Weekend trellises

When the new clematis plants in our side driveway beds started growing about 3 inches a day we knew it was time to figure out a trellis plan.  We needed to create some privacy for our bedroom window that now overlooks the new neighbor's side windows and driveway.  We wanted the trellis to be semi-permanent for easy removal when we eventually paint the house.  We were also interested in something that looked cool and wasn't too heavy.  So… these were conceptualized on Friday, constructed on Saturday, and sealed and hung on Sunday.  The trellises are mounted with pins that simply attach to the bolts that are bracketed to the house.  Imagine lots of purple flowering vines this summer. 

A new threshold (& some baby aerobics)

This past month Ryan has taken advantage of his paternity leave to knock quite a few house projects off the list.  The side door had a 2 inch gap where the threshold met the base of the door. This has required some major attention for ages now and the other day Ryan got to it.  We are all so excited that the door now swings beautifully and there is no longer a draft/rain/snow/outdoor elements blowing through.  The project was completed in a day and the door only came on and off the hinges, oh, about 6 times. 
Meanwhile, someone else has been working very hard on her super awesome full body leg kick moves.

Announcing the best February project there ever was:

She's cute, she's tiny and she's the best little Alice Josephine in the world. 
Meet Ali Jo! 

She loves her newly reupholstered chair. After months and months of sitting unfinished in the basement, we finally dug out the old chair and got busy.  We rebuilt the foam base, stapled on the fabric, and refinished the wood.  After looking for the original furniture bolts in vain, we finally bought some new ones and after 5 trips to the store came home with right size. Viola, cute new nursery chair. 

Valentines Day

Look! Ryan made us a new Valentines day bench for our front door.  Old barn wood never looked so good.  We're also very partial to the old egg crate turned shoe crate.