NewlyWoodwards

an unconventional home

House-painting progress

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Well, the house painting project went really well over the weekend, all things considered. On Saturday morning, we had the help of our friends Pam and Dave and a rented airless sprayer (from Home Depot). There was a chance of rain, but luckily it held out on us. At least for Saturday. (Consider that foreshadowing.) […]

The so-far house: Exterior

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After a little detour, here’s part two of our so-far house. (Check out the first part – our bedroom – here.) And this is one that I still feel needs a LOT of work. But it’s a start. The exterior. The yellow siding is killing me, friends. Dying over here. But if all goes as […]

Tomatoes

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I say tomato – do you say tomahhhhto? I just had to stop by to tell you that my tomatoes are growing like crazy. Best year we’ve had for tomatoes (so far, knocking on wood). I see many a tomato with salt in my future. (Best way to eat them.) We had a little issue with […]

Outdoor views

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I thought I’d share a few of our outdoor views as we head into a weekend.  Our little succulent container is doing wonderfully. The plants seem to enjoy this hot and humid Midwest summer and have really filled out. And the yellow blooms on the far left are quite lovely. Our rain garden, despite a […]

Garden progress 2011 – July edition

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In addition to basil and lettuce (as discussed in the pesto post yesterday), we’ve been having a pretty good year in regards to the garden. Particularly since renovating and school and life haven’t really given us much time to work in the garden. Weeds are a fact of life this year. There’s something humbling about […]