Then we started building a rose garden along our driveway. We already had a masonry wall built by our friend Tom Fissel last year. The little girls in the family were using it as a balance beam, which made me nervous that they fall down onto the lower driveway. When these knock-out roses fill out, I don't think they will want to be on that wall.
What a labor of love! I am sure we will enjoy this garden for years to come. One of these days we will cover that white wall with a rock veneer of some sort.
We also started insulating the basement that will one day be my sewing studio. Our friend Big Mike also came up and finished the wiring. Yippee...lights! Power outlets!
I had not even turned on my Gammill all winter because it was so cold down there. I briefly turned it on to check out the outlets. It fired right up, and I gave it a good cleaning and a nice big drink of oil. Can't wait to have some time to do some quilting.
I have been taking some nice walks with my camera phone. Here are some of the nature shots of this beautiful area.
Fire pinks and ferns in our back yard.
A flame azalea blossom.
Mountain laurel
Mountain Laurel
On the way back to Raleigh on US 421 we were surprised to look up and see the Goodyear blimp overhead. I think it was in the area for the Coca-Cola 500 race in Charlotte on Sunday. I took a picture through our sun roof.
It was a great weekend!
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