It looks like Spring is coming very early this year. It started in January. Seriously, we have never had a Winter as warm as this one. I've given up all hopes of snow and decided to embrace what Mother Nature has bestowed upon us. This means Spring cleanup. I started with The Stonehouse porch. This porch is very long and narrow because originally The Stonehouse was a duplex. The W's love spending time out here so I try to keep it as clean as possible.
We still have to have slate put down on the floor and the painters are due this Spring to paint all of the trim.
With that done, I tackled the potting shed. As soon as I told the pups that we had work to do, they joined me in the raised garden. They love to "observe' work being done.
Willie looked around and said, where should we start? There is always so much to do when the gardens start to wake up.
Sadly, I have come to the conclusion that there is not enough sun in this area anymore for a vegetable garden. This means at some point, this whole area will have to be redone. The good news is that I have the perfect spot for a very sunny garden which means another big project in the future.
It was time to dust off the gnomes and see what damage the mice did over the 'Winter we never had'.
I dusted from the rafters to the floor.
Everything has to be removed, cleaned and put back in place.
Cleaned and ready for use. There re still a few things to put outside but I will wait until I'm sure the weather will be temperate.
And look at how hard the Chow Chows were working.
They worked so hard that they needed to nap.
Willie loves to nap on his stoop. I recently had these gates added on either side of the house so the pups can lay outside safely and not be right by the sidewalk. They LOVE them
Here are a couple additional pics that for some reason refused to line up in order.
Next up, I will tackle the witch shed.
I haven't totally given up hope for snow this season, I still have my pine wisps hanging on the front porch!
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