Bridgit's new buddies....I mean bunnies

We got some little bunnies on Monday.  One is a little puff ball and one is short haired.

This is Snoopy, he is a bit camera shy.

And this is Rubido. These are the names they came with, and they could change. They are pretty calm, and when she plays with them on the floor they just stay close to her.  She is very, very happy!!!!

M-A's and Mom's recycle project

 We started out with this fence that has been leaning on the house for about 8 or 9 years! I had bought it to fence off a side of the yard that seemed dangerous for the kids....when they were little.  I don't think they need it now, but as you can see no one ever installed it.

So the other day I was wondering what to do about this front garden because the dirt kept spilling over onto the steps when I watered the flowers.  Marc-Antoine suggested that we pull the fence apart and cut the pickets into 20cm pieces and make a little border.

So here he is, happily hammering, sawing and using that big brain of his. I told him that he's lucky to be artistic and also good in math.  He reminds me of Steve! 

We hammered the little pieces in and this is what it looks like...

I am so happy!  I have been dreaming of something like this ever since we moved here.

This is at the front door, it wasn't finished yet in the picture, but you get the idea

Then we had this problem at the bottom of the steps. It is very steep and all the dirt was falling on the driveway.  And it's really ugly. So with the remaining cross boards which were long and thicker we made a little fence.

 Isn't this so much better? I just can't believe how simple it was, and we didn't buy a thing! Well, if you don't count the fence from many years ago.  It is also nice that there is no longer an old fence leaning agaisnt the house!

I still have some flowers to plant but it has been raining, so I will eventually get around to it.

I have had those blue pots for probably 10 years and never used them, because they were for hanging on the wall, so I broke the bottoms and stuck them in the dirt.  What do you think?

The new me..

Here's my new haircut.  I went to a new hairstylist and I am so happy.  The greatest thing is that her salon is in Sembrancher, a whole 2 minutes drive from the house! What do you think? Friday was a big day, I had my hair cut then had my last wisdom tooth pulled. It wasn't bad, as you can see I am smiling today.  So I will not bore you with my one-wisdom-tooth-story....

coat rack update!

I succeeded in getting my darling to drill a few holes and put the coat racks up. He is such a sweetie!!  So here they are.  What do you think? We have a lot more room to put our six thousand coats. I still have a few ideas to add to the wall so I will keep you posted on the "entryway redecoration" 

Maybe I could add a little paint to this metal wreath so it will match  the new colors better. It is a bit turquoise-y. Or maybe paint the walls......shhh, don't tell Pierre I said that!

My yummy lunch

Painting my swing was hard work so I made myself a great lunch and I thought it would be fun to share the recipe with you.  I cut lengthwise some carrots, 2 small potatoes, a red pepper, a courgette, and then added some whole garlic cloves. Then I mixed all of the stuff in the picture below....

honey, olive oil, sambal oelek, and mustard, don't forget the salt too. Mix a little bit of each thing and stir it into the veggies. Then spread it out in a baking sheet and bake at 450°.

They get all nice and roasted! Yummy! I went a bit heavy with the sambal oelek so I used some plain yogurt as dip.  Very tastey.  And yes I ate all that. It was mostly vegetables....

my wooden swing gets a paint job

So here is my old swing that has taken a beating these last 10 years.  I put a dark stain (boring...) a few years ago but it really needed a little fixing up.

And since my paint applier of choice these days is a rag, here it is with the lovely paint I picked out. I sanded the swing first, then just rubbed the paint on. It dried really fast.

Now it just needs a good clear varnish to protect it from the elements.I will get around to that tomorrow.  Did you notice in the first picture that I had only put some newspaper down as protection, then I ran to get a big sheet of plastic, that I "normally" use when I paint, as the first few little droplets of BLUE paint dripped on the terrace.... Will I ever learn!

a close-up, I like how it looks kind of distressed. You can see alot of the wood underneath.  So it is really a new paint job so the swing will look old!

A coat rack from bed slats

Here are the cast of characters! Plain ole acrylic paint that I have had laying around, and some wooden slats that used to be under M-A's mattress.

I used a rag and rubbed the white paint on....

then some brown paint on top....

and then some color

I then stuck three together to make one board (I used a small strip of wood and nailed it to the back). As for the hooks, when I saw the price of one hook in the store (about 3 CHF), I racked my brain for a better idea, and nails popped into my head (not literaly, of course). I didn't know yet that nails are the "hooks of choice" of my dear sister. I'll take another picture when it's on the wall.

As you can see from the picture I kinda went crazy and laid all this stuff out on the dining room table with minimal protection for my new tablecloth.  I am happy to report that there were no accidents. Now my next goal is to get Pierre to put it up tomorrow.  I know I should do that myself, but I ain't too good with gettin' things straight when I put them on the wall. So to avoid diplomatic incidents, I leave all hole drilling and such to the Masta!!