Sep 4, 2012 |
My biggest yard project to date has been digging up the old root ball for the Mock Orange Shrub in the Northwest corner of Bedford Manor. It was a lovely shrub when I moved in, but just not my style.
It was overgrown, and fast growing. We had this cut down to a dead stump before moving in, along with the line of Juniper bushes. Of course, because the last two winters have been wetter than typical for the desert, the moisture helped the Mock Orange to reflourish. Even without manual watering or feeding, it fought its way back. Unfortunately, … read the rest. . .
Aug 31, 2012 |
I am so excited. So very excited!
I just discovered that Pergolas originated in Italy. Pergolas with their draping grapevines and tiny lights and patio dining and ambient music. Can’t you just feel the breeze wafting the aroma of a great Merlot in your direction?
And I just discovered that Italy actually has a desert. Deserto di Accona. An arid, white, sandy desert.
Do you have any idea what this means?
It is so very possible for me to combine my love of Italy with my reality of the desert, and make it work! Pergolas, herbs, rockscaping, cacti, skyrockets, and … read the rest. . .
Aug 30, 2012 |
There’s a new page link on Frankly, My Dear…
My Housing Project
Since I have an abundance of home improvement projects on my list and a new penchant for photography, I thought what better way to combine the two than to track it here on my blog?
You’ll see plenty of How To’s, What Not To Do’s, and Mistakes That Will Be Made. But you’ll also see a lot of fun, and I hope, pick up some inspiration of your own.
When I have a Housing Project post, I’ll be sure to link it to the Page. So if you … read the rest. . .
Oct 21, 2011 |
by Molly Jo Realy @MollyJoRealy
[For the original article, click here.]
This prose was inspired by a house in my neighborhood. It was the old house of a high school friend, and over the decades I’ve watched it go from being well cared for by his parents and family, to being taken over by strangers, to being abandoned and ultimately, completely rundown: a hazard and an eyesore to the community.
In the past few months, the property was sold, and as I drove by every few days, I took mental notes of the activity going on: The siding came … read the rest. . .
Oct 15, 2011 |
by Molly Jo Realy @MollyJoRealy
In the Beginning
Nothing, expanded.
Blueprinted. Released.
Designed and planned for.
In the Beginning
Foundations laid.
Strength. Support.
Far-reaching.
Sun and moon and stars all over.
First
Fresh and new.
Structure.
Water and wood and
Green and blue
Views into the unknown.
Doors to the future
Expanding foundation.
Stairs and guards and patios and cellars
For climbing and protecting
And sharing and hiding.
Second
Learning, growing.
Planting roots, planting beauty.
Adding color, adding room.
Keeping up, trimming back
Filling out, fixing up
Settling in.
Third
Decorating.
Creating, remembering.
Mistakes, majesties.
Fourth
Repairs and hard work… read the rest. . .
