I dream of :: family

I miss the kids back home. My boys and I just loved being there and sharing the time of a few short weeks with them. Of course in this photo some of them are missing. The three older teens and the three infants. But, just the same, This photo reminds me of all of them. And how much my boys love them as well.

I dream of :: a finished corner to nurture

Still dreaming of finishing our little corner of the yard that my kitchen window looks over. I am loving the idea of a moon garden, all white flowers. Still loving the bubbling water feature plan. I definitely want to fill the corner with dark leafy greens, wispy delicate and bright green fern like maiden hair, Crisp white and black Orchids, bleeding heart, Hostas and Standard white camellias.

Back to real world

Back in Australia, and hit the ground running! I haven't stopped since I landed in the States. As I stayed up every night visiting with family until 3 am. Once I arrived back home, I was out of with flu (most likely it was just exhaustion). School started up 3 days later. I have finally adjusted enough to focus on the fun stuff!

We were planning on doing up the master bath when I left. Upon my return, I was informed that we were doing the gardens first. True to form, I just had to draw up the plans. I have been shopping walls, pavers, plants for a week now. Yes, I am a bit sad to let my big plans for my inner house go. But the yard is where I will be living once the Australian Sun comes out. So bring it on.

Here are the plans I drew up the other night.

We are basically putting in terraces, making gently sloping lawn areas, re-doing the pool surround, clearing out tick infested fern and making a garden we can live in.

Still sold on the "moon garden" idea in the front of the house. More color as we move back to the pool area.

I have a bout 13 Grass trees on the side of the property. I want to create a gravel path that travels through this area planting it out with Australian Natives. Something for the boys to explore in.

I just love poolside seating that offers some shade and comfort. This one is from potterybarn.com