Fertilizer Friday ~ Plant ID 8/13/10

Friday means it's time for Fertilizer Friday over at Tootsie Time

where everyone shows what's happening in their garden.

Pop in and check them out!

 

My FIRST Lemon!!!

I'm so excited!

Things are starting to wind down now that Fall is approaching.

Not too much in bloom.

I'm not sure what this plant is.

It just came up one year about 3-4 years ago.

Well behaved, it stays in its own space.

Has clusters of tiny white flowers.

Completely dies down in the winter,

then returns in the Spring.

Pretty compact with the exception of the long stems

 it sends out with the clusters of white flowers on the ends...

sorry I just cut them off :(

Not all the clusters of flowers are on long stems.

Today's bounty :)

The rest of the grapes for the year.

Tomatos, Nectarines, and Figs.

The Nectarines went right into a Fruit Crisp.

Wasn't long before someone had gotten into it ☺

The Figs will be made into Strawberry Fig Jam on Saturday,

than's the plan anyway ;)

Happy Harvesting!

Almost Done...Maybe

I started repainting the living room and hallway back in the spring.

I'm going from white to Mid-Day Mocha.

It reminds me of chocolate ice cream ;)

I like it, just happy to get rid of the white. 

We had some guests for an extended stay while they looked for work

and relocated. Needless to say I got a little behind...

OK a lot behind in my painting.

Since they've left I've been trying to make head way

and plow through to finish the living room.

The hallway is completed.

I'm happy to report I have 2 partial walls left. :)

I paint 1 or 2 walls at a time.

Taking everything off and then redecorating each wall.

It's much less disturbing to the household this way.

We've also purchased a new (to us) Entertainment Center.

We also broke down and purchased a new TV

which was our gift to each other for Mother's Day,

Father's Day and our birthdays.

So here's the before:

After:

(Sorry for the poor photos)

 The bottom left section contains the Stereo Equipment,

center has the game consoles and the right...well, just crap. LOL

 

I love the glass doors!

The stereo equipment is dark enough not to show.

I didn't like looking through that beautiful door and

seeing the 360 and the WII.

Dug through my stash and came up with a runner I had picked up. 

It had small holes in each end.

I cut off the ends, then hemmed all the raw edges.

The middle went in the Center section's door.

One end you can see on the speaker to the left of the center.

Also, you can see I added the hutch I found,

at the antique store, to the left of the Center to add some shelves.

I stained it to coordinate with the Center.

The hutch is sitting on top of a great cabinet I found at my fave

second hand furniture shop.

The color was perfect too!

ALL the game controllers and games are housed inside...

and out of sight!

For the right section, I had to figure out how to hide the "crap

we just have to keep in the living room"?

The Center came with one black screen panel

in case you want to take out the glass.

I propped it up in front of the "crap",

then placed one of my Mom's vases in the door.

I wanted it to be centered in the door

and it was too short,

so I raised in on a few antique books.

Love the way it looks now :)

I forgot to take a before photo of our lamp.

It was made by an old neighbor of ours about 30 years ago.

He glued a bunch of wood blocks together and then cut/sanded to make the shape of the base.

Anyway, the shade has gone through many changes over the years

 and figured it was time again.

I took off the fabric I covered it with the last time

and added some vintage laces and trims,

then finished with a row of beads.

Really like the way it turned out.

The living is coming together but....

I still have a lot to do.

Till next time... 

Wine Score!

It's Nifty Thrifty Tuesday with Linda our hostess over at

Coastal Charm!

Be sure to drop by and see everyone's goodies!

I was notified that there was an Estate Sale on Saturday in Patterson.

The last one we went to was FAB!

Remember those huge tools?? 

And the prices were great!

This one was by the same organizer,

so I was very hopeful :)

On the way we saw a sign for a yard sale downtown, in the old section.

Love going to this area, there's usually good stuff ;)

And sure enough, it didn't disappoint!

These people really wanted things gone.

Allmost everything was 10-25 cents.

We got:

a couple old books

old wooden hinged cigar box

sweet old frame

old candle stand

a basket (for me to practice on for the Flower Girls Basket)

goodies inside for Halloween Treats

organizer

toothpick holder

bag of old clothes pins

bag of stamps (at $4 I think it was the most expensive thing there)

heart box

several vintage copies of The Workbasket

old See's Candy Eater Egg

decorative watering can

and some red velvet ribbon

My fav is this candlestick.

I think it had a shade at one time..

note the wire clips?

Middle son picked up this metal cabinet for $2

Total: $8.45

OK Onto the Estate Sale!!!!

Heart pounding:)

Well, let's say it was a let down...kinda.

Most things were very overpriced.

But we managed to find a few goodies! ;)

a box of ribbons

nest

bag of tiny bottle brush trees

dragonfly glass ;)

and

2 bottles of Wine!

Yes, we found Wine!!!

Total:

$8.00

Once we got home and The Hubs saw the wine,

he said lets go back and get more. LOL

So we did!

When we got there the first time

there must have been 6 cases of different Wines.

When we got there the second time

about half was gone.

They were $3 each or 4 for $10

Needless to say we walked out with 8 bottles!

Some of the brands we haven't heard of before.

Sounds like a private wine tasting will be held ;)

Along with everything else that's been going on

 I've been nusy creating things for my shops.

Here's a peek ☺☺

Vintage Button Rings

and

Upcycled Girly Goth Cuff

Faux Birdie Nests

All are available in my Etsy Shop.

Thanks for looking!

We Have a Date!!

The excitement is building!

We went to look at the hall that

Brandon and Tanya had narrowed it down to.

The Waterloo Gun and Bocci Club

And it has been reserved for June 25, 2011!!!

We all couldn't believe how immaculate the whole place was,

even the bathrooms! They sparkled :)

Looking toward the kitchen.

How clever to conceal the entrances with cabinet facades.

The center cabinet contains DJ equipment.

I kept trying to figure out what all the cabinets were for! LOL

Cool huh?!

This is the opposite end.

Through the curtains is the bar area.

On the Wedding day the tables will be placed in a U shape,

with the Dancing taking place in the middle.

Gift Table on left, Wedding Cake on right.

This is the front of the Club were the Ceremony will take place.

Amazing how nearly all of it will be shaded.

The Ceremony will be between the two furthest trees

with chairs placed diagonally.

There will be some sort of backdrop made

so the shooting range will be concealed.

It's not far from Hwy 99, in the country,

secluded and plenty of parking.

The Bocce Lanes will be available during the Reception.

Now all the scheming and decorating ideas

fly back and forth! :)

Happy Watering!

It's Fertilizer Friday with Tootsie over at Tootsie Time!

Be sure to pop over and see everyone's update on the gardens!

Whew! seems all I do these days is water, water and water more!

Mother Nature has heated up that's for sure!

Look who I found all comfy cozy...

At first I thought it was empty.

But then I saw a dark body inside.

I poked him to see if he would come out and play ;)

I guess he was tired from an all nite web spinning and feeding frenzy.

Since I was having trouble finding some Jasmine plants locally

(remember we are in a small town here) 

I turned to eBay and found "Confederate Jasmine" for a song.

Nice healthy plants arrived.

I've never heard of these before but

I guess they are just basically a variegated form of Jasmine.

I am trying to cover the sides and eventually the top of our gazebo

to make it more like an enclosed room....

and to block that searing afternoon sun.

Someday I hope that all the sides will look like this.

So far the Honeysuckle have covered 2 of the 4 sides.

Lilacs will grow in the "holes" between the "corners"

with only one way in and out.

That's the 'plan' anyway.

I'd like to be able to place some shade plants inside

and free up some space on the deck.

The Honeysuckle smells heavenly when it blooms.

Mr. Bumble Bee thinks so too!

Isn't he gorgeous!

Just LOVE big ol' bees :)

The Apples are coming along nicely.

This is what I use to hold picked Tomatoes with

when I forget to bring the basket! LOL

Picked some Thompson Seedless the other day...just a few ;)

I have a ton more to pick!

Baylee seemed to think I needed help..

.that or she was looking for a quick snack of bugs! LOL

Bynx was in the Grapes chasing the birds away for me ;)

Update on Brandon and Tanya's Veggie Patch.

Their Pumpkins are growing by leaps and bounds!

These photos were taken about a month ago.

OK, we know not all of us are

born with round

heads ;)

I'm told this one can now be seen from the street!

Wishing all a wonderfully relaxing gardening weekend!

Tattoos anyone??

Last weekend Brandon and Tanya came over for a visit.

They brought a friend of Tanya's too.

He just happens to do tats!

We had a fun Tattooing party :)

Hubby received a Memoriam for his Dad. 

TJ received a Celtic Trinity.

I had my Dragonfly recolored and also received a Star Trail!!

I love it!

Hurt? a little,

but as long as I watched it wasn't a biggie.

Thanks Tracy!!!