Outside Updates!

Happy Friday! 

A few weeks ago, I decided that we should set up a small garden.  But well, you know me, and I'm not really great doing anything small...

So I had two tri-axle trailers full of dirt delivered!  Really, we only needed one and a half trucks of dirt--but the delivery fee for half a truck was higher than just topping off the truck.  Obviously I just had them top off the truck--I'm not a monster.  

Back behind the dirt piles in the photo above is where the garden is going to go.  I'd hoped that they'd deliver the back by the pines, but the truck wouldn't fit between the trees.  For about a week, Kurt and I moved dirt with the wheelbarrow.  Our goal was a dozen loads a night--which is surprisingly awful haha

Woof.  This was terrible! But we moved about sixty wheelbarrows to get to this point.

These plots are 10 by twelve, and the goal is to have four of them that are one foot deep.  It was obvious that we were going to have to find another solution....so bring in the Bobcat! 

After a few hours of zipping around in that thing, here's where ended up!  This was INFINITELY more enjoyable than the wheelbarrow.  Don't get me wrong, it was still oddly exhausting, but it was so much better.  Kurt and I took turns, and swapped out after every eight loads or so. Whichever of us wasn't driving, would grab a rake and spread the dirt out level.  The Bobcat wouldn't fit well into the inside paths, so we had to dump each load on the outside perimeter, and then rake the dirt towards the inside corners. 

I've ordered seeds and plants, and now we're just in a holding pattern for a few weeks!  We planted strawberries, blueberries, and black berries. because they arrived early, and the instructions were VERY specific.  "PLANT IMMEDIATELY!"  I'm a little nervous, and have been covering them overnight, but fingers crossed that they hang in there! 

I think we should be able to plant the first round of potatoes next week.  I've been consulting the Farmer's Almanac, but also trying to strike a balance with the planting instructions on all the packages.  We'll see!   This is our first real "farm" undertaking, so it's exciting and nerve wracking at the same time! 

Stay tuned for more planting updates, and to see what the heck we're doing with the 750 bricks Kurt ordered!  

K

So We Moved....Like, a Year Ago

 
Well hello!  It's been a shamefully long time since I've written a post. It's bad--and I feel bad!  But I'm back!  And hopefully, I can get back into the swing of things as we ramp up work at the new house!


So, this cluster has gone country!! 


Kurt and I had been talking for a while about how nice it would be to find a house with a little bit of land, on the outskirts of town, when I happened to see a listing with what I considered to be a killer bathroom....

I mean, come on, right?!  Who could possibly see this bathroom, and not want to see it in person?! 

It all happened so fast.  The email came in late Tuesday night.  Within ten minutes, we had a viewing scheduled the next afternoon.  Wednesday afternoon we put in our offer, and Thursday morning, we got a text from the realtor saying it was ours.  (Needless to say, this was infinitely easier than the last house I bought!) 

We closed right before Christmas, and spent out holiday break painting, and starting to move nonessential stuff over to the new house.  There wasn't a terrible amount of work to do to the inside of the house.  The kitchen was recently updated, the living room was already lovely (barring one green wall.  I just don't go in for green.)  We painted the master bedroom, and bathroom too.  Really it was just paint, paint, and more paint! 



Alright, enough talking!  On to what you really want to see!  Photos! These are all listing photos, but as I get back into the swing of things, I'll post more current photos too!  There are three more bedrooms upstairs that I don't have any pictures of.  You know me--I don't do a great job of remembering to take photos as I go...

Outside of the house.  Who's pumped for a garage?!

Kitchen from the dining area.  Does this floor look familiar? 

Living room with that green wall. 

We LOVE having this wood burning stove!  

Master bedroom.  You can see why we painted.
At the last house we hated red, and apparently at this house, we hate green. 

View from the hot tub room.  Surprisingly lovely view! 

Bathroom - One Full downstairs, one half upstairs

Loads of storage--even if we're not making the most of it yet! 

Ladybird is a big fan of the wood stove! 

Nice sunset view of the backyard!

And finally, we added a new fur baby to the family!  This is Peanut!  She's a beagle mix, and she's well on her way to being best friends with Ladybird--well, as long as they can share the heating pad! 

Snuggle pups!!  

So, that's what's been happening at the Scott house!  Since it seems like maybe Spring has finally sprung, we're starting to shift our attention to outside!  

With any luck, I'll post some photos of our outdoor progress tomorrow!  

With any luck, I'll see you again soon! :D

K

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