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Wow I am hunting double tulips. Are they already out? what colors?

I love red an yellow most.

dodge

Do you know where you are putting your purchases????
I think the Crepe Myrtle will be sepecially beautiful in a few years..

I thought I answered this. I bet I forgot to push the submit button again.

The double tulips package had a picture of purple, pink, yellow, red and white tulips so that's what I'm hoping will bloom. We'll have to wait for spring to find out. That is if the moles leave them alone.

Here is where I planted them right now but it should probably change. I really want the beds intermixed so something is always blooming.

The tulips and daffodils are planted in a zigzag pattern surrounded buy alternating purple and white crocuses in three spots. Two bald spots in the sidewalk bed and one underneath the window in the foundation bed on the left side when your looking at the house from the street.

The crepe myrtle is in the driveway bed at the edge farthest from the house on the street side.

tk

Got my double tulips today..

Never know how long they will last. At the store.

Thanks
For the info.
dodge

Woohoo I hope they are everything that you wanted. They make me look forward to spring.

I need to get out there and finish up the grass cutting in the front yard but I'm still in my underclothes. Just not up and at them this morning.

Th

Do you know if they put up lily bulbs yet?

Something is messing mine also.. Were I dont plant the tulips, I will put lily bulbs.....I figure cheaper to stock up from local store than it is to pay postage . daa

Thanks for your eyes.
Lookin
dodge

I didn't see any at my store. I've been looking at that stuff that is suppose to keep moles away but it is hugely expensive.

I hope you figure out what is messing with yours and are able to fix it.

Well I'm painting the masterbath and is it a pain. I've never painted on wallboard before. I know one thing for sure I'm taking off all those little strips between the boards and mudding them before I paint any other rooms in the house. I'm having to use a brush for most of the work is cutting in because of those. Major pain in the tail. And then I need 3 coats to cover the puple and green design on the wallpaper. But I'm learning alot about owning a mobile home.

What I want to do in here is a cream paint, black semi-gloss trim, black chandlier and over the mirror light. And a porclein sink. So I still have quite a bit to go.

If any one sees a small chandlier and over the mirror light in a matching style in black please please give me the link. I'm not finding anything that matches well. There are sconces but I am going to have open shelving on either side of my mirror so I don't have room for sconces.

Thanks in advance.

Thanks for looking TK
Seen my cats put away a few voles /. Guess they are helping.
Gee you do have good taste there on baths. DO you watch HGTV or diy at all?
I do hdtv.

dodge

Divine Design is my all time favorite, Color Spash, before he went to Miami, and Color Confidental are my daily programs. I watch and watch and watch. When I was growing up my dad only like red so that's what mom decorated with. It was awful. And then she did a pink and white bedroom for me. Canopy bed and all. I hated it. I wasn't girly girl.

So I've always had places that looked like barracks. Little to no decoration at all. Walls were off white, ceilings were ceiling white, no wall decorations other than an I love me wall. All very military. So I need all the help I can get doing this. Most of the time I'm not even sure what I like.

tk
You would hate my place.
It identifys us completely. Lots of favorite photos an items from family or friends . THey call my place a museum. I dont go into the gaddy walls. White mostly wall . Some paneling . Old 100 year old house.
Oak floors an winding stairs. Suits us.

2 famous paintings in the main room . From hd as a gift an one from son.
COrner nicknack shelf with lots of stuff from family. My rooms each shine with a purpose.
My computer room here is full of lots of seedy friends cards, photos an crafts.........Loving it

dodge

I have a design wall in what should be the masterbedroom. For me it is the mastercraftroom/food pantry. There is a half freezer and shelves for food storage. A sewing machine table. Plastic drawers for craft supplies. Water Storage in the closet. Fabrics from my quilting phase. The quilting frame. And the computer room here also has a wall of all the cards you all have sent me over the years. I love it. Not exactly Divine Design but it is cozy.

The other bedroom that actually has my bed in it has no decor whatsoever.

It's probably going to take me the rest of my life to get some semblance of style going but I'm willing to try.

Hey, TK

No harm in trying at all.
One east side bed room is actually my winter greenhouse. And another bed room is my craft an sewing machines. Serger an staight stitcher, table. My material in a small drsser inherited for one sis, another 2 dressers from a 92 year old aunt. Just died last year.
I cherish those memories. Antique oak dresser from dear long gone friend . Cost me $40.

An on an on .. I did up mostly at yard sales.

dodge

Definitely all of my major pieces are either friends or the DAV. I'm lucky he will deliver for a small fee.

What is the DAV?

Our favorite and most comfortable chair is an old rocker Johnny bought from a friend for $5.00. It's leather and all I did was clean it up.

Disabled American Veterans. They are a little higher than salvation army but I'm bias in their favor.

Well the door I made for the shed started to fall apart. So today I glued and then screwed the trim back on. Then I added to 1x2 pieces to the back to help it be sturdier. I hope it remains in good shape from now on.

Hint

My daddy made doors
What he did is made braces in back like the letter z
Z

----------top



Diagonal line from the word top down to the beginning of bottom line


----------- bottom

I cant draw the middle LOL
dodge

I wish your daddy had made me some doors. We need a new front and back door so I called Lowe's Home Improvement who is supposed to make custom doors, they came and measured and said they can't make me doors. Interesting. So if a car runs through my front door, God forbid, Lowe's can't make me a new door???

Yep--that is how my daddy & my DH does it.

And yes it works really good. the Z makes excellent braces.

Great minds think alike..

dodge

The old door was like that. But I guess the door was maybe to big for that to work well? Or maybe it was just to old and rotten.

I did the reinforcement like a frame with a bar accross the middle going horizontally. Does that make sense? The on the inside I added a couple more braces. It seems to be holding up better now. Originally I thought about have a stall door type thing. Where the top and bottom open separately. But then I couldn't figure out why I wanted it that way. I forget things really quickly sometimes.

We make all our closet doors and barn doors with the 'Z' brace as well.

Tk, have you ever thought about trying a second hand or thrift store for a chandelier and light? You could always spray paint them to match..

about the only place to find chandeliers around here are the consignment stores and they are expensive. Way out of my price range. But I'll keep looking it can't hurt.

I think with the extra bracing I put on the other day I should be fine now. I hope so anyway.

Watch yard sales for stuff like that.

dodge

TK, sometimes lighting places have great sales. You can get something cheap and paint it.

I found a nice mini chandlier at lowes for 88 dollars I think it's the one I'm going to get if it is still there on payday.

I also found a 7.00 Birds Nest Spruce for the driveway bed. It's going to create a smaller evergreen to go next to the cypress. Then in front of those two I'm going to do the Japanese Red Lacy Maple. Those are going to be my architectual specimens for that bed. Then on the shady side I'm going to shoot for Japanese Painted Lady Ferns, California bluebells and blue orgami columbine. The sunny side will be the bachelor buttons, ice plants, and lilies.