straddling the fence {rustic garden}

I believe his exact words were: “I found a ladder and brought it home for you” I can’t be sure though…he lost me at ladder as my mind begin to embrace this new addition to my little rustic garden My husband is my superhero! I’ve…we’ve been looking for old wooden ladders for years.  We see

vintage galvanized tool box planter {rustic garden}

We pulled into the parking lot knowing that my favorite eclectic junk shop was closed, but it was time for a stretch after hours on the road.  Besides there is always plenty of good junk to pick through outside the shop, no need to go inside….all the good junk is always outside. I saw what

dirt rich and cash poor {making the most out of what you have}

Since we’ve added a couple of flower beds around our pool, we have a lot of rich dirt just needing some plants, but unless you hit the sales, buying plants and flowers for large areas is a little pricey. Do you ever wish you could just go out and blow your whole budget in one

Pinterest inspired plantings

A little of this, a little of that… that’s what I was saying as I walked through my house picking up things to put dirt in.  I saw some wonderful succulent container ideas on Pinterest last week, one container in particular caught my eye because I had the same container in my stash.  Mine is

he doesn’t bring me flowers…but that’s okay!

Does your hubby bring you surprises? Flowers. Chocolate. Lingerie (blush) Mine does on occasion…brings me surprises, not lingerie 🙂 For a man it can be hard to know what his woman wants I mean we are complicated by design and our emotions sometimes get out of hand. But for the most part our job should

It Was Worth The Wait!

I was patient…I’m going to sit with that for a minute because I don’t get to claim that sentence very often.  it really feels good. I knew what I wanted. Exactly what I wanted and I waited for just the right moment.  all I had to do was be patient and low and behold. I