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Picnicking in Gardens

P1010728.JPGThis weekend, we spent every minute outdoors. We took advantage of the lovely weather, and with the help of Gwendolyn’s family, we built a picnic table and did a lot of gardening. Gwendolyn and her parents freshened up our back garden and made two new flower beds on either side of our deck. They include a lovely spread of flowers and plants ranging from calla lilies to prim roses and bougainvillea to marigolds. The hydrangea is Gwendolyn’s favorite.

P1010719.JPGWhile all the garden work was being done, Patrick and I were busy designing and building a picnic table. It took us all day Saturday and Sunday morning to get the table and benches built. We had a basic design decided upon (pictured here), but made some customized changes to the top which gave us some problems when we actually started to put it all together. In the end, we got it all worked out, and we now have ourselves a nice-sized picnic table.

After all that hard work, Gwendolyn and I are ready to crash. We wish we had another weekend just to recuperate, but all the hard work was worth it. Our backyard looks great! Gwendolyn’s down in the garden right now, wrapped in a blanket, sipping coffee, and reading a magazine. I can’t get her to come in!

Many thanks to Mom, Dad, and Patrick for helping us get it all done!

View all the photos here.

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6 Responses to “Picnicking in Gardens”

  1. Sarah Says:
    March 17th, 2008 at 10:34 am

    Everything looks great! You guys worked really hard. I can see why Gwen didn’t want to come inside :) I can’t wait to spend some quality time out on the patio myself.

  2. Gwendolyn Says:
    March 17th, 2008 at 8:07 pm

    Thanks, Sarah. I can’t wait ’til you come up here again! We’ll have to have breakfast out there.

  3. Laura Says:
    March 18th, 2008 at 5:40 am

    Hi Jay I see you left out one picture. Ha Ha Did GW nix that one.

  4. Santa Delena Canyon Says:
    March 18th, 2008 at 6:24 am

    That looks great are you guys for hire!? I need someone to come and redo our backyard, yes Jay I know my husband used to do landscaping for a living but hello it takes the world to move counterclockwise while the sun is blood red to align with the moon for him to do the dishes, ha!

  5. Jay Says:
    March 18th, 2008 at 2:15 pm

    I know which picture you are referring to, and I know she wouldn’t want it online, so I removed it myself. :)

    @Delena, I don’t think you can afford us! hehe

  6. Gwendolyn Says:
    March 18th, 2008 at 7:38 pm

    ya…i know exactly which picture you all are referring to. thanks babe! (mom, you’re so bad!) ;)

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