Category Archives: Garden

Some Woodworking by Jay

Posted on June 8, 2021 by civilwarrose5

Last week I was be-bopping through the house when I looked outside and saw… It was a mob on my front lawn demanding blog posts about the stuff that Jay creates. I was frightened. I begged and pleaded with the … Continue reading →

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More Concrete Statues and Roses

Posted on June 9, 2020 by civilwarrose5

It wouldn’t be Spring on this blog if I didn’t have some concrete statues and roses to show you, right? To be fair, I only bought one new concrete statue this year and it’s going to be given as a … Continue reading →

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Late Spring Sewing Projects

Posted on June 2, 2020 by civilwarrose5

You might remember that Jay had made a smaller corn hole board for a coworker. You can’t play corn hole without the corn hole bags. I still had all of the materials on hand from the last time I made … Continue reading →

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Lots of Woodworking Projects

Posted on May 26, 2020 by civilwarrose5

Jay hasn’t been working on just the train layout. He’s also been doing some woodworking. The first project I’ll show you is one of my birthday presents. While looking through the March 2020 issue of Wood magazine Jay saw a … Continue reading →

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Roses are Red, Yellow, Purple…

Posted on June 25, 2019 by civilwarrose5

****WARNING – This post is going to be VERY picture heavy**** A few weeks ago I was blogging about my yard and how behind I was in getting everything done. At that time I believe I mentioned that I had … Continue reading →

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Beginning to Garden – 2019

Posted on May 24, 2019 by civilwarrose5

Two weeks ago I posted about Real Life and how my gardens look like this: To be fair, that garden STILL looks like that. Between my various activities, my sinuses/allergies and the rain I just haven’t been able to get … Continue reading →

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Hard-to-Finish Projects

Posted on May 17, 2019 by civilwarrose5

I have to admit that I’ve had a few projects on my finishing table that I’ve had absolutely no motivation to work on. Probably because they don’t involve yarn, fabric, or flowers. *sigh* Do you remember these: I have made … Continue reading →

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Real Life – 5-10-19

Posted on May 10, 2019 by civilwarrose5

Do you need a pick-me-up? Do you feel like you never make any progress on any of your projects, but people all over social media are somehow able to get their projects completed perfectly? Well, I’m here to make you … Continue reading →

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Front Porch Swing!

Posted on May 7, 2019 by civilwarrose5

Last Fall my mom asked me if I wanted the swing that she had purchased many years ago for my older sister, Boogart. Of course, I said yes! It was a porch swing that Boogart used to love. I love … Continue reading →

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Dreaming of Summer!

Posted on December 1, 2018 by civilwarrose5

Literally. Winter has barely reared its ugly head (and technically we’re still in the Autumn season) and already I’m dreaming of roses in summer. Kind of. I dreamed that I was walking around my neighborhood garden center. I turned a … Continue reading →

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