Just checking in

No new projects at the moment,  have just been working on the house for Christmas.  Will post some family pictures Monday when we have family get together.

Callie rose back in business  New engine. Wheels polished. Put app 250 miles on her with new engine

Tim Tom and Jessie

Had dinner with nephew and his family at al and sheila's. Great dinner

Old engine out

1000 piece puzzle. I let him relax sometime.  It took us a couple of weeks to finish.  I am going to try and frame

Ready to take old engine out

His completed workbench

He made me a bench for gardening shed this morning

We have had this recipe twice with peppers from the garden. Really good. Recipe from "the pioneer woman" cookbook and website

I put some wedding pictures up.  While Dennis was working outside

Progress on workbench

Screened in porch done. Next project. Workbench for shop

He has all the stone in place and the support for the screen done,

Once the door is in just waiting to have screen delivered for my handyman  (Dennis)  to install

Put cover over tomatoes and peppers. Hoping new flowers will be okay. Not sure if we will have frost in the morning or not

Our first fire in our house

What I have learned so far in my two raised beds. Lettuce grows really good but we like head lettuce better than leaf or romaine. Don't do mustard or turnip greens. Too stingy. Do collards.

Nice peppers

Hopefully will get a few tomatoes before we get a frost

Coming along.  Slow and tedious.  But I think he is doing good

Putting stone on porch wall

Finished drive

Asphalt on driveway

Had asphalt put on driveway today

Planting time

All of the plants can't in I ordered a while ago. Tomorrow will be planting. App fifty. Hydrangeas azaleas. Butterfly bush. Missouri primrose and iris. Spring time should be pretty if the majority make it

Kinda pretty with reflection of tractor on the pond.   I think

Back porch coming along he will start setting stone tomorrow

Working on the back Patio to screen in. And it's a good thing cause skeeters are bad

Next project. Screening back porch.   Installing doggy door for unknown puppy

Second wall

Second wall coming along

Installed

Working on installing attic stairs in garage. Needed the opening to connect power to the shop

Collard greens from the garden.  They were pretty good with a little salt pork. And cornbread on the side

Concrete on culvert. Starting to get ready for second retaining wall

After having her 13 years. Sold her  got her back after two years. She is waiting on a new motor.  Dennis first project in his shop.   150,000 miles. I am naming her "Callie rose".  I am going to sell the Toyota pu when she is through. She is a pretty 97. Ford

Glass of wine welldone steak and salad

First lettuce and pepper from garden

cat's eye dwarf iris

trajectory dwarf iris

frosted velvet miniature iris

purple serenade iris

frisk me dwarf iris

golden lights hardy azalea

classic german iris war chief

masja bigleaf hydrangea

missouri primrose to plant in the terrace area of retaining wall

ordered flowers to plant in fall/bloom in spring/summer

bicolor butterfly bush

With the doors up

Maybe about ten more blocks buy we need a little more dirt.   Just three more retaining walls to go