T O O C U T E T U E S D A Y !

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unlike arnold, willis doesn't like having his picture taken....so consider each shot of him

actually looking at the camera a gift ;-)

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M O R E G R A Y L O V E

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i just cant get enough of my favorite gray kitchens! from chelseaatelier.

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A S I M P L E P L A N

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here's a quick-ey landscape lighting plan as viewed from the back door.

maybe 3 path lights along the long deck and 2 at the right side of the yard...

an uplight/spotlight into the leaves of the tree and a spotlight attached to the shed

(the shed's hiding behind the tree in this photo). maybe we'll tackle this project

memorial day weekend. stay tuned!

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O N E T H I N G L E A D S . . .

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to another.

since the brick wall's been shortened, which leads to the deck needing a few

new boards, which leads to "now we need to powerwash the deck since they won't match",

leads to "we can run some wire for low voltage garden lighting with the deck board out".

low voltage yard lights, according to my research and the bible 'this old house' magazine,

is super easy. just run the lights/wire to a transformer which is just plugged into a

regular ol' outlet. fun! i'm on the case!

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T O O C U T E T U E S D A Y !

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arnold likes to cuddle up with mid century modern furniture

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J U S T L I K E N E W

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we bought a cheap electric power washer to clean the deck...i was a little dubious and

didn't think it would work this great. the deck looks practically new!

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T O O C U T E T U E S D A Y !

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we love how willis sits on the arm of the couch like this...with both legs hanging

over like a saddle.

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9 5 % C O M P L E T E

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the spring 'little wall' project is almost done. great weather this weekend gave C a good

chance to finish the bricklaying portion. now we just have to get a nice thick piece of

bluestone for the topper. oh and get rid of the excess dirt and bad bricks.

I think it'll be a nice divider between the deck and the yard!

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