Finishing concrete, now the dogs can't dig out.

Finishing concrete, now the dogs can't dig out.
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Today we finally christened the concrete mixer we bought months ago. We are lining the edge of the dog run area with concrete, so the dogs cannot dig into the neighbors yard. We used 9 1/2 90 lbs bags of quik- crete today. We got just over half of the area done. We ran into a couple small hiccups. There are sprinkler lines near by that got hit with the shovel. So we had to patch pipes which slowed us down. But now we know. Next weekend we will tackle the other half. Wahoo. Glad to be working on the house.

Concrete it is a family event

Concrete it is a family event
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Blustery California House

Blustery California House
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It's is raining alot here right now.

Tiki my friends make. Want one??

Tiki my friends make. Want one??
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My friends Dean & Madeira make a Ultra hip tiki fountain which is re-pop of this vintage Matson cruise line travel display. I was lucky enough to get one for my birthday. I have to get some power over to it so I can hook the fountain part up.
I love it.

Tiki Surf Bathroom with new wall paper

Well my friend Marie, came over and helped me wall paper the Tiki bathroom. I had never wallpapered, so I sought the advice of my Crafty Aunty Jane. She gave me some great pointers. Such as plan out where you end to be in a discreet location incase your pattern doesn't line up exactly. I planed mine to be in the door corner. The job went fairly well. I purchased the wallpaper rolls from Hula Beach in San Clemente. I had one small snafu with the paper one of the rolls when I rolled it out, the ink had stuck to the back of the paper so the print had lifted. I called Hula Beach and was able to switch out the roll for another and was able to finish the job.
I also accidently touched my arm to one of the vanity light bulbs and burnt the heck out of my arm. I couldn't believe the bulb was that hot. The burn blister is still healing.

My garden is growing..

My garden is growing..
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The plants are growing not super fast but at a steady rate. I have gotten 3 Zucchinis, quite a few strawberries and the basil is thriving. I am hopeful for the butternut squash and rhubarb...

All the Kitchen Cabinets are in.....Hooray!!

Well we have finally been able to purchase the last few Ikea cabinets we were missing. So all the cabinets are assembled and installed. I have so mjuch storage I haven't even come close to filling it. So now all that is left to do in the kitchen is the backsplash with Stardust tile and the counter tops... The last cabinets to go in were the big daddy over refrigerator, two 30" drawer units and we added 2 more pantry style cabinets on either side of the 1 pantry we already had. I am so pleased with all the useable space.