Sunday, March 20, 2011

Happy Spring !!

Good Morning Folks!
I am happy to say GOODBYE to Old Man Winter
and
HELLO SUNSHINE :D

the old farmhouse is getting spruced on the inside,
and as time and money allow,
the outside will begin it's transformation...
nothing radical,
but
we need to strip the wood clapboards and stain her...
paint the trim, repaint the roof and
put on a new front porch....
this old wood porch has surely seen better days.
We're thinking about laying brick or soapstone down on a concrete base
as the flooring for the porch...either one sounds good to me,
...but I'm leaning toward the red brick !!!

then we'll plant some wild azalea bushes from our woods around it,
aand fence in a little herb & wildflower garden in front...
kinda like the one in front of the shop.
Such Plans!!!!
stay tuned for pics and more on the change...
what better time to start anew than
Springtime??
wishing you all a BEAUTIFUL first day of Spring with many happy plans!


Blessings from the Farm...

Lori

8 comments:

Gail said...

Happy spring. Your home is beautiful.

WoolenSails said...

Old homes are a lot of work, but well worth it for the charm and details that the new ones don't have.

Debbie

Jennifer Ann Fox said...

I love your home as it is. Very rustic. Expanding the porch though, you will love. This reminds me of our house. We have a red metal roof and painted clapboards but big front, side and then screened in back porch. We love porches. Your's is so quaint and pretty the way it though. Would be a hard choice. I'm sure if you expand you will love it.
Love farmhouses!


Jennifer Dalenberg
Feathers in the Nest

Larkrise garden girl said...

Happy Spring! I love your Home it is the picture of the country Life!

Roberta said...

Love your house and the peaceful surroundings. Looks like your trees are already leafing out! Hopefully that will be us in a few days. ~Roberta

Sassafras and Winterberry said...

Don't you just love all the springy energy we get this time of year!! Your projects sound great. Love your house!
Courtney

prims by olde lady morgan said...

Lori, Always love visiting your blog, so look forward to your progress on some remodeling. It's always fun, yet so..... time consuming! OLM

Nancy said...

Happy Spring to you! House redoing plans are so fun, and even more fun when the redoing starts!