sally, love the chair! great fix...

yes, we'll be breaking out the hoses. watering down the backyard is a good idea, but ours goes back about 400 feet up into the hillside....we'll water down the immediate area and i guess keep our f...

Really great suggestions everyone. Thanks! If anyone has installed a gray-water system or any other great ideas, feel free to submit them

thanks guys! re: drainage... the pot i used is actually a utensil holder and has a little drainage hole in the bottom. still, i did add a handful of gravel to the bottom when rep...

elkanikkole- absolutely so many nurseries to pick from. i think maybe i hit up the local spots on an off week and the 3 i visited were out! but i'll be going local for the next purchase :)

thai red and yellow curry simmer sauces from trader joe's simmered with chicken or shrimp and lots of vegetables... one of my favorite meals growing up was indian simmer sauce from tra...

thanks guys! ha, does look like bubble tape...actually that velcro garden tape from the nursery.

thanks everyone for your fantastic suggestions. i'll keep you posted on the progress!

thanks everyone! my mom is over the moon with all of the nice comments about her/my blanket! - shayna

auntie clara- sounds interesting. i'll have to give that formula a try, thanks! doubletulips- the chairs are the gilbert chairs from Ikea. We love them, small and very comfie. See

thanks to everyone for your overwhelmingly nice comments! pixie and tallguy- we used regular semi-gloss white from benjamin moore. just their standard white. it took several coat...

thanks everyone for your sweet comments! tanneradair- i also had to resort to photos and magazine tears to win my case for painting! good luck... pinko- we just used the r...

K T G- I have nothing against blue notebooks, just didn't see anything other than green....any sources you've found for blue fabric notebooks would be greatly appreciated. I could use a few more an...

woodleyparkzoo- i found the baskets in the lillian vernon catalog...quite a shocker! but i haven't seen them since i bought them, about 5 years ago...i wouldn't mind a few more, truth be told!

i love the white brick (painted) we have around our little stove...it's very clean and charming. - shayna

thanks for all of the recommendations guys! think the desk rotation is an excellent place to start. look for updates as the organizing progresses! -shayna

jezebella, thanks for your edit. corrected. it's true...even the best bloggers forget to proof every once in a while :) shayna

You guys are great....thanks for all of the fantastic links and advice! The "native backyard birds of California" card will not be meeting the basement storage box afterall....we'll let you know ho...

oops! link fixed, thanks!

cricketchirp, i bought them mainly at the OSH nursery, home depot and our local corner nursery. nothing fancy or special this year because most were mainly impulse purchases, but i hea...