Reclaiming the backyard and other yardwork

Our backyard has suffered from the same neglect that our front yard.  One of the worst areas is along our side fence line.  At some point it was a nice garden bed but it had become overgrown with vibes weeds and junk bushes.  We took advantage of the great weather and cleaned most of the junk plants out.  We will rebuild the planting bed in the spring.  The few hours we spend cutting gained us about 40 or so square feet of usable space.

Before

After

Cassie likes to garden to have both flowers and fresh vegetables.  However the soil here is pure sand making growing difficult.  Luckily we have a lot of trees rhat drop their leaves on our properly.  Instead of bagging the leaves and having them hauled to the landfill we turned them into a compost pile.  We are also adding in our kitchen scraps.  In the spring we will have a nice rich dirt perfect for vegetables with no cash outlay.

Drew.

The Forgotten Wardrobe project introduction

The family we bought our house from in PA were great people.  They left a bunch of items behind that they had no use for in their new home and instead of hitting the dumpster they offered them to us.  One of the pieces the left was an old small simple wardrobe.  It had been painted white at some point in its life and the bottoms of the legs have seen better days.  The rest of the piece is still in good shape under the paint.  Its been an off and on project for the past 2 years.  It is fully living up to its name of The Forgotten Wardrobe

What I started with two layers of white paint and a lot of dust

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Bottle opener and cap catcher

In our shed there are quite a few old fence boards that have this great weathered look to them.  I decided to turn one of them into a bottle opener and catcher for a yet to be built bar area.

Christmas time at 404

Its that time of year where the stockings are hung by the fireplace with care.

Sadly we were not able to cut our own tree this year but we do have a real Christmas tree.  We are still in love with the color change we made in the living room and with the stockings on the mantel around the fireplace the only thing missing now is a real fire.  Maybe next year.

On black Friday Home Depot had a really good sale on poinsettias so we picked up a pair.  To dress them up a little  we grabbed some sticks from the yard and hit them with a little white spray paint.  We have them in our dining room over the fireplace.

 

Out side we didn't get too crazy.  Just some lights around the front step columns bush and tree.  Also had to have snoopy and his dog house.

Last night we attended a Reindeer bike ride around a local neighborhood to tour everyone's Christmas lights. A bunch of the riders got into the spirit with lights, ugly sweaters and all manner of decorations.  It was quite the ride with a great turn out and a pit stop for hot chocolate and s'mores.

From Drew and Cassie at Restomod @ 404 we wish you and yours happy holidays, a Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year.

The things you find

The weather was near perfect this weekend with temperatures in the low 60s.  So Cassie and I took advantage and did quite a bit of yard work.  While raking leaves to turn into compost we found some cool surprises that had been hidden.

On our fence we found a very cool 3 pot holder with pots.  We plan on moving it closer to the house in the spring using it again.  Possibly as an herb tower off our back door.

Just in time for Christmas we also unearthed some coal.  Not sure what we are going to do with it yet we are open to any and all ideas.

~Drew

Timrod Park Neighborhood Christmas tree.

The Timrod Park Neighborhood Association had their Christmas Tree Lighting last night.  There was coffee, hot chocolate and cookies for every one in attendance.  Its events like this that make living in this neighborhood what it is.  Stay tuned for a full page on what makes the Timrod Park Neighborhood special.

Drew