Keeping up with... my garden

The garden is growing like crazy and tonight my daughter asked me if we are farmers now! I guess I've been in the garden a lot... but I have to say it's not as much work as I thought it would be. I weed and fertilize once a week and the timer/ motion sprinklers do the rest. {Plus, gardening is relaxing, encourages healthy eating and vegetable trading with neighbors... and gets you a little healthy tan too.}

It's a little hectic because so many plants are squeezed in there... but it works.

We added an old fire escape ladder since our garden is about 6 ft. lower than our yard.

after:

before: {yuck!}

 

Here is the Scarecrow motion activated sprinkler that scares away *all* the critters that make it through the fence.
Totally worth every penny.

This side is veggies and fruit:
green beans, zucchini, watermelon, carrots, tomatoes {5 kinds}, cucumbers, pumpkins,
lettuce {3 kinds}, and hot peppers.

This side is all herbs:
fennel, dill, basil, sage {3 kinds}, chives, rosemary, tarragon, and cilantro.

Peyton picked some lettuce for tonight. 

The weekend is almost here...

Design Star

My husband and I chose teams for HGTV's Design Star again this year. Nerdy, I know, but's its fun. {We pretty much chose them blindly, since we only see 1 or 2 examples from their portfolio.} This year the two finalists are both on my team, so I already won in this house! 

Who will win tonight Britney or Danielle? Britney is a better designer but Danielle has the *gift of gab* when she is on camera... which is huge since the winner gets their own HGTV show.

Last weeks challenge was to design a yurt. They seem kinda fun, and the closest I would get to camping. 

Britney crushed her competition. 

A small *coulda, woulda, shoulda* moment

I hardly ever go to the mall for home furnishings- the internet makes it so easy {overstock.com} plus I live super close to Home Goods. I also don't really look at those catalogs that randomly show up in my mailbox {Pottery Barn, Crate and Barrel, etc.} I guess I should because...

I could have had *these* beautiful tavern patio chairs. Uh. Maybe I should go to the mall more than once a year... or peruse those darn catalogs. 

There is a happy ending to this coulda, shoulda, woulda moment because I found these Tabouret chairs on Overstock.com {$199 for a set of four.} Wowzers. So we have eight on the way. Now I just need a table. Seriously.

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See ya later stripes

So, I love the t.v. show Modern Family but it's always a little reminder that I have the same curtains.... and I don't really like them. {sorry Claire, lol} They came with the house and they are beautiful, just *way* too traditional for us.

My hubby is out of town so I thought it would be the perfect time to tackle the office curtain situation. {Here is my office so far} I didn't want to wait for fabric so luckily there were a few great options in stock. I ended up with this Waverly pattern. 

 It took a total of 40 minutes to make these the no- sew way. Scroll to the bottom of this post for some tips on how to fake a pinch pleat with curtain clips. 

The finished product:
Now I just need to paint the walls. Someday.

Before {durning our walk through with the realtor}

**Don't forget to check out the new issue of House of Fifty. It's a good one, as always.**