i can't believe that i am finally done with the yard revamp

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katie graduated from college!

Katie graduated from UW-Madison and we celebrated with a good old fashioned backyard neighborhood BBQ! Check out the photos from our super fun and totally exhausting weekend home to Baker Avenue.

pizza on the farm

Last night was amazing. Just amazing.

jake knows how to fix things and i like it

front garden

Feeling proud of the front garden! Click to see more photos.

smells like chocolate

We were outside ALL day yesterday working in the yard. No one ever tells you that when you own a house the yard is the biggest responsibility! Besides the mortgage, of course.

We worked really hard, so take a look at all the other photos on Flickr!

We spread cocoa shells over the completed garden by the garage and it smells like chocolate and looks delicious!

finding treasures

Have been having fun finding treasures on Craigslist, at garage sales, on Summit Avenue and in our alley.

Check out all the new corners of my house...just click on photo to see more!

our little backyard garden

You can sorta see the 'before' garden at the top of the photo. Believe me when I say that it had a HUGE assortment of abundant weeds. Yesterday, Jake and I removed all the weeds, turned over the dirt, repositioned some existing plants, and planted some flower bulbs.


Whoa! Look at that catch!


We mapped out where all our veggies are going to go


Back left area is our raspberry patch -- still growing but we will be leaving some room for them to spread each year. To the right of the raspberries, by the lime stones, will be the herb garden with basil, sage, thyme, oregano, chives, peppermint, and spearmint.

In front of the raspberries will be cherry, grape and Roma tomatoes, bean, peas, peppers, carrots, beats, and strawberries. Probably won't be able to eat any strawberries this season but hopefully a bigger patch next year.


Front 3 feet of garden will be dedicated to perennial bulb flowers -- I hope they grow! I dug like 100 six inch deep holes yesterday!

Now we just have to maintain the WEEDS!

happy mother's day

dandelions

Our yard is gloriously plush with bright beautiful dandelions!

However, this is not acceptable in mainstream society.

There comes a point where we have to do something about them, so they don't seed all over the neighbors lawn.

So the weed whacker comes out and destroys.



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well, that didn't last long

IT'S BACK!

And of course a motorcycle.

You know, because there is room.

neighbors front yard demo causes anne a panic attack

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chicago road trip

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