UPDATE: I painted and re-stained the deck in Fall 2019 and have after photos at this link. Staining a deck is one of those projects that no one likes to do, but the finished product is definitely worth it (and so is saving hundreds or thousands of $$ by doing it...
Thomas and the kids applied all the mulch to the flower beds a few days ago and they did a great job especially considering that they had five huge beds to mulch. (They're superheros)! I did help them a little because I wanted the beds edged before the mulch...
I actually don't know the answer to that great mystery of how to not kill plants because every time I plant my flower beds in the Spring, I kill half of of the flowers guaranteed. But, I still plant every year and hope, hope, HOPE, I won't kill all my plants. Every...
Since the weather was so nice outside this weekend, the kids and I worked in the yard. I'm lucky that I have kids that aren't afraid of hard work... Sofia complains sometimes, but she still does the job, eventually. This weekend's project was to take out all the...
We got the kids a trampoline for Christmas and because the weather isn't arctic cold anymore, the kids and I finally set it up. I can't tell you how awesome it is to have kids that actually like to help and when I told them that we were going to set up the...
I’m Sandra and I’ve renovated 7 houses over the last 20 years. I’m an attorney by trade but home renovation is my real passion. Thanks for following along as I renovate yet another space. I hope you get some ideas and inspiration!