Category Archives: House and Yard

Spring Plants/Yard

Posted on February 22, 2016 by ShellyBeach

Just when the winter got to be too much last year, we went to Spring Alive! at the Zoo and saw green plants and beautiful flowers to warm my heart: It’s always nice to stop and appreciate how cool the … Continue reading →

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Fall yard things

Posted on December 6, 2014 by ShellyBeach

My big project for the fall was to extend the flower bed along the remaining (west) side of the house. I had already purchased all the edger stones, and I planned what plants would go where (and ordered the plants/bulbs … Continue reading →

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Hummingbird

Posted on September 14, 2014 by ShellyBeach
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What did I do with 5 days off, I don’t know

Posted on September 14, 2014 by ShellyBeach

I started a draft of this post (and uploaded the pictures) more than a month ago now, and I’m not really sure where I was going with it…but I’m trying to sort of catch up (again) and thought I’d give … Continue reading →

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#emptyglasscity

Posted on August 7, 2014 by ShellyBeach

I worked nights last week, and then I worked the weekend. Saturday morning, when I drove to work between 2 and 3am, I noticed there were way more cars on the road than usual. I stopped at Tim Horton’s for … Continue reading →

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Week Off, Recent Yard Stuff

Posted on July 20, 2014 by ShellyBeach

OH MY GOD, THIS BLOGGING MARATHON IS GROWING SO TIRESOME! I’m going to power through though, as it was a goal of my staycation. Last Saturday, we went to Tiffin for a cookout at Brian’s Uncle Jim and Aunt Beth’s…soooo … Continue reading →

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Meltdown!, Zoo with Rando and Lis, June Yard Stuff

Posted on July 20, 2014 by ShellyBeach

Mid-June, I made a Cathy-style radioactive mess at work. For my readership with the same job as me, here’s a (decayed, obvs) vial that spent time in the hotbox: So that sucked. SUCH A MESS! Anyway, after I got off … Continue reading →

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Zoo Pal Night and May Yard Stuff

Posted on July 20, 2014 by ShellyBeach

OK, so so far, I’ve not powered through my blogging like I thought I would. I’ll try again. I was off all week but did much tasking and no blogging. May 23rd was Toledo Zoo ZooPal night, which, interestingly, was … Continue reading →

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YARD!

Posted on May 4, 2014 by ShellyBeach

The same weekend as the Lady Rocket program, we had nice enough weather that I could get outside and clean up old leaves and debris around the yard, and there were signs of life starting to poke through the mulch. … Continue reading →

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Cats, curtains, and some Lady Rockets

Posted on February 22, 2014 by ShellyBeach

Harvard and BabyCat have been really into the bathtub lately. If you use the guest bathroom, BabyCat will either come in with you or, if you don’t let her, she will put her paws under the door from the outside. … Continue reading →

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