Old versus New

Found an old picture of the house circa 1948:

Now, here is the same view from today:

Changed a little bit, hasn't it?

Dirt...Day7

The question this morning was, "Would they be back today to work on the yard?" The answer this evening is, "Yessir, they done come back!"

When I came home at lunch I found bales of straw in the drive.

More of our old plants had been removed and/or trimmed away.

New plantings had taken place.

Our Mexican heather was planted in the driveway.

Sod was being laid in the backyard and other plantings in progress. I was so excited that I couldn't wait to get home from work! Let's check it out!

Here is our new "river bed" in the back. This is where 3 sides of our roof join to create a waterfall when it rains. Now we have our own creek bed.

Our butterfly garden is planted.

What lovely views from the back of the yard!

Tomorrow we will try to get some pictures of the front. It's not quite as dramatic as we did minimal plantings to tide us over until we can afford to finish it. No more rolling in the dirt for the dogs! Praise Jesus!

Dirt...Day 4

Dear Readers,

There was very little progress on the yard today. Our grass (what little there is going to be) is scheduled to arrive on Wednesday and more work will not begin until Thursday.

Please check back then for more updates.

Sincerely,
Miriam and Lisa

Dirt...Day 3

All pavers have been set in place - front and back! Just the finishing touches need to be done and the walkways are good to go.

We really like the running pattern of the brick. The yard now looks a little bare. Can't wait for a few plantings and sprucing up!

Above is a close up of the stone like paver in the back. We think it looks really good. Glad we chose this particular style.

Another view.

Sydney is checking out the driveway. We chose to use rock here to save a few dollars. 

All in all, the job is going well. Looking forward to the plantings next week! Stay tuned for more pics.

We thought we'd plug the landscaping company that's doing the work for us. We're very happy so far!

Dirt...Day 2

Lots more work was completed today. Take a gander at the progress.

The back patio is coming along nicely! We're really going to enjoy this!

More of the patio/walkway.

This is a neat little machine that has been all over our yard. Here it is being used to dig out part of our driveway in preparation for a facelift.

Boxer is tired and taking a break. Will be nice when the dirt is covered - tired of cleaning up tracked in dirt.

We're loving the look of this new front yard pathway.

It takes a lot of bricks to make this happen!

So, this is two days of work. We can't wait to see what is accomplished tomorrow! See you then!

Lunchtime Teaser

Looking good!

Stay tuned....

Dirt and the City

The hedges in front of the house have been removed and the
yard is being prepared for a paver walkway!

And so, our landscaping adventure begins.

We've been wanting to do something with the yard, particularly, the back yard. Parts of it have become a dust bowl and we track in a lot of dirt. So, we have brought in Matt and he has a lovely plan to transform our yard. Actually, we're mostly transforming the back and a little bit of the front.

The back yard has been cleared.

Our new walkway is being prepared.

All the way to the curb!

This will be our small patio/walkway in the back. Can't wait for this.

Another view of the back.

Goodbye, plant tree. It was too close to the house so we will replace with something more appropriate.

This is just the first day! So, much accomplished! Stay tuned for day two!

Front Door

I had some pictures of the door being installed but can't seem to locate them at this time. For now, here is the finished product. We love it.

Better Late, Than Never

Thought it was time to finally get the remodel blog finished before we start another phase. Yep, you read that correct. Next phase is the guest bathroom and other smaller miscellaneous tasks.

But let's stick to the task at hand - the master bath.

We love our new bathroom. We had the shower built a little larger than usual so we could easily bathe the dogs there - particularly in the winter time.

Next up will be the front door. It's beautiful and I have some pictures somewhere. As soon as I find them, I'll add another post.

Ciao, baby.