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Finally, the Princess’s loft suite (she has a loft SUITE! if she wasn’t my daughter, I’d be so jealous–oh, wait, she is my daughter and I’m still jealous) is ready! She gets to sleep in her new room now! The last touch was preparing her new bed. Her “new” old bed. She’s going to be using a hand-me-down trundle bed.
Trouble was, the bed came with gold knobs. She doesn’t like gold. I can’t blame her–I don’t like gold, either. I bought a 99 cent can of “brushed nickel” spray paint and stared at the knobs for a few minutes… I couldn’t just hold them while they were drying. What to do?
A box! Stick the ends in a box!
It worked perfectly! And in no time I had “brushed nickel” knobs and was getting out her brand new horsey bedding and making up her room.
Isn’t this bed adorable? These are her new horsey sheets and pillow shams. Where is her comforter? I still don’t know.
Then, because it was Saturday and that means things have to get done that have been put off all week, we headed outside to plant the peach tree that we’ve been hiding since Bluebell discovered it and tried to make it into a toy. My cousin’s wife, Sheryl, came over to see the new house and watch the planting.
Bluebell was thrilled to see her. I said, “You miss Bluebell back at the old farmhouse, don’t you?” Sheryl said, “We haven’t had any trash dragged around the yard in weeks!”
Yes, you know they miss her desperately.
Bluebell was very excited when we made a HOLE.
Then we brought out the peach tree. (A self-pollinating peach tree–so there’s just the one.)
She got very serious.
And confused. And baffled. And downright discombobulated.
Why? WHY?
Why did we take her toy and BARRICADE it and that so lovely HOLE behind a fence? WHY?
Life is so unfair when you are a puppy.
And that was Saturday in the holler. You?
Posted by Suzanne McMinn on March 30, 2008
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Beautiful bedding – hope you find the comforter!
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Princess must be thrilled now!
BTW, wasn’t Bluebell just a tiny pup? Seems like yesterday….
P.S. Look at that green grass! I’m SO jealous of your green grass!
-Kim
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Love the idea of a peach tree. :treehugger: Do you have many deer?
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You will certainly enjoy the peach tree. The spring blooms will be beautiful, and the fruit will taste great.
And Bluebell will adjust.
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Congrats on getting the peach tree planted. Great idea to protect it with fencing from Bluebell and it should help it from the deer too.
Happy Sunday!
Patricia
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I don’t normally do this but I TAG you.. read the rules at my blog…. :hellokitty:
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The deer issue….have you heard if you put all pieces of carpet in the garden or around where you want the deer to stay out that will help and …..this is gross but if the men folk will go out there and pee pee on and around what you want protected??? You might want the boys to wait till dark, or at least till the trees leaf out! Old wives tale, have not tried it personally, but my parents have had horrible issues with deer and they swear by it. I just can not bring myself to ask my dad if he goes out to pee pees in the garden. TMI…. but I do know they put carpet out in the garden!
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I like the idea of planting a peace tree.
I wish that would work in the world.
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We found a cherry tree while trimming some bushes last year. It produces inedible cherries so far, we’re hoping it’s just a maturity issue (that’s what my-mom-the-farm-girl says it is and to just be patient).
Younger planted three apple seeds in the vegetable bed several years ago and we moved the one that survived to the other side of the deck last summer, opposite the “mature” apple tree we planted three years ago. But it’s not time for them to do anything.
I’m still trying to convince Husband we need a nectarine tree or a plum tree. He’s not on board with digging another huge hole in our yard.
Maybe for the pool.
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Princess’s loft suite looks wonderful. I’m jealous of her!
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Oh, how I envy you sitting on that covered porch each morning, cuppa in hand, looking over such serenity.
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:rotfl: re that last picture of Bluebell’s!
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http://www.domestications.com/ – then do a search by horse. Hope you find the princess’s the comforter she wants!!!!
Patricia
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Barking dogs are the best deterrent I’ve found for deer. We’ve tried hair–it works until it’s rained a few times. Dog poop ditto. Aluminum pie pans can dissuade birds and deer but aren’t very pretty. Blood meal (you can get it at the garden store usually) also works until rains wash it away.
We live way out too, and generally the deer don’t bother much of our gardens or trees. But this year we don’t have the two big barking dogs we used to have, and I’m worried. Our old cocker just likes to sleep!
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