Project 365: June 4th through June 10th

June 4th: A standard run to Lowes for stone and a few clearance plants - who can resist a curly filbert for $19.99 at 50% off. The far left closest plant I had to get - a humingbird was going crazy for it in the plant center! June 5th: After doing some shopping Macha lays claim. Would you move her? Seriously - this is what pure joy looks like....not pictured is her kneading the box with her little paw. June 6th: My lupines began blooming in the backyard. June 6th: And I finally finished (after a week pretty solid) weeding the front yard. June 6th: Here is the rest of the front yard which I just finished weeding. June 6th: The front of the house. June 7th: Patrick finished the sun garden and new sitting area. And, believe it or not, those are daisies in the back. June 8th: Running to downtown Portland. June 8th: The courthouse - meeting up with our lawyer. June 8th: Apprently someone was in such a hurry he ran right out of his shoes. June 9th: Our friends Derek and Mike married each other in our backyard. This was their cake topper which represents two sould from different worlds. June 10th: I rescued this rose from my awesome mechanic's yard and now it is looking amazing. June 10th: Look at that color!

The state of the Garden - June 2012

Project 365: March 5th through March 11th

March 5th: Cheese selection...hunting down some decent Brie at Fred Meyer.


March 6th: Brandy and SKot over for dinner and games. You can see Patrick in the background with Gabriel. Desert - Lemon Chiffon Cake with Lemon Sauce and Strawberries.


March 7th: After learning I was hired for the job I wanted I went through my bags of work debris which were sitting in the corner of my office for the past seven months. Since I am leaving Wells Fargo after over ten years I was able to get rid of my pin collection.




Here is my 5 year and 10 year pins under my green team name badge.


March 8th: Macha busy at work on the dishes...


March 9th: I inherited a necklace from Melissa Hansson and changed out the pendant on it.


I also found piles of other fun stuff to make another necklace as well.


The base for my other necklace were these little pretties which I got off a dress I had.


March 10th: Stephanie and Cheryl over for dinner - we had some nibbles beforehand - brie and apples, bread, pomagranite, honeydew melon, salami, and two different types on almonds while all three on us had our own choice of wine.


March 11th: I was able to finally get a few days in weeding so the front looks much better.

Project 365: February 13th through February 19th

February 13th: One of my new rings...flower power...


February 14th: Assessing the yard which needs a weeding something fierce. These are some anemone bulbs about to come up and you can see violas in the background.


February 15th: An example of me and Jen's texts to each other...we are both huge asparagus fans so I send her things like this when I find the super thin asparagus at Fred Meyer for such a cheap price.


February 16th: Reorganizing my dressing area. Starting from the left I found a amber glass and metal hanger which fits my fancy scarfs, mask and headbands well freeing up tons of space on my dresser. I added some nice hooks beside the mirror for all my necklaces since they were all much too long for my jewelry box which is in the center. Patrick added two floating shelves above the mirror which freed more space also on the dresser which I added my vases to etc. I added my 'M' hook to the right side of the mirror to hang a few more scarves from and hung more necklaces under that. I found a trash can which matched all the new cups and such I got to fit my makeup brudhes and such in. And finally I found a fleur de lis wreath door hook which we cannot use anywhere and just had which works perfect on the bedroom door which I now hang all my shawls from. Patrick was giggling that I made my side of the room all girlie.


Visiting my friend Lilith for some girl time...this is one of her sweet kitties who adores me.


February 17th: Mexican Trains Dominoes crack...on my way to Lilith's the night prior I grabbed this set and was delighted to discover my $22 bought a very nice game indeed.


Late in the evening Jen joined us for dinner. Patrick made this amazing angel food cake based on an Alton Brown recipe which we topped with macerated strawberries and fresh whip cream. We all agreed it was the best angel food cake we have ever had hands down.


February 18th: Patrick's amazing mead has now been bottled for 23 bottles total. He corked it all and added foils. We are now just waiting for the labels.


February 19th: Sushi lunch with Clinton, Annie and Jen.