Goal #2: Planting and tending a garden

 Check!

My garden is finally planted and ready to maintain!  I "finished" it about a week or two ago, but wanted to wait for a few flowers, etc, before photographing and posting. :)

I purchased several of the plants and then transplanted them into my garden, such as the alyssum (along the path), the carnation (by the steps), and primrose (along the path, by the lawn).

Others I rescued from not-so-ideal locations in our yard, like this little petunia.  There were two of these along the path at the side of our house... they were growing in a bed of pebbles!

Ah, "The Prince" (according to David Austin).  This rose-bush is the veteran of my little garden.  He's been through quite a bit over the years, and has managed to survive and thrive through about 6 years of neglect.

And then others I planted from seed, like this bean plant.  It's so big already!  I'm hoping it doesn't take over the back porch along with the rampant morning glory that decided to take root, uninvited, in my garden bed.

Well, those goals are accomplished.... now to finish this book!

Goal #1: Cleaning, reorganizing, redecorating, and repainting my room(s)

 \/  Complete!

I'm still working on some smaller things, like curtains, etc, but it's getting there.

I've been thinking about a color for the red bookshelf in the corner.  Pale or rose pink, white or heirloom white, brown....?  As you can see in the second pic, my poor, bed sheet-draped chair needs reupholstering.  At some point in the not-so-near future, I'll probably have to whip out my yet-to-be-purchased reupholstering guide and tackle the job myself.  (as professional reupholstering jobs are apparently terribly expensive)  Anyway, my next post shall be about Goal #2: my garden. :)

Oh yes, and apologies for the lack of posts during the past month or two.  I've been very frustrated with Blogger lately... it's been doing the craziest things to my posts.  I've written several, but then deleted them because they wouldn't post correctly!

Summer days

So many things I want to do this summer

and so little time to do them!

Two of them I've started:

1. Cleaning, reorganizing, redecorating, and repainting my room(s)

2. Planting and tending a garden

They're both coming along pretty well, but taking much longer than I had expected.

I forgot to take any "before" pictures, so here are some from "during"....

 This room is what will eventually be my drawing room. (So excited!)

Poor little teapot... so forlorn...

Can anyone say "too much junk"?

The garden....

it's like weeding the lawn...

but it's getting there!

I don't think I've ever seen so many WORMS in my LIFE!!!  When it's ready to plant, I'm going to put in some pale pink primroses, purple and white alyssum, red verbena, pink carnations, and lavender.  I also want to put in a couple pea plants and my little bean bush I've been growing in a pot since April.

♥ Summer Break ♥

I'm FINISHED!!!!

 

The LORD is my strength and my shield;
         My heart trusts in Him, and I am helped;
         Therefore my heart exults,
         And with my song I shall thank Him

 

~Psalm 28:7~

 

This year has been an adventure.

Totally stressful...

 

 yet new and exciting.

New friends,

new interests,

new experiences.

I was realizing yesterday, I'm really going to miss my room.

Farewell, Brown 303.