We’re calling this post “The Black Gate” …and we don’t mean to Mordor.
That would be a bad day.
Daddy surprised us this week by purchasing a black fence and gate for the “cottage garden”.
It matches the black fencing that we put in the back yard.
We’ve begged Dad for the last two years to take down that nasty white vinyl floppy over fence in the cottage garden.
He listened.
It looks SO good! Of course, it won’t look way good until the gardens are blooming.
Thankfully, our menfolk put up this new fence when the plants are not in bloom – otherwise…our flowers may not have survived.
We love having men around to lift the heavy machinery.
Dixie wasn’t so sure about all this…
This thing reminded us of a computer from a 1950’s sci-fi movie (with all the lights and tubes and stuff).
Here is Dad going “green” (pink?).
The opening to the attic…which only Owen could fit into.
This is Hattie’s best Angelina Jolie impersonation.
Squirrel or Ewok?
Do what?
She loved Cornbread Crackers (whyyyy did they have to quit making those things? They were SO good!)!
You can’t say we didn’t try.
Christmas dinner.
Dixie was all tuckered out.
This year instead of buying a regular Christmas tree, we bought a small evergreen shrub.
Last week, while out Christmas shopping in Greensboro, we popped into Linen’s n Things to take advantage of their going out of business sale.
We went retro and bought some glittery fake fruit for the centerpiece bowl.
We used Mom’s HUGE vintage crystal vase to make a dramatic arrangement.
Some pretty poinsettias by the fireplace in the living room.
When we bought the “Christmas tree” at Lowe’s, they had cute little bundles of evergreen trimmings for sale.
