Friday, July 10, 2009

TGIF!!!!



SMILE EVERYONE IT IS FRIDAY!!! YAY, Friday is finally here! After 2 short weeks, this week seemed to be 2 weeks long! I saw this picture of these 2 little monkeys, aren't they cute, you just can't help but smile! Hope everyone has a great Friday and weekend.

Thursday, July 9, 2009

House price drop.

Well John and I lowered the price of the house again yesterday. I hope it helps, we've already got 2 showings this afternoon! After waiting to hear from Wells Fargo since February they finally said today that they really think we can pay the full mortgage. John tried to explain that we couldn't and they won't hear of it. I'm really glad we moved out last month! That bank is just plain crazy!!

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Organizing our garage tonight!

Last night John had to work so I thought I would start organizing the garage. I started out by putting all the Christmas stuff in a pile, garage stuff in another pile and little by little I had 9 piles of stuff surrounding me! Tonight John will take some of the heavier boxes out. I'm going to go through all the Christmas stuff and if we don't use it I'll either toss it or I'll give it to one of the DD's or Goodwill. I hope we can get our acts together as far as the garage is concerned. I would atleast like to put my car in there. I'm thinking if we are really organized we could get both cars in there! Wouldn't that be great!!

Sunday, July 5, 2009

Sunday Stroll around the townhouse and outside.

I hadn't done a Sunday Stroll in quite some time. I thought today would be a great day to do that. Welcome to Meeting Street at Indigo Row. John and I have lived here for 1 month now and we love it! Teddy also loves it because he has all his little canine friends to visit with everyday on his walks. I have posted some new pictures of the courtyard behind our house. I think I finally have it set up the way I want it and the best way for all the plants. The picnic table finally has been levelled and can be sat at now. I had promised when the Dining Room was all together I would post pictures of that and I've done that in the post too. I hope you enjoy your stroll through our new abode and surroundings! Have a great day!


Entrance to our townhouse community.


This little bench has become Teddy and my little resting place when we take our long walk at night. I love the willow tree behind and all the grasses too.


Here is a porch over porch model. This one is for sale by the builder. We really like this style and we might be able to purchase a resale after our lease is up in 2 years. We really love our style too but the porch over porch has wonderful appeal. The upstairs porch comes right out of the master bedroom suite. That is really our style!


Here are some of the other townhomes in our little community.


This is the whole community from the entrance. As you can see this isn't a huge community, which suits John, Teddy and I just fine. It is done in the Charleston style, which we love.


This is a shot from the entrance to the townhouses. It is so lush and green now. I love the willow trees.


This is the center courtyard at the townhouse. Sometimes John and I will take a walk and then we take Teddy into the courtyard and sit on the benches for a bit. It's a great way to meet new neighbors too.


I thought this was a beautiful shrub at the townhouse, but I don't know what it is.


These cattails are growing in the middle area of the townhouse. They look so lovely just swaying in the breeze.


I originally had a large basket in the hall but I thought we needed some more color. One of my palm trees was getting way too much sun in the courtyard. I brought it in and put it in the entryway hall yesterday-much better!


My Mom painted this little group of bluebirds. She uses watercolors. I hung this in our entryway hall. We've gotten many compliments on it.


This is the dining room from the entry hall. It finally looks all put together.


We finally put the conservatory on the stand in the dining room yesterday. I really love it there!


My treasure table in the dining room is done now. I have the girls pictures (I really have to print out one with Kevin in the picture with Jenny), little houses from Ireland, shells collected while in Ireland, the little stained glass lamp I made and a little bluebird votive holder from Maine.


Yesterday John and I were finally able to get the picnic table in the courtyard level enough. It was so nice outside yesterday evening we sat out there for about an hour before the fireworks.


This is the backdoor and grilling area. I was able to put the 2 Pottery Barn lanterns out in the courtyard now!


I rearranged the grilling area and fence area of our courtyard yesterday. Now I know exactly when the sun is in what area and what plants can really tolerate that much sun.


This is the garage wall of our courtyard.


Here is the blue hydrangea and 3 rosebushes I dug up at the old house. I have to get some larger containers this week and replant them. I have places for them in the courtyard behind our house. They will look lovely there.


I had a lovely surprise yesterday when I went to the old house to dig up some plants. I walked into the backyard and I smelled this lovely lily smell. I had total forgot about the Casablanca Lily that I had planted. It was blooming in all its glory.


Closeup picture of the lily.


This is one of my favorite antique china plates. There is a bowl that matches this too but unfortunately it didn't survive the move from NJ to NC 5 yrs. ago. I have this hanging by the breakfast bar in the kitchen area.

Saturday, July 4, 2009

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY EVERYONE!!!



I hope everyone has a wonderful 4th of July! Let Freedom Ring! God Bless America! Please keep our soldiers in your prayers today. Enjoy!

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Digging Up my Blue Hydrangea



This is a close up of one of my blue hydrangea blossoms. I am going to attempt to dig this plant up this weekend. Probably Sunday while DH is at work. Megan and Ken gave me this hydrangea about 3 years ago for Mother's Day. It is just beautiful this year! I think all the Spring rain helped that. I also have to dig up my climbing red rose. I bought this rose from Antique Rose Emporium in Texas. I love this rose. It will look absolutely wonderful up against the garage (which is white). I have a black wrought iron trellis that goes behind it. My lavendar plant died (the one I transplanted from the old house to the new). I love lavendar, so I told John I'm going to buy a new one this weekend. Maybe I'll get 2, they should be reasonable this time of year. I'm also thinking of making some jewelry. I will have to sort through and find all my jewelry things but I really miss creating. I hope everyone has a wonderful 4th of July weekend! Remember all the soldiers who are fighting for our freedom and say a prayer for them!

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Friday will be my house finishing touches day!

Last night I found a few more things in the garage that I want to bring into the house. Then maybe I can park my car in the garage-YAY!! I found some pictures that I had in the house in NJ that will work in this house. I also want to bring my glass conservatory on a stand into my dining room. I then will need to go to Lowe's to buy some houseplants to put in there. Or maybe John and I will go to King's Nursery and get some houseplants there. I love going there and I haven't been there in a year! I also want to bring some books in from the boxes in the garage. I think John and I will put the Christmas boxes in the attic too. Maybe the garage will actually be a garage and not a storage bay. There is so much to be done once you move and then having company for 5 days a week after you move really slows things down. I'm also thinking of changing the color of the dining room. The owner said we can paint anything we want. The red they painted it seems to be closing the room in. The same with the half bath downstairs they painted the same red. I really like the color green Megan painted her living room. She told me I would have to prime the red walls probably twice or buy KILZ to cover it. The townhouse is working out just wonderful though-we both really love living there!

Everyone have a wonderful day!

Ring of Kerry, Ireland
My husband, John and I went to Ireland for our 25th Wedding Anniversary in 2004. We had an awesome trip and we will never forget it. We actually got to visit our friends who live in Northern Ireland. We spent 3 wonderful days with them! The picture above was taken when we visited The Ring of Kerry. The beauty of Ireland is just spectacular! If you ever get a chance visit there.
Megan is my oldest daughter. She and Ken were married on April 12, 2008. It was a wonderful ceremony and reception!
Jenny and Kevin at their wedding 8/30/08. The wedding was at our home and turned out wonderful! Everyone had such a good time!