Round and round the garden.....................

Good Morning everyone !!!

Thought I'd show you an update on the garden - it continues to amaze me daily  - and such a sharp contrast to what we moved into last December ( when everything was covered in snow and the interior was a complete nightmare and so I suppose we kind of assumed the garden would be as well )

It just dawned on me how sick to death you must all be of hearing me call the house a hell hole - really - how boring of me - I'll try to stop that.  Promise.

Anyway here's some photos of the outside of the hell hole.

That hole on the right hand side - do you think that's from a ground hog?  I saw something run across the yard the other afternoon - well twilight actually - and it looked like a miniature SASQUATCH - it was NOT a ground hog but it ran under the shed where the ground dog is currently residing ( no - we still haven't got rid of it )   I think there's a commune under there at this point - they take turns coming out and grabbing food and then they all share it ...................nothing like putting away your differences for the sake of survival I suppose.  Personally I want whatever's living under there OUT OF THERE - I'd cook for them every night and bring it to their new home if they'd leave.

We bought 2 climbing rose bushes a couple of months ago and one of them is finally starting to blossom
It was supposed to be a pale pink - but I'll take it!  Eventually I'd like roses covering the fence entirely :)
We had that at one house and I've been pining for it since.

The Tiger Lilies have started to bloom as well

They're spilling out everywhere

This pergola bench will most likely be moved next year - but for now I just put my climbing flowers on it because Sasquatch thought it was her dessert - ( she doesn't really like to climb I've noticed - lazy thing )

But it probably worked out best because it's starting to climb !

Climb - little flowers climb - way up high - spread your tiny blooms and climb - across the universal sky
( and away from hungry critters )

I added a door in the corner of the garden - under the ladder arbor and added my twig heart to it
Nothing much can grow there so I needed to add some interest

she wears a sign that expresses what I feel about this backyard ♥

A wooden trunk that once resided in my bedroom now sits outside - perfect for storage AND holding back some overgrown plants - I put flameless candles on this at night

I'm not sure what this is

But's it sure is beautiful when it blossoms

I found a few rusty items in the shed - no no no - they don't belong in there !

John says - what the hell are you hanging a rusted spade on the fence for?
Suzan says - It's called ART John - don't you recognize art when you see it?
John says - if that's ART - then I'm a horse's ass..............

Oh well - if the shoe fits sweetheart - because it's definitely ART

So is this old steel sprinkler -

and this one

John says - WHERE are the sprinklers?
Suzan says - In the garden
John says - CAN YOU LEAVE THEM IN THE SHED PLEASE ???  I USE THE BLOODY THINGS!
Suzan says - Can't you go buy some cheap ones from Home Depot or something?

But he uses them - and then I run around and place them back in the garden

John says - They are NOT art - stop already
John says - What the hell is this - the Louvre?
John says - Next you'll be putting velvet ropes around everything

My Son left a hat here last week - yup - you guessed it - it's now been claimed by Mama as art

John says - we'd better bring Gordie's hat inside
Suzan says - DON'T touch it please - it stays there
John says - Let's hope no one forgets their underwear here when they change into their swimming suits - you'll be decorating the trees with them................

OK - I almost peed my pants over that one - you have to understand he's very aggravated when he's saying these things - I don't know if they're as funny to anyone else as they are to me - but I could split a gut sometimes !!!

I paired an upside down ceramic funnel with a rusty plant stand

John says - I'm afraid to ask - but what exactly is that?
Suzan says - It's a garden dunce cap..............
( sometimes you gotta beat them at their own game don't you know? )

Back to the flowers - the hanging baskets are thriving

as are the rest of the potted annuals

Looks like we've went round and round the garden - several times in fact lol
There's a party here on Saturday night - let me know who's coming - and how many of you there are please.

Have a beautiful Tuesday -
Hugs

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Tour Through Blogland

I have to start this off with a huge apology -
( and it seems like that's all I do lately - in bloglandia and in my other life )

I had completely forgotten about this - until Katie from Let's Add Sprinkles mentioned on her tour that I was up next - panicville.............utter panic - I scrambled around trying to find someone to participate with me
( at the last minute ) and sadly I've come up empty handed - everyone had either already been asked by bloggers who are actually on top of things - or they were just too busy - so you're left with my boring tour - and then......................nothing.

In fact - I may write this up and then shut the computer down - that's how embarrassed I am by all of this.
I'll just go hide under a rock or something until you've all forgotten about it ( how long do you think that would take ? )
Sheesh - it's getting really bad when I can't even commit to a blog tour, isn't it?

Ok - I have 4 questions to answer about myself - let's do this !!!

# 1 - WHAT AM I WORKING ON?  

Well I'm currently drowning in a home renovation - as most of you know we bought a DUMP and are diligently working to make it a home.  We've had more disasters happen then reno's to be honest with you and it seems like every waking moment is spent fixing them..............We've been here 6 months or so -
To date our bedroom is done

Seller's Photo

How it looks now

The guest room is done

Seller's photo

How it looks now

I've given the landing a makeover

THIS DRESSER IS STILL ONE OF MY FAVORITE MAKEOVERS

The Living Room

Seller's photo

How it looks now

The entrance way

How it looks now

The Kitchen -

The ( walk in )  Linen Closet

The upstairs bathroom

Seller's photo

Now

and we've put a LOT of work in the back yard -

The kitchen area is facing the pool

I'm working on a dining area too but not quite finished

And that's what I'm working on now ..................it's been the most exhausting time of my life to be honest with you - and there's still 5 rooms that haven't been touched !
I must have been out of my mind !

#2  HOW DOES MY WORK DIFFER FROM OTHERS OF ITS GENRE?

Here's the secret -
It doesn't.................all DIY blogs pretty much do what I do - we all paint ( almost first and foremost )
we all recycle - reuse - we all love to decorate - and we're all - bar none - just a little insane..............
Where my blog is slightly different - where I've found my " niche " I guess you could say, is that I incorporate the ( very real ) conversations that take place with my better half.  He's hilarious in a very serious way - and I love sharing :)
My blog is also peppered with life experiences - rants - humor - and observations - so it's not really only a DIY site.  You never know what I'll be writing about from day to day.

#3  WHY DO I WRITE/CREATE WHAT I DO?

I've had 2 passions from my earliest memories on - writing and decorating.
I started writing poetry before i started school - and now that I think of it I started decorating before I went to school too - I know there's a book in all of us - but mine has been screaming to come out for a very long time so a blog about DIY and Decor just seemed to be such a perfect fit.  At the end of the day - when all the insanity is over with - I come upstairs and start pouring my heart out - it truly has been my saving grace through all of this.

#4  HOW DOES MY WRITING/CREATING PROCESS WORK?

I'm completely stumped by this question because I'm not really sure HOW it works - I just know that I can never quite turn it off.

My brain works in such a way that when I see this

 I'm really seeing this

or that this

really was meant to look like this ( custom job done smack in the middle of renovations )

It can be a curse - because I have no limits or boundaries and end up taking on things that are much bigger than I   ( e.g. this house )
I wasn't born with a barometer that stops me....................I just keep going and going and going until
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Have I put you to sleep yet?
I've put myself to sleep I think................

It's funny - I never run out of things to say - until someone asks me to say them - and then I think to myself
" why would anyone want to know about me? "

Thanks so much Tammy from One More Time Events -
Have a wonderful day everyone
Much love,
The Bad Blogger
( but you CAN see that I haven't stopped, right? LOL )


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