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Finished: Front Yard!
I don’t tend to write about a lot of “afters” in my life; I’m much more motivated to use this blog as a planning space. But I figured I should share our finished front yard!
We asked three different landscapers to come up with designs and estimates. We mainly got recommendations from neighbors whose yards we like. The first landscaper charged us to create the design; the second and third did not. The estimates varied widely, and we ended up liking a design in the lower-middle range of the three estimates.
Matt and I wanted a low-maintenance, drought-resistant front yard. I also wanted space to garden. I love, love, love … Read More
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The Stitch Fix Experiment
One of my board members was wearing a lovely shirt, and when I asked her where it was from, she introduced me to Stitch Fix. The idea is pretty simple. First you create an account and answer some questions about your style preferences (with a fun little quiz that include pictures of outfits). You pay $20 to have a box of clothes shipped to you based on your general preferences. You only purchase what you like and send the rest back via free postage. If you purchase at least one thing, the $20 fee is waived.One of the things I inherited from my mother is an intense dislike of shopping.… Read More -
Gratitude
As I start this post, I’m sitting on our front porch. Henry is making mud in our in-progress garden. What a simple formula: water + dirt + bare feet = pure joy. He dug up a grub and moved it over to the grass. Then he stopped by the porch to tell me there was “something with teeth” in the grass. Apparently it’s either “a grasshopper” or a “Japanese spider crab.”This morning was the groundbreaking ceremony for the school. What an amazing feeling to simultaneously be a staff member and a parent.It took a lot of years to get to this place. There were times when I had… Read More
