Last year, I
painted this bench red, but red clashed with the new cushions. Today I used some Laura Ashley Olive paint that the previous owners left here to paint it green. Free project! The old wood drank the paint, so it took three coats. But I love the way it turned out.
Here's one of the new cushions. I really wanted whole new chairs, but finally realized that was wasteful. They're about 7 years old, but still in good shape. The cushions were breaking down though so it was time to replace them. Later this spring, I'll repaint the chairs so that they look bright and new.
I'm really enjoying this spring-like weather! I know we'll go back to winter, but every day brings us closer to spring.
The hostas are making an appearance.
And the neighbor's forsythia is in full bloom. Gorgeous! Today I cleaned out the mint and blanket flower bed, and trimmed the old blooms from the hydrangea. I also added a layer of peat to the hosta bed. It was supposed to be mixed into the soil, but when I tried doing that, I pulled up a clump of hosta. I ended up just patting it down on the top.
Last year, I painted this bench red, but red clashed with the new cushions. Today I used some Laura Ashley Olive paint that the previous owners left here to paint it green. Free project! The old wood drank the paint, so it took three coats. But I love the way it turned out.
Here's one of the new cushions. I really wanted whole new chairs, but finally realized that was wasteful. They're about 7 years old, but still in good shape. The cushions were breaking down though so it was time to replace them. Later this spring, I'll repaint the chairs so that they look bright and new.
Fall is in full swing, and I love it! My birthday mum is opening up. It's variety is Spicy Cheryl. I like it so far!
We've not had a drop of rain in October yet. The blue skies have been beautiful, but I'm a little tired of watering!
My camera wasn't working quite right when I took this, but it is the prettiest mum! It was at Farm Fest.
