I really need to make Lucy, her royal puggle highness, a crown. She is so lovely, it makes my heart ache sometimes. Such joy. Every.Single.Day. My neighbor, The Church Lady, offered to lend me her gas powered trimmer to trim our hedges. Trimming hedges are totally out of my comfort zone in the first place and Read More >>
Mavis Wears a Dress, The Garage Sale and Seattle Pastry Shops
The garage sale was a mad house. But also a great success too. Girly Girl and Chino brought all their stuff {mostly children’s clothing, shoes and big plastic play things, which were both a hit} and by the end of the 4 hour sale we both went home with just a few boxes of unsold Read More >>
A Cry for Help
Someone. Please. Please take my car keys away so I can’t get in my car and drive to our local nursery or The Home Depot and buy more plants. I’m begging you. Now that the fence is up… I can’t stop. I need an intervention. Like pronto Tonto. Yesterday I planted a boxwood hedge in Read More >>
Mavis Butterfield | Backyard Garden Plot Pictures 5/17/15
It’s been a busy week in the garden. The fence guys will be here tomorrow to set posts and a few days after that our back yard garden should be up and running. In the meantime, The Girl and I have been finishing up a few small projects. We dug up the front tulip bed Read More >>
Becoming Gladys Kravits
I would have never pegged myself as the Gladys Kravits type. But it’s happening. If I don’t get my fence up soon, I’m going to start sitting in a glittery tube top in my side yard with my feet in a kiddie pool and strike up a conversation with anyone that walks by just so I Read More >>