New landscaping, dining room table and barstools & fall colors- Oct 2013

Can you tell these red maples received some water this summer??

So beautiful right off the deck.

This is out the master bedroom window.

Tucked in color!!!  We were so worried about the drought last summer and what it would do to the mature trees.   Now we can relax.....the trees are letting us know that they are fine and love us as their new caretakers.

The sun came out off in the distance on the hillside way out on the horizon.

The color keeps changing and is more vibrant everyday!!

 Landscaping by Natural Element - Jacob Turner (Formerly Piotter Nursery)

 Winter Berry Holly bushes out by the street.   Double click to get a close up of the berries!

 Out of order but had to include the lovely maple turning color off the back deck.

 False Cypress trees will be used as a border between us and the neighbor.

 Abelia bushes line the north side of the drive by the street.    Grow 2 to 4 feet tall.

 Beauty Berry bushes are on the south side of the drive out by the street.   Flowers in summer.

 Close up of the Beauty Berry......double click so you can see the purple berries.   Flowers in summer.

 Prairie Dropseed grasses are dwarf grass out by the street.   Too cute!!

 Abelia in the foreground and Fothergilla out in the center of the yard.

 Witch Hazel tree sitting back by the house tucked in the big rocks.   Blooms in January/February.

 

Helebores are up next to the walk.   They are evergreen and bloom purple flowers in February!

They grow to about 24" tall.

 Table made out of quarter sawn white oak by Lou Swacker.

 With a light gray white wash stain.

 Seats 6 comfortably.

New barstools at the bar.

Building the boardwalk off of the back deck - August 2013

 Peter scribed this in the foundation work for the boardwalk off of the deck......

 My view through the deck rail as the sun comes up......no better place to have coffee.

Blaise came to town to see us so I had to post a pic of him and his dad :-)

Mother's Day Sunrise in the new house - May 2013

Sunrise this morning warming up my chair at about 6:15am.

 View from master bedroom window just as the sun peeks over the ridge.

This is how it looks around 6:30am.

 Who needs artwork on the walls when mother nature offers this?

 View from inside 2nd bathroom showing the light coming in from the sunrise.

Same bathroom showing how the light projects across the bathroom......no real lights are on.

April - May 2013 We are moved in.

Needs some softening across the front under the windows with some shrubbery?

The house number element recently clear coated.

 Corner of house where they added the ledger rock, black dirt and mulch.

Coconut fiber erosion mats placed over the black dirt and grass seed.

6" metal pins that hold the erosion mats in place.

Shot of how steep the slope is.

Grass starting to grow until we can plant something that will hold the soil more.

This is where we need the english ivy, vinca, winter creeper or something???

Area in front where we need to add something.

Ready for a glass of wine.......

Again trying to capture how steep the slope is for the vinca, etc.

Another shot of the hillside.

Thank you Glenda & Judy for the lovely petunia pots!!

 This is the view from my Adirondack chair on the deck.

 Guest bedroom.

Kitchen with very nice glass tile backsplash.  

View from the master bedroom into the living room.

Living - dining - kitchen.

Early April - Appliances & Driveway & the city inspection

New driveway and sidewalk.

We can microwave and chill the wine now.

Installing new mailbox!

 Here it is.....

Edgy and we love it!!

 Double click this photo and see if you can see the yellow finch on the feeder.

Mailbox again :-)

 Very cool how the sun shines the house number back on the house in the afternoon.

 Never cooked on gas before......can't wait!

View from the master bedroom out towards the great room and deck.

 Here is our view from the deck at night over looking Broadway in the distance.

Porch light shining through the sign.