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End of Year Beauty

By JM PerezDecember 26, 20191 min read1.2K views

This will be one holiday season to remember.

The weather has been at its best all year long and I am very thankful for it all. Christmas was wonderful at our home yesterday and this morning, we have been blessed with more snow fall. We woke up to a sublime sight as everything was covered in white (our second snowfall of the year).

Early in the morning after breakfast, I excitedly walked around the backyard with my phone, taking photos of this beautiful winter scenery. Personally, I am quite content with this amount of snow and I am really hoping that we wouldn’t get more of it.

My daughter pointed out the palm tree on the picture below, stating that the weight of the snow on some of the fans has transformed the tree into a fancy dress. Can you see it?

I love the view from my backyard, which is still a work in progress. I love how snow makes pretty much everything look beautiful, fresh, dreamy and magical.

With one or two days of sunshine, the snow will be completely gone, revealing all the lovely green. Before that, we should be able to build a snowman this time around.

I hope everyone is staying warm and having a wonderful time this holiday season.

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It’s Cold Outside

By JM PerezDecember 15, 20152 min read454 views

I have not spent time in the garden lately and it’s been a few weeks since I shared what is happening around my home.

The weather has been intolerably cold lately that we have been sitting by the fireplace. After dropping my kids to school this morning, I took a look around my backyard and found a couple of interesting things.

The pipes are fine. What you see on the picture is the result of rain and wind on a very cold night. Last month, my husband covered all the outdoor faucets and exposed pipes with insulation and we drained the pipes a few days ago. Click here to learn about keeping your pipes from freezing.

Nana Nandina, one of my favorite plants for Winter color, with its red winter foliage.

A couple of weeks ago we cut down the Raywood Ash Tree and last weekend we said goodbye to our Sweet Almond Tree. Around June of last year it began bleeding sap and eventually died. We later found out that it was due to flatheaded borers. According to the website Yardener.com, adult borers are beetles, flat looking and colored metallic brown to dull gray. They emerge in the spring and females lay eggs in crevices in the tree bark. These hatch into yellowish-white worms, which promptly burrow into the trunk at the site where the eggs were laid. If the host tree is vigorous and healthy, these burrowing worms may be drowned by the sap. Weak trees fall victim to the borers’ activity as they tunnel in the trunk, producing sawdust-like material (called frass) and eventually girdling the tree. White, foamy sap leaking from cracks in the bark is a sign that borers are at work. Successive generations of borers widen tree wounds, burrowing more deeply into the heartwood of the tree.

I hope you are all staying warm during this holidays.

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Antiques Shabby Chic Garden Decor Vintage Home Decor High Desert

Downtown Oro Grande, CA

By JM PerezSeptember 26, 20151 min read734 views

Today we drove to the Historic Downtown of Oro Grande, CA (our favorite spot in the High Desert). It is the one place on our California Historic Route 66 where some of us Antique and Vintage Collectors can find with a little luck, cherished treasures from the past.

On our way to Linda Marie’s Enchanted Treasures, we spotted what looked like a huge warehouse with lots of beautiful metal pieces outside. We stopped, looked around and loved it.

Weathered & Treasured

Tim & LeAnn Sluder
LeighAnne Callaway

Address: 18980 National Trails Hwy, Oro Grande, CA 92368
Phone: (760) 241-3600
Email: WeatheredTreasured@gmail.com
Facebook Page: Weathered and Treasured

We proceeded to visit more shops at the Oro Grande Junction:

Linda Marie’s Enchanted Treasures
Shelley’s Shop Around the Corner
Annie’s Transformed Treasures
Salvaged & Tattered
Serendipity Antiques Collectibles
Silver Trails
Sugar Shack

Shelley's Shop Around the Corner. — *Shelley’s Shop Around the Corner.*

What a wonderful way to end our evening!

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Yard Sculptures Repurposing Garden Decor DIY: Projects

DIY: Bare Branch Bottle Tree

By EPEngineerOctober 3, 20141 min read717 views

Early March of this year, I cut off all the branches from our fruitless Mulberry tree.
The idea of re-purposing the branches came after having removed the leaves and smaller branches and noticing that the branches themselves resembled trees. It was also an alternative to disposing of them over time. We decided to use the bare branches as Bottle Trees (read all about it here).

Materials/Tools Needed

Natural Tree Branches
Cement Bags/Mixing Tools
Shovel
Ropes
Glass Bottles

Step by Steps:

Cut some branches from a Tree
Smooth out the tips of the branches to slide the bottles in.
Using the shovel dig out a small hole about 12 to 16 inches deep and about 10 inches in diameter to bury the branch base. The bigger the branch the deeper the hole that will be needed.
Mix the cement making sure that you follow the mixing instructions on the bag.
Pour the cement into the hole and push the branch onto the cement to the desired dept.
At this point you will need to use the ropes to secure the branch in place so that the cement can dry.
Let the cement dry for 24 hours before removing the ropes.
Insert the bottles into the prepared branches and enjoy.

We decided to place the branches on both sides of a bench to create a beautiful sitting area. The effect is unique and we enjoy it immensely.

Inspire yourself or someone else this weekend with your creativity.

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Vintage Little Girl Statue

By JM PerezJune 21, 20141 min read792 views

We took a trip down the Hill this morning to Downtown Pomona after dropping off my Mom to the Airport. We stopped at a Restaurant for breakfast since it was still early for the Shops to open doors.

Our first stop (and first time visit) was at St. John Antiques & Collectibles which is right across Subway® Restaurant.
We were greeted by a friendly and very knowledgeable couple, the owners. As each one of us looked around in search for something old, my eyes locked on a little girl statue. She reminded me of a set I already own and I knew I had to get her home. Weighing around 30 pounds, I realized that my other acquisitions are just a cheap imitation of the one I had in my hands. Cheap imitation, yes, but beautiful nonetheless. Possibly a Vintage 1970’s or 1980’s statue.