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Playground

Well, once again, I am woefully behind on pictures and updates to the blog.

At the end of March, we decided to make use of the slide that Santa brought to us.  It had been on the back porch since Christmas morning, and it was getting plenty of use there.  However, the slide was propped up on the arms of a rocking chair, so it wasn’t very stable.  The girls loved bouncing and going down it every sort of way possible.  But, we have a great place for a playground and I wanted to give the girls more reasons to go outside and enjoy the outdoors.  The prep work was not without some drama, but we did the majority of it during one weekend, with a little bit before and after.  I’m very happy with the end result, and I think the girls are too.

Bringing home the posts:

 

Posts in the ground:

 

Some singing helpers:

 

Working on the roof:

 

Finished:

Hydrangeas

If you saw our house during the winter, you would certainly notice all the twiggy things that make up the front yard.  Almost literally.  Right now, they are no longer dead-looking twigs, but oakleaf hydrangeas in full bloom.  I never knew they had a scent to them, but we have so many, that they definitely carry a scent.

It’s easy going Green

Yes, I’m jumping on the bandwagon.  The green one.

My friend Kris told me about this class at the Hoover Library on How to Make a Rain Barrel.  During the class, you were given all the supplies and actually came home with one.  $30 for a rain barrel isn’t a bad price I didn’t think.  So, here I am, going green.

I still need to paint it so it doesn’t promote algal growth.  But I’m thinking of leaving the Corrosive sticker visible to discourage drinking.  (The barrels originally contained Phosphoric Acid and were obtained from a local Coca-Cola bottler.)