Living Maintenance general maintenance topics and discussions

Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old 07-12-2013, 09:04 PM   #1  
Senior Member
Thread Starter
 
CherryPie99's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Northern NY
Posts: 1,921

S/C/G: 344/119/116

Height: 5'1"

Default Pics of my flower gardens....

Hope no one minds this thread - over the last week I have been working for HOURS to get my flower beds done. I am firmly convinced that if I didn't have to work for a living I wouldn't have to worry about my weight ever again! The amount of calories burned weeding and planting!

So I want to show off.















CherryPie99 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-12-2013, 09:09 PM   #2  
Workin' It
 
Shannon in ATL's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Wherever I go, there I am...
Posts: 7,841

Default

Lovely! I need to do more decorative planting. It does burn the calories.
Shannon in ATL is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-13-2013, 12:47 AM   #3  
I'm bringing sexy back!
 
Mozzy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 4,228

S/C/G: 242/234.5/167

Height: 5'5"

Default

Absolutely lovely!!!
Mozzy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-13-2013, 07:12 AM   #4  
Senior Member
 
livelaughlovesunshin's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 317

S/C/G: 317/292/150

Height: 5'3 ½

Default

So pretty!
livelaughlovesunshin is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-13-2013, 07:15 AM   #5  
Senior Member
 
Mudpie's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Toronto, ON Canada
Posts: 6,353

S/C/G: 152/???/132/33

Height: 5'4"

Default

Nice - particularly the flourishing trumpet vine.

It looks like you have no neighbours close by. I can't imagine that, having lived "cheek to jowl" with people all of my life in urban settings. I can see how you would be able to have all the pets - no one to bother you about them.

Dagmar
Mudpie is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-13-2013, 10:06 AM   #6  
Senior Member
 
bargoo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Davis, Ca
Posts: 23,149

S/C/G: 204/114/120

Height: 5'

Default

Your hard work is paying off, your place looks great.
bargoo is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-13-2013, 10:20 AM   #7  
Started IP May 17, 2013
 
Annik's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Canada
Posts: 677

S/C/G: 287/179/150

Height: 5'7.5"

Default

Thank you for sharing. I really love seeing photographs like this! Beautiful!

It looks like you live on an acreage.

Last edited by Annik; 07-13-2013 at 10:21 AM.
Annik is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-13-2013, 07:49 PM   #8  
Senior Member
Thread Starter
 
CherryPie99's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Northern NY
Posts: 1,921

S/C/G: 344/119/116

Height: 5'1"

Default

Thanks everyone! We do live on a LOT of land. Our nearest neighbor is about 1/4 mile from us and it's DH's father. I cannot imagine living close to anyone!
CherryPie99 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-13-2013, 08:07 PM   #9  
Started IP May 17, 2013
 
Annik's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Canada
Posts: 677

S/C/G: 287/179/150

Height: 5'7.5"

Default

CherryPie99,

I was just looking at the photographs of your journey. Amazing. I'm curious: since you have lost the weight, have you tried to lift and carry 228 pounds?

You are inspiring in both gardening and health!

Annik
Annik is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-13-2013, 09:50 PM   #10  
Girl Gone Strong
 
saef's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Atlantis, which is near Manhattan
Posts: 6,836

S/C/G: (H)247/(C)159/(Goal)142-138

Height: 5'3"

Default

Jen, that looks great -- and I wonder about that trellis with the turned finial on top of it. What is that thing? I like it a lot -- looks historic & appropriate for your 19th century house.

You mentioned you had a historic house, but oh my, what a beauty. That looks like cut and dressed limestone blocks, and based on the width of it, it looks like an early Greek Revival period house. I love these, and also the cobblestone houses along Lake Ontario and the various Finger Lakes. Seeing this makes me homesick. I used to wish I could live in one, but life & looking for work took me downstate, where it appears I will stay. (But I have a little piece of Upstate NY with me as I've got hanging flower baskets from Ontario Orchards in Oswego which my mother brought down in the back of her van for me.)
saef is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-13-2013, 10:18 PM   #11  
needs constant reminding
 
kittycat40's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 2,852

S/C/G: 164/maintenance since 8/08

Height: 5'4"

Default

they are wonderful! thank you for sharing!!!
kittycat40 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-14-2013, 08:09 AM   #12  
Senior Member
 
MAK247's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 102

S/C/G: 200/Ticker/130

Height: 5'3"

Default

Several years ago my parents moved from the burbs to the country, my dad retired and spends all his time gardening/farming. In the winter he will gain a little weight from being cooped up inside but in the spring and summer it all melts away. He keeps telling me if I want to lose weight I should just 'work outside.' Thanks, Dad. lol
MAK247 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-14-2013, 09:04 AM   #13  
Senior Member
Thread Starter
 
CherryPie99's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Northern NY
Posts: 1,921

S/C/G: 344/119/116

Height: 5'1"

Default

Annik - I have not tried to lift that much - I'm sure I couldn't do it! It is bizarre, huh, to think that I carried that around every day!

Quote:
Originally Posted by saef View Post
Jen, that looks great -- and I wonder about that trellis with the turned finial on top of it. What is that thing? I like it a lot -- looks historic & appropriate for your 19th century house.

You mentioned you had a historic house, but oh my, what a beauty. That looks like cut and dressed limestone blocks, and based on the width of it, it looks like an early Greek Revival period house. I love these, and also the cobblestone houses along Lake Ontario and the various Finger Lakes. Seeing this makes me homesick. I used to wish I could live in one, but life & looking for work took me downstate, where it appears I will stay. (But I have a little piece of Upstate NY with me as I've got hanging flower baskets from Ontario Orchards in Oswego which my mother brought down in the back of her van for me.)
My uncle made that trellis for me. I had it in a different area - kind of stuck back in the lilacs and had a Clematis growing on it. It was a little buried in the and the lilacs continued to grow, but I love lilacs so much I didn't want to cut them back. So last year I pulled it out, gave it a fresh coat of paint and decided to make it the "star" of a new bed. That is a yellow trumpet vine growing on it and I think it is going to look beautiful when it blooms!

Unfortunately we don't have a lot of history to the house. We know it was used to bake bread for the soldiers during the 1812 war. When DH's father bought it, it was pretty well falling down. We do have a picture of a large horse standing in what is now our kitchen looking out the bay window!

I'm glad you are able to retain some of your history here - it's a whole different world from upstate to down, isn't it?

Mak247 - I believe your dad is right! Unfortunately, I like my standard of living too well to give up my day job at this point!!

Jen
CherryPie99 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-14-2013, 09:08 AM   #14  
Senior Member
Thread Starter
 
CherryPie99's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Northern NY
Posts: 1,921

S/C/G: 344/119/116

Height: 5'1"

Default

Just a couple more of the back of the house and chicken coop.





CherryPie99 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-14-2013, 09:34 AM   #15  
Senior Member
 
bargoo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Davis, Ca
Posts: 23,149

S/C/G: 204/114/120

Height: 5'

Default

Jen. I grew up on Minnesota and am used to seeing the lilacs blooming in the spring. How glorious ! Lilacs will grow in California but any blooms you get are apt to be wimpy. They need that cold winter to form blooms . I miss them and their wonderful fragrance

Last edited by bargoo; 07-14-2013 at 11:24 AM.
bargoo is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Related Topics
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Mid-Summer BALONEY Snow Cones EZMONEY Weight Loss Support 379 09-06-2010 05:05 PM
CC Labor Day Challenge! jamsk8r Calorie Counters 360 09-09-2009 05:33 AM
Home of the Loozing Floozie's.......(#95) Sherry Support Groups 40 06-30-2004 10:08 AM


Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off



All times are GMT -4. The time now is 01:10 PM.


We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.
Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.