And our decision is ....

.... the little pink shed. It is too sweet to pass up.

And tonight, we made an offer and the family

that was selling it was so gracious and agreed

on the price that we hoped to pay. So excited.

Just coordinating the delivery by a company that

can get it on their truck, something we wouldn't

be able to do as #1, we don't have a truck and

#2, we'd need many helpers to lift and move. It

weighs 1200 lbs. Great for the stability but really

not so great for trying to get it moved. I've got a

plan to configure the inside. Now I'm dreaming

about which flowers to buy for the window boxes.

New Favorite Snack.

It's only May but wow, it's hot! We're lucky to 

have air conditioning in our house but we do

choose to use it only sparingly. Finding ways to

stay cool is key in this weather. I've discovered

a new favorite snack ~ watermelon. I've always

loved this sweet and cool treat but in the past, I

would cut it in to pizza pie shapes to hold while

munching. Then I found that by cutting all the

melon off the rind, I could get much more into

the fridge and somehow it gets sweeter with time.

Do you like sweet, juicy watermelon?

Do you have a favorite summer snack?

Art Studio Progress.

 In between other obligations over the

weekend and some illnesses creeping 

through our home, we managed to 

squeeze in Art Studio construction.

The painting is now complete, the cabinets

are all put together and now the placement.

We discovered after we put the first cabinet

together that the measurements we were so

careful to gather for the designer were very

accurate. But she did not factor in the feet

that hold up the cabinets. If we had installed

those, our cabinets would have come right up

to the bottom of the windows, not giving

any space for the countertop depth. We did

end up figuring out a way to create "boxes"

to hold the cabinets, which in the end if

much more sturdy. Took more time and a 

ton of extra measuring but so worth the time.

Now we are busy placing the items in the

units that are for our art projects. Next, our

contractor will come and install the counters

and then the flooring, trim and two more of

the lights to hang. At that point, we'll do more

of a true reveal. Almost there, so very close.

Curious Cats.

Working on our acreage has created lots of

curiosity with our daughter's cats. They love

the sun of course, but also the projects we

are working on really seem to intrigue them.

Rebirth.

An old stump beside the garden, that once

supported a tree, is now in "rebirth" mode.

Landscape Dreaming.

Our landscape artist brought over our plan

a few weeks ago for our final approval.

She worked magic with our blank slate.

And now we have ideas to fill our space.

It's likely going to take us 4 or 5 years to

finish all that we hope to create in the garden.

I'm sure it will be worth the wait.

Until then, I continue to dream ....

Blue in the Garden.

Living in the country means we have

many natural and native surprises ....

One of my favorites are these sweet little

blue flowers. Maybe a blue bell? Precious.

Free Falling ....

 .... but hopefully not too soon and not

on our sweet little cottage ....

A big wind storm in our region the other

day uprooted this tree a bit. We're very

concerned but thankfully, the last few

days have been super dry and very warm.

The Arborist is coming out tomorrow to

let us know if it needs to come down. We

are pretty sure it will need to. They'll also

then let us know when they can take it down.

Have you ever had to take down a falling tree?

Where you sad to see it go or happy it won't fall?