Donations!

Arne and I finally did our spring cleaning (it was more like mid-summer cleaning) and created an enormous pile of stuff to donate - 12 boxes of books, 8 bags of clothes, 4 boxes of kitchen stuff, 3 bookshelves and a lamp. I really liked seeing the pile all organized.



This also inspired us to finally fill the bookcases we bought in April. Now Arne and my books are all intermingled. Sometime later we will need to organize them.

Enjoying Summer in the Garden

One nice thing about Forest House is the back yard. We have been eating yummy meals outside, to better enjoy it and the fresh tomatoes from our garden!



Arne has also been working hard inside on his computers.

How the Garden Grows

It is now summer - a year and a half after buying Forest House, and oh, my, how the garden has grown. This is what it looked like when I moved in:



Now there are plants growing up everywhere:





And now, of course, there are dogs in the garden!

Arne Moves In!

Arne and Bogey are now living at the Forest House!

It is so wonderful to have a full house, filled with much love and bits and pieces of Arne's family history as well.

Cooking and Enjoying

It has been a great summer at the house. My Summer Doodle dog has settled in and I have been cooking. It has been great to make meals and desserts and other fun stuff in my lovely kitchen. I am so happy with my home.

Painting Done!

The painting in the house is all done! My projects, except for little updates here and there are complete.

I love having a bright and beautiful bathroom. It went from:



to this:








My bedroom was OK before, but I really hated the closet, and now it is a lovely blue and a tranquil place:







And my guest room is really working out. It was empty:



and now is filled with color and even has a guest futon:







The Great Room is also all decorated and bright:







It is so nice to have a cozy home, with tomatoes on my tomatoe plants and now a DOG to complete the household. Meet Summer, the 4-5 year old Aussie rescue (she was abandoned to the streets of Hollister) I brought home on Monday.

Paint Colors

It is now time for me to pick paint colors. I put patches on the walls in the 2 bedrooms and the bathroom, to see what the colors looked like.






After looking at these for a few days, I decided on Polar Sky for my bedroom, Sherwood Green for the extra bedroom, and Costa Rica Blue for the bathroom.

I also finished putting plants out on my deck. It is now a really lovely reading place.