My New Deck

This spring my Dad built my dream deck. I have always wanted a deck where I could sit outside, maybe entertain sometimes, and enjoy my wee little garden space. He did a fabulous job, bigger and better than I imagined. Thank you, Daddy.

Now for the table in the front - it is a gift from my lady friends. It goes with the new wicker chairs that I got for my birthday last month. Well, if you are going to have a deck, you have to have somewhere to sit - right?
The beautiful white banner on the fence is from an Etsy vendor, Catcarousel, all the way from Spain. She sews them from beautiful white crisp cotton fabric, each flag is different. I wish I had a camera that would take close-ups so you could see how pretty it is.

There is my garden shed in the background. The photos are a bit darker because of the cloud cover, but the forcast was for rain tomorrow.

I have a lavender plant in the ice bucket that I bought at the Passionate Home's Canadian Farm Chick Tag and Garden sale. If you can't read it, it says 'Fleurs' on it. I love it!

Thank you for joining me on my deck, I hope you had a good time.

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White Wednesday - Remembering an Old Friend

Last April our little Aussie Shepherd passed away. She spent alot of time in the garden, so I wanted to put something out there to remember her by.

I painted a metal platter from the Dollar Store and Kara cut the pretty vinyl letters for me. Kara has a shop on Etsy.
I already had the iron hanger. So last weekend DH nailed it into the corner of the garden shed. I really love how it turned out, and it was a very thrifty project.

Happy White Wednesday #58 Everyone!

White Wednesday - In My Garden

Here is my French flower cart (thank you Sandi for talking me into it) It was a birthday gift from my Dad. I had seen something similar in one of those great Romantic magazines that we all love about 2 years ago. I never thought I would see one like it. I found it at HomeSense, marked down by $50.00!
The white bird house is made from recycled fence boards. I bought it from The Passionate Home when they had their Farm Chicks style sale. It is very special because it was made by the father of one of the great gals that works there. I like it when I know the history of a piece and have a connection.

My DH and I made a little windchime from some odds and ends.

The bird feeder was in an earlier post. The fence actually started out as a garden bench. The weather got to it and it rotted. When I was taking it apart I found that the back was still in pretty good condition, so I painted it white and now it is a little fence. Recycling at it's best!

Thank you Kathleen for hostessing White Wednesday # 55!

A New Camera

I was getting disappointed with the photos that my old digital was taking so I bought an inexpensive Fuji mini camera. It will be much lighter to pack in my purse.
Just as the sun was going down, I took a few shots at the garden - just for practice. I would have tried out the camera earlier, but the owner's manual is on a CD and I didn't find it as convenient as a paper copy. I need to spend a few evenings learning how it works.

Do you think the photos are any clearer?