~patio plans~

Hello everyone!!!

How are you doing???

 I am doing great!

the weather has been totally amazing

for 4-5 days now & expected to

continue for another week!!

are you kidding me?

really?

pinch me ~ please! ;)

75-80 degrees and just perfect.....

I just love this time of year....

sunshine ~ garden is started to bloom

birds are chirping.....heaven!

do you remember last year when I

posted about garden traditions?

.......no? (like I totally expect you all to

remember this....hahahaha)

you can check it out here

I mean if you just can't get enough of my babbling....;)

well we have the fabulous (for me at least!!!)

tradition of Mr. Ticking and Toile

offering his beloved services for

a n y

garden project I've been pining for as a gift

to me for Mother's Day & my

birthday.....

it's my love language.....service....

build me a fence, plant me some roses,

construct an arbor, plant me a tree....

and I will know you love me! <3

the lawn was kinda scraggly

recovering from buckets and buckets of rain

when I took this picture, but you can see

the split rail fence on the right

and the arbor next to the house....

each done a year at a time....to make his wife happy....:)

so these little acts of service are something I really look

forward to each year....but believe it or not ~

I almost forgot about it until yesterday!!!

so this year....Mr. Ticking and Toile is we are

painting the back patio.....woo-hoo!!

we've been wanting to build a deck but that will

be awhile so this will be an interim step....

kinda like the looks of this.....

but not too interested in all the work that would

entail...ya know?

I know you've all seen this picture~

and it is by far my ALL TIME favorite

patio inspiration photo....

aside from highly coveting the amazing table...

I am loving the color of the patio floor ~

even though it's wood & ours is concrete...

you love?

so this is close to the shade I want to paint...

maybe a little more grey....

we have the same kind of ceiling/overhang...

painted white as well....

I think it will really brighten up the space....

so if all goes as planned

we will have a brand new patio (so to speak...)

come Monday....

did I tell you I planted a bunch of lavender all

around it last year????

they have gotten sooooo big

& I

simply cannot wait

for them to bloom!

for me it's all about fragrance.....

ohhhh feed my senses please....;)

I'm really excited to see it bloom......

and really really excited to have a freshly

painted patio...to relax on.... while drinking in

the yummy fragrance..... 

hope you all have a fabulous Mother's day!

xoxoxo,

Shellagh