New Gardens

Well - it was high time we gussied up the mailbox. Ingrid took it upon herself to do this task. Grace was the "camera-lady" and did a FINE job.

Ingrid even watered her little plants and PROMISES to make sure I remember to cart water out here every day or so to keep them alive. David thinks this is a really funny picture of Grace.
She is standing there STUPIDVISING with her arm draped over the handle of the wagon. She has the stance of a road crew worker.
Yea, I'm quite the Mean MOM around here. I make them trudge ALL THE WAY up our 1/4 mile drive with the trash can and the wagon full of planting supplies. HEY - at least the containers are EMPTY!!!

Here "oh-so-glamorous" me (HA) is raking up pine needles and having a little bon-fire. This is our camp-fire area. It used to be the gravel pit during construction and the woodpile for the first year we were here. I was sick of it looking like hell. THIS was the weekend to FIX the problem. First I cleared out tons of pine needles. Then brought in 2-1/2 yards of topsoil. If all goes well with this post -there will be a little video of the girls helping me unload the truck. They are TRULY helpers these days.
While all this was going in - David finished skirting in the little porch in front of the mud-room. This week I'll scrub it and put a coat of wood-guard on it. We really like this product. More of a wood treatment than stain - - has worked GREAT on the logs. Also note the BEAUTIFUL Ferns. Elise gave me these and my MIL gave me even more of them.. Hers will go over along the west side of the house and fill in there beautifully!! LOVE THE FERNS LADIES - MANY THANKS! Now our everyday entrance to the house looks welcoming - doesn't it???