Dark Blue & Yellow Door Hello, My name is Alison Allen and I am crazy with a capital "C". I just spent a lot of time hanging out with photoshop and pretending what my house may or may not look like after this summer's paint job. Below (and above) you will find 3 potential paint and door options, take a look and tell me what you think. I'd love to hear your opinions, as I am driving myself insane. Grey READ MORE Dark Blue & Yellow Door Hello, My name is Alison Allen and I am crazy with a capital "C". I just spent a lot of time hanging out with photoshop and pretending what my house may or may not look like after this summer's paint job. Below (and above) you will find 3 potential paint and door options, take a look and tell me what you think. I'd love to hear your opinions, as I am driving myself insane. Grey READ MORE
What the heck? Two gardening posts in 1 week and it's not even March? I know, I know, I am totally crazy, but when I get on this kick it's all I can think about. I mentioned a few days ago that I was considering a raised bed garden and then after chatting with my Ma, I was convinced it was something we should totally do. Finn is so interested in gardening and has been since he could walk that READ MORE in gardening
Finn and I (and Gus), got all crazy and antsy the other day and ran over to our local garden center and purchased a whole lot of seeds. This is our 3rd annual seed fest and every year we get a little more fancy. The first year we planted our seeds in eggshells, the second year we went to town and planted a ton of seeds and then I got really pregnant and we kind of stopped watering them. This year READ MORE
I have been so proud and excited by how my gardens are turning out this year (their 2nd summer) that I wanted to take some time and make a few notes about what flowers are blooming and when. I was so excited to pick my first summer bouquet this weekend, it's making it's home on my dining room table. Having not really planned it, my garden has really become full of pink, purple and red shades with READ MORE in gardening
I hope I don't get to sappy on this post, but I've got to let you know that I am so proud of my little yard bordered by gardens, what a difference a year makes. Not that I expect you to remember but here is a photo of what my yard looked like at the beginning of last spring. It was a total mess, pee stained grass, rock "gardens", and no sign of a proper flower bed anywhere. Nowadays it spends it's READ MORE
