when we moved in and every time I walked by it I swear I could hear it begging me to give Read More >>
I headed outside this afternoon to weed in front of our boxwood hedge. We usually do this about twice a year to clear the area from moss and weeds. This time around I had to remove a bunch of vinca minor which had grown up into the hedges. I also doused the plants with some Read More >>
