Finally Done (sorta) Painting

So now I have my own Big Green Monster!

Gettysburg Grey

After many long and agonizing indecisive months I have finally chosen a color to paint the Fabulous Cannondale. The color chosen is Benjamin Moore's Gettysburgh Grey. I have a few pictures that I am happy to share with both of you readers out there on the Blogeshpere.

Mow Better Now

RECIPE FOR ABSOLUTE FRUSTRATION:

Buy an acre and a half on a hilly, slopey damn lot, add 187 year old house, stir in a limited budget, fold in a not-so-handy husband and that my friends is the recipe for an overgrown lawn.

As luck would have it it, our saviour neighbor is God on earth and fixed our riding mower and now spousal unit is actually mowing the lawn.

It's the little things...

A New Cutting Garden

This past weekend, I broke the news to spousal unit that I wanted make a cutting garden (read: you dig holes, make fence and let me spend 200 bucks). So guess what he says? Yeah really, he says "well that's what we're out here for"-- Boom, I finessed my neighbor Andre (hardest working man on my block) to bringing his tractor over and tilling the grass up for me. Then continued perfecting my finessing abilities by making unit dig fence post holes (it is NOT a cutting garden without a picket fence around it!) and tonight we kept up digging holes--lots of holes for a 12' x 18' garden I know. Anyhoodle poodle, I need to figure the easist plants that will grow and not make me work too hard. So far so good on that front.

Garden craps out --I'll bury dog in it.

I will buy a new camera, God is my judge!

It's Medication Time

Whoa! Can't even believe what happened last night on the HGTV DREAM HOME GIVEAWAY? I only wish I could have been at the bar with Lauren Lake after a couple of Appletinis! That alleged "winner" and I use that term loosely gave me the "willys". She was so weird, all those ticks and folded arm body language. She choked out her thank you and left it at that. Boy oh boy the show I would put on if they'd knocked on my door and handed the million-dollar house-keys to me. "Where's the jet? LET'S GO LAUREN!! We're going to FLORIDA right now! Richard Branson, one jet please and yes you may stay overnight in my dream house, and bring a guest! JUST GET ME AND MY NEW BEST FRIEND LAUREN LAKE to FLORIDA and into my new Dream House nowsa!
Why her? Why not me?

Hello Again, Rumors of my Demise have been Greatly....

Well, you know the rest...exaggerated. My only, and it is an incredibly lame excuse, is that my digital camera is broken. I can say that I've really missed sharing my thoughts with all the nice bloggers who've been supportive with so little asked in exchange.

So no new pictures but here is something you haven't seen yet--my bathroom, it's back and white!

I would love to show pics of the new trampoline we got the kids...of my new soapstone woodstove that absolutely saved our bank account this winter...and my two new mantels, one in my office and the other on my bedroom fireplace--just too gorgeous. There's so much!! I'm buying a new camera today!! Thank you for helping me make that decision! You guys ROCK!