Garage is done!

We've come a long way, in along amount of time. But now we can both park behind the house!

The finished project (looks good at night too):

Saying Goodbye to the Red Couch

Thanks to Andy for posting while I was in San Diego for the week. I was sad to be gone all week, but it was hard to complain when this was the view I woke up to every morning...

The weather was amazing too. I could really get used to average highs of 75 and average lows of 65. Hopefully I can convince Andy that we should go back again to visit - apparently there is some good fishing (mako sharks??) so shouldn't take too much convincing.

Now, about the red couch....when Andy and I first bought our house, my parents were in the midst of downsizing and were kind enough to pass along some of their old furniture. It was a huge help because neither of us had much furniture outside of bedroom basics. One of the items that we took was a red couch that my family has had for as long as I can remember.

To say that the red couch has been well loved would be an understatement. It makes for a great nap spot as it is plenty wide and the perfect length. I remember spending entire days on it when I was little and home sick from school.

My dad may miss it the most though as we have caught him sleeping on it several times when he has stayed with us! But, alas, as you can see it is far from its prime with very little shape left to it. So it was time to move on.

So this weekend we said goodbye to the red couch, and hello to this new guy (just a quick picture from the store, more to come once we get it situated in its new home)....

Here's to hoping it will last even half as long as the red couch did!

Garage Update

Carolyn left for San Diego this morning, so I headed to Lowes to get some wood stain for our new garage, which is probably about a week out from being done. Below are some updated shots from Carolyn's last post.

So what do you think, color on the left or color on the right?

If you said left, you are correct (there's no turning back at this point)

Last minute idea to come in a couple feet and add some closets for extra storage. I sketched up some barn doors and we built them out of scrap siding from the rest of the project. A little framing and trim work, and they brought the drawing to life.

The storage room now opens from the inside to the larger of the two new closets. Stay tuned for shelving to be added later.

We have electricity now, went with these warehouse lights for over the parking area.

The fence has been repaired from where the tree landed on it.

On this side, we moved the fence in to be flush with the rest of the garage/fencing. In the lower left of the photo, we now have an additional off-street parking spot...just in case the boat ever gets lonely in FL and decides to come for an extended visit in Bham.

Oh yeah, this is the stain.

A Late Harvest

Once the construction crew started on our garage, I pretty much gave up on our little (albeit very overgrown) garden. Andy was cutting the grass on Saturday though and told me that I might want to go take a look at our tomato plants. Look what I found....at least a dozen tomatoes ready to be picked!

We have already enjoyed a few on pizzas and sandwiches and can't wait to eat the rest! 

Better late than never I guess and a nice surprise in October....