The Garden & Stairs

When we moved in there was no stair rail (remember our house was an old milking barn). This was a huge safety concern for Ella, so we immediately sought after a handyman to install a custom stair rail for us. Five weeks later and we finally have our stair rail in and Ella can now safely walk up and down the stairs (with our watchful eyes and arms ready to catch her). We still have to paint it, but at least the rail is up. I’ll post pictures of the painted railing, next blog.

This week we were lucky enough to have Ken’s parents visit, as we took on some fun outdoor projects. We’ve decided to take advantage of our extra acreage by creating a garden area. We’re starting out small, as Ken and his Dad put together two 4x8 garden beds. We’re hoping the garden will do well and we’ll look at expanding later, as we become more experienced gardeners.We're really hoping to be able to eventually grow all our own vegetables to sustain us through most of the year. Here are a couple photos of our raised garden beds taking shape….

Check back in a few months as we report how our garden grows.

Ken’s Mom was also wonderful, helping Maria pull all the weeds and overgrowth in the front planting beds and walkway. They spent two solid days working on the beds, laying landscape fabric, planting some perennials and annuals, and putting down come nice natural mulch. The beds look wonderful and Maria looks forward to watching the flowers bloom and planting even more in her newly defined planting beds. The new flowers really make the outside of our house feel like home.

Thank you so much to Mom and Dad, we know it wasn’t easy working in the sweltering heat, at a heat index of 100+ degrees and temperatures of 95+ and it didn’t let up. They were great sports and really helped us get a handle on our garden and yard work.