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Good Neighbor Yesterday we helped to set up a watering system for a Scarlet Oak that

patching up holes

our tree box

Good Neighbor

Yesterday we helped to set up a watering system for a Scarlet Oak that was planted by the Urban Forestry Association several weeks ago (see more here) a few doors down from us. Our neighbor had actually requested the tree last spring. Hopefully we didn’t mess up too badly (we accidentally made more holes than necessary and then had to patch them up with a lighter).… Read the rest

ROOF We have been dying to get to the roof this since the day we did our home inspect

can you see the washington monument?

quincy pl ne

our yard

ROOF

We have been dying to get to the roof this since the day we did our home inspection in February. At that time, we weren’t able to get up there because of the huge snowstorm that dumped (in the words of our home inspector) an equivalent of “two elephants” in snow on top of the house.

Well, we finally did it.… Read the rest

House Project Weekend! Sometime last week we came up with a brilliant idea of dedicat

inside the salvage store

kitchen cabinets anyone?

door knobs

to the roof!

House Project Weekend!

Sometime last week we came up with a brilliant idea of dedicating a whole weekend to house projects so that we can get situated and finally make a dent in our to do list. Well the weekend is almost over – we have done lots. But it turns out that the brilliant idea of getting a bunch of projects done just doesn’t work all that well when you have a million and one tasks.… Read the rest

Garden Weekend! With temperatures in the 80s during three-day Easter weekend, Victor

dumped mattres

glass and weeds

lost and found

garden bed!

tree eaten by ivy

cayenne peper = herb protector

house plants

Garden Weekend!

With temperatures in the 80s during three-day Easter weekend, Victorian in Bloom (we need a shorter nickname, ideas?) got pretty on the outside. I added a flower bed out on the front – unfortunately for my future vegetables this is where we get the most of sunshine.… Read the rest