Rain Barrels & the Guest Room (Phase II)

Willis and I with my favorite niece, Teagan, in Stuttgart, Germany.

As I type this, Willis is making some butternut squash chili nachos and I am drinking delicious Elderberry Mead, brewed by Nick and Courtney!  The wood stove is burning and I have two dogs snuggled up on the couch with me.  Tonight is a good night.

Willis and I just recently returned from a trip to visit family in Ireland and Stuttgart.

Before we left, Willis chopped down the out of control Wisteria in the back yard.  Although I love it and it makes a great bird habitat, it's a little too much to handle as it creeps over the fence and into our neighbors yard.  We are also hoping to use  the space for a few more dwarf fruit trees.  Probably cherry.  When spring comes around in full bloom, I plan on posting before and after pictures of our backyard to see the slow transformation.

After our trip, we finally purchased a stone base for our rain barrels.  Willis installed the base last weekend.  We can't wait to install rain barrels at every down spout to maximize our water catchment system.  I purchased the 55 gallon barrels off craigslist a few years ago for super cheap.  Willis attached all the necessary hardware to turn them into rain barrels.

This weekend, we did something we rarely do: go thrifting together.  I purchased two end tables which brings our Guest Room into Phase II.  Willis also bought the bedside lamp that he has been thinking about ever since we saw it at a local thrift store a few months ago.  My next goals for the guest room are to buff and refinish those end tables and frame and hang pictures.