Back Yard Seating Area

Here are a few pictures of my back yard seating area.  I don't have a deck so I like to sit out here to read a book, have a glass of wine and just relax.

                                             The peonies were gorgeous

                                              Here are a couple of close ups
                                                                  and
                                        A view of my garden from my sitting area

                               I'm linking up to Savvy Southern Style for the Blog Party

Thanks for stopping by

Barb

Shore Station

Did you see the big round wheel thing in my garden in the previous post?  It is called a Shore Station.  It is from a boat lift and is used to raise and lower the boat.  My neighbor was taking it to the dump.  I asked if I could have it as I thought it would look good in my garden.

Several days after I got the Shore Station I was surprised to see that Amy at WhisperWood Cottage had done a post on one that she had.  Her's isn't as rusty as mine and she hung it above her sofa.  It looks great there!  You can see her post by clicking on the link above.

 Thanks for stopping by.

Barb

A New Blog Look and a Look at My Garden

Barb and Dell Designs has a new look.  I haven't been happy with the look for some time but just haven't taken time to change it.  It's still not exactly what I want but much better I think.

I want to show you my garden that I started last spring.  Here is a picture before.

                                                     Here are some pictures in the fall.

                                                                      
                                                              Not too impressive
                                                              But look at it now!

I'm Back!

After a month and a half of no posts, I'm back.  The middle of April I felt a lump in my neck.  It was in the same place that I had thyroid cancer 7 years ago and it scared me.  I went to the doctor and she had an ultra sound taken that was suspicious.  So then I had a biopsy and sure enough it was thyroid cancer returned.  So for the next month it was doctor appointments, CT scan and finally surgery.  The surgery went well and I am getting along well, although not able to do as much as I would like.
Even though I haven't done any posting it doesn't mean that I haven't been reading your posts.  I have also been going to garage sales, antique stores and thrift stores picking up goodies to be re-purposed.  I have also been taking pictures that I need to get downloaded to my computer so that I can post about them.  I will do that as my energy level allows.
It is good to be back!
Barb