Winter Projects

 No house from the 50's would be complete without a set of these old
sliding doors.  The ceiling is pretty awful too....

Our lovely set...
happens to be in the mudroom area and they are open much of the time because we take our gardening shoes off here before we walk through the house...
at least we are supposed to! 

 This was 12 feet of glass and actually dangerous because the track was all wonky and the doors are not tempered.  This new set up of doors and windows will be repeated along the back of the house in the living room and again in the master bedroom.

I chose a 4 over 1 double hung window from Anderson and then used a set of french doors from TM Cobb.  The french doors are actually sold as solid panel doors but we special ordered them with glass.

We wanted a large single panel of glass with a bit of a shaker detail.

 The Anderson windows will be repeated throughout out the rest of the house in sets of 3.

Next week another project is starting here in the back yard....a big huge redwood deck!

Something we really need and will be fun to build.  The deck will be built around two of these big oaks and give us a nice place for a hammock and a few more chairs.

Most of our winter projects involve lots of gardening.  Even though it's January, we have had weather like June.  The garden cart (a great Christmas gift) has been my constant companion.  This is one of the handiest garden items I have ever used.

We have been really working hard to get the citrus orchard back in shape and this is the first time our oranges have really looked good with no disease and perfectly sweet fruit.

New gloves too! 

 These are MUD gloves and are wonderful...

just in case you are looking for a new pair

I gave my husband this garden hose reel for Christmas.  Pretty sexy right?!

We have really long hoses....100 feet of more so this little guy is supposed to make hauling the hose around a little easier. 

The veggie garden is still giving us lettuce and a few herbs but that's about it.

The grape vines got a big haircut this weekend.

 I hope this is our year for a nice crop of grapes.

What I like about the garden in the winter, is you get an opportunity to actually review the structure of the garden elements and you can work on plans for adding new things

The yard work is really mellow and it's nice to just rake leaves or water pots...especially when it is so sunny and beautiful out.

I will let you know how the deck is coming along next week!

Have a wonderful week

&

Happy Monday!!!!!

kelley