Anyone who has visited a tree nursery lately knows how expensive landscaping can be. A nice tree or bush can cost $100 - $200 dollars or more. So we’ve been doing piecemeal landscaping whenever we can. Last year we stole a few trees from Teague’s parents’ yard (see this post) but half of them were […]

As you’ve no doubt noticed, there’s not much going on at the Fixer-Upper worth bragging about. Teague is working hard on other people’s houses, and I’m just enjoying the much-needed break. Instead of charging ahead on renovations, we’re working on paying our remodeling bills off (I absolutely despise credit card debt) and squeezing in as […]

Last year, I bought a peony bush with 2 scrawny little blooms on it. This year, it grew exponentially. At last count, it had about 15 big flowers with other small blooms working themselves out. I know they’ll all start flopping over soon from the weight of such large flowers, but right now I’m just […]