picture post

Some of the hibiscus flowers currently in bloom in our yard.




You probably wouldn't believe me if I told you we currently have a fourth round of blossoms starting on the Meyer lemon tree, but it's true! The baby lemons are currently starring in the banner of this blog and will be our first citrus harvest at this house.

arte de béisbol

I finally got tired of the Rockefeller Center tree pics being up year round but was unsure about what art to use to replace them. Around the same time, Tim found some old Cuban magazines from the 1930s while we were thrifting in Tampa.


Since the covers were all baseball themed, we knew they would be perfect in our living room. We scanned the images into the computer, cleaned them up, printed them for $2 each (!) at the local copy store, and framed them in Ikea frames we found in Orlando. Hung in a straight line on the longest wall of our living room, they really have helped draw the old Florida theme further through the house. Hopefully the next living room project involves replacing the couch!

excuse the dust...

I haven't been here in a while. Well, that's not true. I visit occasionally; usually close to 11pm on a school night exhausted and feeling guilty about not writing. Hmm... let's not think about that since now it's summer and I have plenty of time to do, well, whatever.

While I haven't been busy here, Tim and I have found time for lots of home improvement projects. We've been hard at work on the yard planting veggies, tending citrus, weeding flower beds. We pretty much have things down to a relatively quick daily maintenance. Two sets of hands have made things so much easier. While there are many things we want to do outside, a new grill popped to the top of the list after Tim accidentally shattered the window in our ancient grill while putting out the Great Grill Fire of 2009.


The grill sat lonely and unused for over a month while we went searching for a new one. After 6-7 trips to various stores and countless hours comparing grills online, we finally bought one this past weekend. It took the entire Rays v. Mets game to put together (rain delay included.) It's really quite pretty.


We had my parents over for Father's Day and grilled pork roast, asparagus, and fresh garden tomatoes. The grill performed flawlessly, and Tim is now back to planning dinners outside -- thank goodness. With this horrible heat wave, it seems hot enough to cook outside without the benefit of a grill!


Anyhow, I have lots more projects to share and several ideas in the works for summer sewing. But first up is a refresh of the blog -- if I can figure out how to put up a new banner. Here's to free time!