Showing posts with label outdoor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label outdoor. Show all posts

Takin' it to the Back

Today I'm showing you our backyard.  No credit is due to me, though. This beauty is all my Mama!  She works so hard out in the yard to get it to this point.  And let me tell ya, it ain't easy.  We have a creek flowing through our backyard under the deck that you all will see soon, and creeks come with lots of wildlife.  I'm talkin' deer, bunnies who eat all our plants, squirrels, gofers, cats, skunks, snakes {!}, and our weirdest creature to date, the three wild turkey we found in our oak trees one day.  It was not near Thanksgiving time, however. Bummer (:
Our backyard was definitely the selling feature of our home when my parents bought it ten or so years ago.  With a custom hot tub and waterfall...I mean, who wouldn't love it?!  After all the weeks of hard work my mom put in to the yard, here it is! {Sorry the pictures are all kind of sun glared...it's hard to get pictures out here when the hot sun is peering through all the darn trees!}






View down to the deck. Beyond the deck and about 100 feet down is the creek.

View up from the deck:

Bench pillows and seat cushions from Pier 1:

Our lemon tree....which reminds me I need to make some lemonade soon!

Potted plants by the spa:


Succulent centerpiece: 


And that does it! I've been trying to get my tan on out here by the hot tub a little each day, but it's so darn hot I can barely stand it.  A few days ago I got so hot I just jumped in the unheated spa to cool off (:


Do you love spending time in your backyard?




Have a wonderful Tuesday. I've got another 6am shift at work...yikes!
Love,
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PS. Go take a peek at the interview I did with Shelley, the owner of Meadow Boutique {the boutique I write the blog for in Seattle}.  It's sure fun to find out how she started her beautiful store and learn more about what it takes to own a boutique!

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Reminder + My Weekend

Hello! Just a reminder that this:








is coming up in a few weekends and I want to meet you! So if you blog about design, interiors, DIY projects, or home decor, book your flights/hotels and rsvp soon! 


Have a wonderful Sunday!
 I'm going to be dreaming I'm sitting out on one of these glorious patios reading my favorite book, One Thousand Gifts








*all images via Pinterest


How are you spending your Sunday?
Love,
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PS. I have exciting news! We bought something new yesterday. Hint: wheels. 
Sharing tomorrow (:

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Bloom!

Last weekend my family got together to have a goodbye party for my cousin and her husband.  They're moving to Australia for a year! My aunt {my cousin's mom} throws great parties.  And not only that, but she's the best gardener I know.  Sometimes when I'm doing a craft or putting something together, I ask myself how my aunt would do it (: She has a serious eye for details and I love that.  We get along really well! Her garden and party details were so cute, I thought I'd share!




Mason Jars...see where I get the obsession?! 

Prepare yourself, friends.  Her garden is in full bloom!



The addition of old chairs and wheelbarrows is what makes her garden so special and shabby chic in my opinion (: 




Look at these purple speckles! 

The best gardens always have a water feature.




Amazing, right?! Hey Martha, House Beautiful, Better Homes and Garden- we're ready for you to stop by!
Really though (: It's magazine worthy.


Next week I'll show you my family's backyard. My mom's been a busy bee out there and it's looking good!
Do you love gardening? 


Love,
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PS. Catch me over at Nicole's blog, Bloom!


I simply adore her.  And I'm talking about my two cities...you know- Seattle and the Bay Area! Lots of fun pictures and must-see places! {I didn't even plan that her blog's name is Bloom and I posted on gardens today...really, it's funny how things work out!}
xo

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