The Yard | The final chapter for 2010

October 2010

Well, this is the final installment about our yard until next spring. And I’m happy to say it’s a post about how well it’s turned out. Along the way, someone told me that it would never work if we tried to grow it all from seed rather than buy sod, so that inspired me even [...]

Another Yard Update

The Yard Today

If you haven’t been keeping up on the saga of our yard project, you can read my previous posts here. The yard is finally coming along! We finally got rid of all the weeds in the main yard (uh, try to ignore the planter area in the back of the yard. As you can see [...]

Keep the Mosquitoes Away Naturally with Buzz Away

I grew up in Minnesota, where the mosquito is the state bird. You can’t step outside in the summer without getting at least 50 or so bites. I’m not exaggerating, I promise. Since I left Minnesota, life has been good without that annoying little critter. I never saw one in California, and until this summer, [...]

So how’s the yard coming along?

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I’ve posted before about our trials and tribulations with our back yard re-do. A little history: we moved into the house in April, the back yard was trashed. The former owners had 4 large dogs that tore up the yard as well as the sprinkler system. Awesome, huh? So we first killed all the weeds [...]

My Nemesis, the Yard

So, Katie, how’s that back yard re-do coming along? *death stare* That good, huh? Well, here’s how it went. Finally got all the weeds killed. Woohoo! My nephew came over and dug up the whole yard while we were in Kansas City (he’s awesome). I seeded and fertilized. The next day we had a tornado [...]

But I didn’t kill anyone

The yard. Who knew that it was going to be such a pain in the ass. (Probably everyone but us). The fun continues. Today my brother-in-law came over to show us how to use the lawn mower. Stop laughing. I told you that I was never allowed to mow the lawn growing up, and Scott [...]

The Yard

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I have found a new nemesis, and its name is the yard. Let me give you a little background about myself. I am 37 years old and since I was 23, I have lived in apartments, condos and townhomes. I have never had a yard. Digging deeper into my past, I grew up with a [...]