Madison Project

Man....I bring no words close what is happening inwards the the world correct now. I am non fifty-fifty certain I should ship service close something as frivolous every bit design....while this province is inwards mourning. I apologize if I am existence disrespectful to anyone.

I know that I...being white.... tin dismiss non fully understand..... I bring non walked their path but I bring then much empathy when I hear their cries for justice. And.... I bring learned something everyday every bit I bring read and listened to what they are saying.

You volition never terminal learning when you opened upwardly your heart.

I did become to Madison on Sabbatum afternoon in addition to you it was a much needed break....even if solely for 24 hours. It's then unbelievably peaceful there.

I had received the imitation olive tree I ordered from Crate in addition to Barrel. I had looked everywhere for a container that I idea would endure perfect. Finally I was at Pikes [a local plant nursery hither inwards Atlanta] in addition to constitute the perfect one!

I powerfulness sparse it out a niggling when I become back.....but over all it's a pretty skilful faux. The rocks came from Michaels.

I idea I would start amongst the really beginning....this is how it looked when they bought it!

I suggested to pigment it dark....

Look at the correct in addition to you volition meet the porch. The porch became a dining room in addition to menage unit of measurement room after the renovation. Another porch was built to connect it to a novel scream for suite.

The doors on the left were added to the principal bedroom.

You tin dismiss meet the novel porch on the far right.

The novel invitee suite.

Off to the far left where the barn is..... was converted to some other invitee suite.

On the other side of the barn is a whole champaign of wildflowers....

I don't actually desire to portion this but nosotros went for a trail walk in addition to of course of report I was talking close ticks the whole time! I am such a weenie.....well wouldn't you know......about an hr later on the walk I felt something seize amongst teeth me in addition to I looked downward to meet three ticks on my ankle.

I was able to brush the two smaller ones away but 1 had already sunk it's teeth inwards me in addition to I started screaming in addition to hopping around similar a 12 twelvemonth old. Anne went conduct into "mom mode" "saying hand me your leg Sherry".....with clenched teeth. She grabbed that sucker in addition to ripped it off my talocrural articulation in addition to y'all....I was shaking. I told her when I got habitation that nighttime I had PTSD....and she told me "to acquire over it"....haha.

She also called me a "city slicker"....sometime she tin dismiss endure annoying.

The dorsum of the house....that is the covert porch connecting the invitee area.

The article of furniture used inwards the barn.

It is almost finished....but I produce dearest how it is coming together. I went amongst the olive tree instead of the fig because I idea the dark-green of the fig would endure likewise vivid for the space.