poor man's gard[en]

as we are on vacation this week

we are not able to do much in our garden.

but, my husband jonathan did get a chance

last week to begin the front yard phase

of our poor man's gard[en]. 

this phase, i have to warn you, 

is going to take a while & is

going to require a lot of work.

so please be patient. 

and don't judge a book by it's cover.

the inside of our house does not, 

i repeat, does not reflect the exterior.

i will soon provide photos of the interior

of our little home to prove it.

so, with that in mind, here are two photos

of the front of our house at the beginning of 

phase 3 of the poor man's gard[en]

don't judge.

i know. i know. sad. but two of those

juniper bushes are already out.

the remaining four are leaving asap

and we are fixing the sprinklers.

we will eventually get to planting

beautiful flowers, planting ivy to grow

up the rod iron posts and

paint. oh dear, please let us paint.

unfortunately, this is not the home we

own (we are renting it from my parents),

but they are obviously willing to 

let us do minimal work to improve 

the home. so we are limited with what we

can do but we will redeem this home.

on another fun note, we are finally

finishing up the kitchen this coming week 

or so (with the help of my father in law).

the last phase of our kitchen improvement

is the floor.

here is a photo to show you what we

are so excitedly getting rid of

yes. i know. but we are replacing it

with this italian tile

to see what we have already accomplished

on the interior of the kitchen

 & to see the current floor, go here.

to see what we have accomplished in our backyard

go here.

redemption and improving forgotten things

is my absolute favorite.

so, i am super excited to continue

these improvements and show you 

the this home's potential. 

i hope you all enjoy your lovely tuesdays.

i am going to hopefully enjoy the beach.

maybe some thrift store shopping as well.

and thank you so much dear friends

for all of your support these last few

months. it means so much to know

i am believed in & loved.

                       .jessnicole.