Stick it in a frame next to some greenery and you have instant festiveness!
There’s a fun hot-pink something-or-other blooming now.So yay for the front of the house!.

Now onto the veggie garden.. I’ll be honest with you.When I was editing these photos last night, I was wondering why I was even sharing them at all.There’s not much of a ta-da here..

In fact, some of these are downright embarrassing.The cucumber beetle damage!.

Oh, those cucumber beetles.
Two weeks ago, I didn’t even know what they were.This post contains affiliate links.Of course I love a good pretty picture as much as the next guy.
In fact, the last few weeks have been kind of all about pretty pictures and twinkly lights, haven’t they?The next few weeks are shaping up to be that way too with quite a few room makeovers and a big bathroom reno in the works.
I think it’s important to inject things with a healthy dose of reality every now and again though, don’t you?.Well, the reality is that we’ve been in this house for about 3.5 years now, doing DIY projects, raising kids and just generally being a pretty normal family.
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