We finished the office and we got a new mower!

Well...I sort of gave away all of the exciting news in the title of this post. Thanks to my smart cousin Charla, I can now post more than five pictures at a time. We hope you enjoy the pictures! Peace, Em

This is the office...we need to get an area rug. Henry jokingly put this small rug in the middle of the room. It isn't going to stay like that, though.

And our bookshelves bought with wedding money from my grandmother.

The quilt is from my mom and looks great in the office.

This desk belonged first to Henry's great grandfather and then was used by his grandfather. It is huge and we love it.

Here is Henry mowing the yard. We have a lot of wild onions and need to figure out how to get rid of them. They grow way faster than the rest of the grass.

The compost pile is doing GREAT.

Leo's new spot is out on the sun porch. He seems to love North Carolina and several neighbor cats come over and taunt him through the window which keeps both cats entertained.

Whoa!

The rain barrels were full when we woke up this morning! Good timing, I guess!

And the projects continue...

So...funny story. Several of our neighbors said that if we were going to have a garden, we also needed to have a way to collect rain water. Apparently, it is common for there to be certain restrictions on watering your lawn and garden here in North Carolina. So...Henry was in the market for some rain barrels. Lowes and Home Depot sell them for $80-$120 (each) which we were not thrilled about. Henry found a guy selling 55 gallon barrels on Craigslist for $25 each and decided to turn one into a rain collection barrel himself. When he arrived to purchase them, he thought he was only going to get one and then decided to get two and was $10 short. So...he went to a gas station close by to see if he could get some cash back. The man politely told him they did not offer cash back, but did mention he had several gallons of sweet relish he was trying to get rid of and told Henry he was welcome to one if he wanted it. So here we have...Henry and the FREE gallon of pickle relish:

And here I am with one of our rain barrels. We are expecting a lot of rain in the next two days! The total price ended up being $67 for TWO rain barrels....so cool!

And finally... a homemade bird feeder. 

Peace! Henry and Emily

More Pictures...

I can't figure out how to post more than 5 pictures at a time. Until I figure that out...I will just do another post. Here are some more pictures. We went to the rodeo last night with some neighbors and I made a fresh apple cake with apples from our yard. It ranks among the best ones ever! It is especially good with the cranberry cinnamon goat cheese I got at the farmer's market. Peace...Em

Who knew we would get to wear our boots so soon, in North Carolina???

Yummmm...

It was a gorgeous day! Low 70s and sunny!

This is our garden...thanks to Molly. She gave us a ton of great stuff. We planted lettuce, cabbage, spinach, broccoli and sugar snap peas. Then we put up a fence that we hope keep the deer out.

Henry's homemade bird house made from scrap wood. He is very handy.

Finally, Some House Pics!

Hello All! We have been busy today! I think Henry only came inside to eat lunch. These are the rooms that are mostly done...thanks to Mom's help this week. Enjoy! -Em

Technical Difficulties...

Hello All...
I have taken some great pics, but we are having some internet issues. So...stay tuned. We'll try to go over to the coffee house later and upload some photos. I hope you are all having a great Saturday. Peace, Em

Emily's Office...

Hello All...

Mom and I got a LOT of work done yesterday at the office. It looks great! Here are some photos. You'll have to visit in person to get the full effect. Peace, Emily

Check out the name plate!

How do you like my stole hanger? Hobby Lobby...$7.

I've left some room for growth...

Continuing the panorama view...

So inviting...