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    Trouble Kittens Chickens and Flowers of course.

    Trouble Kittens Chickens and Flowers Yup, we are going to start with the trouble!! However, there has been a bunch of things going on this week, Trouble Kittens Chickens and Flowers of course!! Anyway, This is what I woke up to… it was a succulent massacre. Ohhh, I was not happy. As you could guess. That was when the water bottle was brought back upstairs. Wait there is more…. Almost everything on the window ledge was knocked over and some was even found on the floor. i was able to save most of the poor plants. However, as you can see there are many MANY pieces. I will be doing…

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    Kitties Weeds and Playing in the dirt again.

    Kitties Weeds and Playing in the dirt Gotta love Kitties Weeds and Playing in the dirt. Well, not the weeds but this photo I truly LOVE!!! Clyde and Wayne hanging out in the craft room and of course napping!! Dang this bed is not big enough for these two. However, the chair is not going to be big enough soon either. Soo glad that Clyde loves his Littles. I talk about the kitties in the dresser, here is proof. They literally climb up the back of the drawers and open the drawers then pop out in either the top or second drawer. It still spooks me when he drawers pop…

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    Hands in the Dirt a week on the Homestead

    Hands in the Dirt Hello and what am amazing week!! Starting off with Hands in the Dirt. However, this job was not glamorous AT ALL!! The poor chickens!! It has been way to long since I have cleaned out the Chicken Coop. Uggh, it was sure gross to say the least. After two buckets full of free fertilizer spread around all the evergreens it was time to put sand and a new pine shavings inside. The girls were very happy!! Soon we will be introducing the new chicks to the inside of the coop. They have been residing under it. In the shade and things are kinda getting a little…

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    Weekend full of LOTS of plants and green!!

    Weekend full of LOTS of plants Only one photo today… because there are sooo many things to share… it is going to need to be a two parter. The Weekend full of plants and green. So here is the breakdown…. Pulled all the weeds in the Memorial Garden. Yes, ALL of them. Plus I put down the mulch. 54 bags in total. That was over three days. Next up was annuals. Guys I plant lots!! So far this weekend I planted 47 different pots. Some have one several have multiples. Those are for the deck, chicken coop garden and the deck. I still have 14 more to go. Plus I…

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    Working on more color here on the Homestead.

    Working on more color Hello there everyone!! I took this while I was picking Mulberries. Yes, we have a Mulberry tree on the homestead. I have them patiently waiting for Joe to be off so that we can enjoy them. Possibly thinking either in pancakes or even some fresh muffins. I hope that you had another great week. It has been CRAZY busy here! Working on more color AND… I was so thankful to have Kendra, a friend from Illinois and fellow gardener, come to visit. With her visit we had PLENTY of shenanigans and a little bit of work. Seriously!! We spent the morning and early afternoon on Friday…

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    Plenty of Pretty things on the Homestead to look at.

    Plenty of Pretty things on the Homestead This seemed like a great place to start, the entrance. With Plenty of Pretty things on the Homestead the beginning is best. If you have been up my walk you know that I love to has flowers here too. The flowers will be coordinated throughout the front porch. Some pops of orange and white all throughout. Just above the wagon and pots is this hanging basket. Here is where the purple gets tied into the soon to be blooming Dahlias further down the porch. The middle photo is just to the left of the front door. Joe and I love Coleus. All the…