Author: mariam

Our backyard area was in dire need of help!

This is how we transformed our “weed garden” into a more manageable space. You can also check out my blog for the full details: www.alchemy-home.net

***Update**** The response to this post has been overwhelming, thank you all! I had no idea that this would be viewed and shared so many times when I originally posted it; my husband and I now like to lovingly refer to our patio as “the most controversial backyard on the internet” 🙂 If you’re seeing this for the first time, you can skip over this part and come back later!

When my husband said he was ordering a rain chain

to later install as some sort of replacement for a gutter on the house, I said OK, honey, but what exactly is a rain chain and how does it work? In the back of my mind, I was really only concerned with one thing. What does this rain chain you speak of look like? When he told me they were little buckets that hang and collect the water, I was seriously concerned. He says just trust me, love, you will see. Once again, he has proven to me that he is not going to let me down. When am I going to ever learn?

How do such tiny humans go through so many clothes?

Maybe because you blink and they grow two sizes? My little nugget is just 9 months old now and wearing 24 month clothes! Back when I published this post, he was just 3 months old. The days are long but the months and years are short, aren’t they?

Hello, I am Cy from Cy’s Corner and this is a project

from the mind of my Husband. He wanted to make an area specifically for the barbecue! I made a video of this building adventure and it is included below, but for tutorial sake I will describe his process with some pictures.

This kitchen cart was Grandma’s, but it had seen better days.

It has been hanging out in my Dad’s kitchen for years now.

My sister Caitlin decided to rope me into giving this kitchen cart a quick makeover over the holidays.