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Mavis Butterfield | Backyard Garden Pictures 6/29/14

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By Mavis Butterfield on June 29, 2014 · 2 Comments

In some ways my garden feels like a bit of a failure this year. I knew coming into this years gardening season I wouldn’t have much time to spend on it between April and June because of all our summer commitments and end of the school year duties I had taken on.

Instead of an entire garden box full of beans, I’m growing just two teepees worth of beans this year {one was planted in June and I’ll plant another in July}. Instead of planting 100 pounds of potatoes like I did last year, I settled for a dozen or so plants {and a few volunteers}.

One thing I didn’t scrimp on this year though was beets. I planted a whole garden box full of those! 😉

One of the hardest things I’ve had to learn this past year is that it’s okay to say NO. To take it easy, to enjoy this little things and not to take on too many projects. It’s been hard to prioritize but I am finally feeling pretty relaxed about my decision to cut back this year not only my planting, but some of my other projects as well.

Some years are like that I guess.

Let’s just say I am thankful for the perennials in our garden that require little to no maintenance. Raspberries, blueberries, and an awesome assortment of herbs are just a few that come to mind.

Life is good. Especially when you learn to slow down a bit.

Keep calm and garden on. Right?

~Mavis

This years garden is being sponsored by the folks at Botanical Interests Seed Company. You can check out their website HERE, order their new 2014 Garden Seed Catalog HERE.

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12 Goals for the New Year – Week 14 of 52

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By Mavis Butterfield on April 2, 2014 · 8 Comments

I came up with 12 goals I’d like to accomplish this year with the hopes of being able to cross one off my list per month to make them more manageable. I thought a great way to hold myself accountable to the things I want to accomplish this year would be to do a weekly update.

After all, we all need a little help staying motivated sometimes. Here’s how I am doing so far:

1. ~~Clean, de-clutter and organize my entire home in 30 days or less~~. – So far this year I have cleaned my closet, decluttered my bathroom, organized my office, gutted the garage, and tackled the laundry room. Last week I organized my arts and crafts closet. This week I’ll be cleaning the gazillion little crystals in my chandelier.

2. Fit into the same jeans I wore 8 years ago when we moved into our house. I just went to go try on the pants and take a picture for a before and after photo. I can’t find the freakin’ pants!!! I still want to be able to cross this goal off my list by the end of April so I’m starting a new plan. Yes I know I said that last week. But this time I mean it.

3. ~~Travel~~. We still have not figured out if we are going to Canada or Virginia. Most likely it will be Canada though because there is no chance of snow. 😉

4. Send my daughter to college without having a nervous breakdown thus spending a week in bed sobbing. I hear they offer adult pottery classes at college. Maybe I should go with her. I’ve always wanted to learn how to raku.

5. Get 3 new teeth. It’s been almost a month since anything has fallen out of my mouth. Shocking, I know.

6. ~~Pay off my car~~. Done! 🙂 🙂 🙂

7. Finish the primitive folk art rug I started 4 years ago. Blast! Another week has gone by and all I’ve had a chance to work on is the pumpkin rug. So much for quick projects. I see many late nights ahead in my future just so I’ll be able to cross it off my list by the end of the year.

8. Family Day. Do one thing together as a family every Sunday. Last weekend we all took Lucy the puggle trouble for a walk around the harbor then stopped and got 2 to go orders of fries. The HH grumbled the whole time {big surprise} and Lucy loved every minute of her walk 3 mile walk.

9. Secret Plan #1 – Working on it.

10. Secret Plan #2 – Still plotting away.

11. Secret Plan #3

12. Convince the HH we should buy a Salt Box Style House in Colonial Williamsburg. – Right now I would settle for any type of house on the East Coast.

13. Spend at least 1 hour a day working in my garden. – Check out our the espalier pear tree. Ain’t she dandy? We planted 2 of these trees along side the house last spring and so far they are doing really well. I need to trim the viburnum hedge that’s planted in front of it but I think I’ll wait until it blooms first.

So there you have it, my goals for the new year.

How about YOU? How are your 2014 goals coming along?

~Mavis

P.S. YES, I know I wrote down 13 goals. I’m fairly certain I won’t be able to attain one of them. {gee, I wonder which one?} But I wanted to add it in there anyway because I believe in miracles.

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By Mavis Butterfield on March 31, 2014 · 2 Comments

Happy Monday everyone!!

Can you believe it’s almost April already? Holy smokes where does the time go? In about another month or so we should all be able to get outside and garden… even those of you on east coast. 😉

Well I was planning on shrubbing the outside of the greenhouse down {because it was raining} but then the strangest thing happened. The sun came out. Ha! So I pulled weeds instead of having to drag the hose out. Oh well, I’m sure the rain will be back soon enough.

Have a great day everyone, and just remember, the weekend is only 5 days away. Yeeee-Haw!

♥ Mavis

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12 Goals for the New Year – Week 13 of 52

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By Mavis Butterfield on March 26, 2014 · 11 Comments

After all, we all need a little help staying motivated sometimes. Here’s how I am doing so far:

1. ~~Clean, de-clutter and organize my entire home in 30 days or less~~. – So far this year I have cleaned my closet, decluttered my bathroom, organized my office, gutted the garage, and tackled the laundry room. Last week I touched up the floors and cabinets with my favorite wood stain pens. My cleaning task for this week is to go through my Arts and Crafts Closet. Which let me tell you Bob, is going to take a while.

2. Fit into the same jeans I wore 8 years ago when we moved into our house. – Here we are 3 months later and I still can’t fit into those pants {and the shirt I so badly want to wear}. I have fallen of the pedometer wagon and I’m mad at myself for continuing to stuff my face with sweets. I want to be able to cross this goal off my list by the end of April so I’m starting a new plan. Today. But you’ll have to wait until next week to read about it. {Sorry}.

3. ~~Travel~~. – The Girl and I are trying to decide if we should take a road trip to Canada for spring break or fly to Virginia to look at Colonial Homes. It’s a tough one.

4. Send my daughter to college without having a nervous breakdown thus spending a week in bed sobbing. Notice how I said a WEEK in bed sobbing? so if I only spend 6 days and 23 hours in bed I still get to mark this goal off my list. Right?

5. Get 3 new teeth. – Nothing new to report. Still waiting to mouth to heal so I can get some chompers. The good news is, nothing fell out of my mouth last week. {Think silver lining}.

6. Pay off my car. – Done! Paid it off earlier this month. I never want a car payment again. Ever. Here’s a video of us when we bought it last summer.

7. Finish the primitive folk art rug I started 4 years ago. – What started out as an innocent little {okay, not so little} idea to finish a massive area rug using the supplies I had on hand, hasn’t exactly panned out. Not at all. In fact had I know when I began that I would end up spending a ridiculous amount of time {and money} “finishing up” the rug, I may not have started.

But, on a positive note, I have come back {with full force} to a hobby I once loved. Which is good. Mostly because it is keeping my mind off things that are out of my control right now. {More about that later}.

8. Family Day. Do one thing together as a family every Sunday. – We set a rat trap in the attic. Hows that for quality family time?

9. Secret Plan #1 – Working on it.

10. Secret Plan #2 – Still Plotting

11. Secret Plan #3

12. Convince the HH we should buy a Salt Box Style House in Colonial Williamsburg. – Status Update: Not going well.

13. Spend at least 1 hour a day working in my garden. – Last week the weather was gorgeous! This week however it’s suppose to rain. Every.Single.Day. so it looks like I might need to get Lucy Puggle a raincoat so we can continue to clear the raspberry patch and not get drenched.

So there you have it, my goals for the new year.

How about YOU? How are your 2014 goals coming along?

~Mavis

P.S. YES, I know I wrote down 13 goals. I’m fairly certain I won’t be able to attain one of them. {gee, I wonder which one?} But I wanted to add it in there anyway because I believe in miracles.

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