The backyard is complete. Like totally done with the exception of a few lights I need to string and some citronella candles to scatter. Oh, and a firepit to stock. Because, baby, we're partying like it's 2011 on Friday. Yep, our party is about to go down.
This backyard bit has been two years in the making. I'm not sure why we decided to tackle K's backyard. The last owners were crazy. That's probably why we started. They were hoped up on something with the word ecstasy in it because that backyard was stoned. No really, rocks everywhere. Rocks and railroad ties. Rocks and railroad ties that were concreted into the ground. And evergreen bushes with no purpose except to grow very deep roots that allowed me to have amazing biceps about a week after their removal. And did I mention rocks? Red rocks, white rocks, black rocks, grey rocks. SO MANY ROCKS.
Two summers ago we dug everything out. Last summer I took some of the leftover bricks and formed a garden bed and I grew a couple of tomatoes and too many squash and some nasturtiums. Bunnies didn't touch it. It was a half decent attempt at a garden. And I didn't even live here yet.
This summer, it was my project. We gutted some more, I made more beds, we introduced more vegetables, and more flowers and the bunnies loved it. So did the groundhog.
Last week, by the grace of God, we finally got sod put in, and now there's a lush patch of grass growing. We put mulch down and its looking pretty fine. Yesterday, I finally finished. I filled in the gaps with perennials and annuals. I tied everything together color-wise. It's beautiful.
But, I'm not going to show you yet because there are lights to put up and candles to light and firewood to stock and it's not yet the garden oasis that I want it to be.
This little guy was in our front herb garden yesterday. I'm not sure where the front of him is. He's colorful and obviously has good taste. That's all. I just wanted to share that.
Since company is coming tomorrow, we've been doing what everyone does when company comes---clean like crazy, move furniture around to improve functionality, and hang pictures up. We do this because we want it to appear like we have our crap together. We do this because ultimately, our guests deserve that extra effort that we don't do for ourselves. So, we've been doing all of the above.
I rearranged everything in this basement, moved some stuff to the storage area that's adjacent, and even made myself a half-decent dressing area in there. Lilly's cage is also in the storage area next to my desk. That sure does free up a lot of room. I have to say----I love the new arrangement. It's so flowy. It's so airy. Now, the tv is along a wall and not the small window in the room.
Which is why we were able to wake up to the fresh air and the rain this morning. That's a great way to start the day. Since I'm a Seattle baby, that's a comforting noise. I'll gladly fall asleep and wake-up to the rain falling any day.
I think Lilly likes the new arrangement too. Now she can proudly look-over her domain.
Starting tomorrow, this basement will be packed with some of the people that we love the most in this world. We will laugh and talk. We will play rousing games of Catchphrase and Cranium where we will display our talents of reading each other's minds. We will eat too much and drink too much. We will talk about weddings. We will talk about Seattle. We will look at pictures and take new ones. We will talk about old memories and make even better ones.
I am a lucky girl.
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