It always blows my mind how fast everything grows! I planted the pumpkins just 4 weeks ago . . .
. . . the herbs, lettuce, radishes & carrots 5 weeks ago . . .
and the tomatoes & peppers 5 weeks ago! Tomatoes are coming but noooo peppers yet??? 😦
I just want to give a shout out to “Ryobi” . . . I bought this 4 piece Ryobi set about 3 years ago from Home Depot – https://tinyurl.com/ybg3wqjs. Being a DIY’er I absolutely love these tools. Not super fancy but they are super DIY friendly. The batteries are all interchangeable and this little 5″ blade circular saw is the best, lightweight and no cords. I dooooo love my tools, lol. Oh, I’m cutting some hardie backer cement board for my bar top – I’m putting this 1/4″ backer board over 1/2″ exterior plywood before I can tile, in case you were wondering. LOL
How stinkin’ cute is this!!!!!!!!!!!! One of the families that I photographed gave this to me for my business!
Just need to get a bell for the front end & maybe I’ll make a little ladder for the side hooks?! I just love it!!!
Soooo sweet – thank you Jill!!
Old pic – after the porch was built last year.
Porch pergola is finally painted – just need to paint the deck boards and add the trim to the bottom.
Anddddd just in time for the 4th!! I got “Old Glory” up – Happy 4th of July!!
I finished putting the supports in that I wanted for the bar top. I had some leftover fence picket scraps from my neighbor so I cut those down a tad and nailed them in for my top shelf storage. The scraps weren’t long enough for the bottom shelf (bottom shelf is bigger) so off to Lowe’s I go for some fence pickets.
I have a ton of small scraps of pressure treated wood from my deck so I used those for the sides and I added the casters.
Painted the sides with my favorite Behr Fence & Barn Paint. The size of the outdoor kitchen/bar counter was dependent on my metal scraps I took down from the garden area. Putting 2 together was 75″ wide so that’s the width I went with because then I only had to cut that metal once for the height. I hate cutting that stuff – sparks everywhere butttt the blade I use does cut like butter! LOL
Road trip to visit with Auntie Amie & Uncle Matthew . . . and a little shopping at Vintage Market Days!
Waiting for our homemade chocolate mint ice cream to be ready! (in the Cuisinart above her head – she wanted to be close by, lol)
Chia seeds & wheat germ butterfly garden project!
Helping me water with our new little watering can we bought at Vintage Market Days.
She loves the chalkboard.
Needing to cool off – it’s been in the high 90’s and even hitting 101 degrees today!
Enjoying our ice cream – when she picked out the “mini” cones I didn’t realize how “mini” they actually were! Perfect for portion control, lol.
We had a great week together – now I need a nap! LOL
Oh my word! Belley and I are going to spend some quality time together this week soooooo only a good Grammie would get special snacks for her visit, right?! I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw these, LOL!!! First I don’t even remember the last time I had a Twinkie! Second – covered in chocolate!!!! NEVER . . . I’ll update you on the experience. 😉
7 days from planting and they are sprouting right on schedule . . . watermelon plant still looking good (it’s at the end of the drip hose)! Kinda hard to tell the watermelon plant vs. the weeds, lol.
I’ve begun the process of making my outdoor kitchen/bar counter & storage.
I decided to make a 20″ counter space + 12″ more for overhang. The length is 75″.
Feel free to zoom in – lol – not bad for a rookie! and FYI the concrete does have a slight slant for drainage.
Not to shabby – It’s upside down – I need to put casters on it before I tip it right side up and add a couple more counter top supports. That’s it for now
– updates as progress continues. 😉
I just love that little pig planter I found at Home Goods last year, so darn cute. I decided to try some Zinnias this year.
Seriously – too cute?!!
Country Girl 