08 September 2010

seeing red

I spent much of the Labor Day holiday in the yard - weeding, trimming, scheming. Also enjoyed some vegan pancakes and many episodes of Veronica Mars. Gotta love a day off without big plans.

A trip home to celebrate my parents' anniversary resulted in shopping (not a surprise). New garden clogs, gardening gloves, plant markers, and a purple mum to be exact. Thanks for the treats Mom & Dad! I've been wearing my new red garden clogs pretty much constantly when I'm puttering about the house and yard. So comfy and waterproof and a fun color to boot. I even went to Borders with them on my feet. That might be taking it a bit too far.

Next up? A little tweaking in the bedroom. A trip to Home Goods resulted in some cute new pillows for the bed. I'm just catching up on my summer magazines and spotted this on the cover of the July/August House Beautiful. Hoping a one-day bedroom makeover might be in my future.

5 comments:

M said...

I need new throw pillows for my couch and was planning to head up to Home Goods! Did they have anything cute that might go with a green room?

Gretchen said...

I didn't go to the one near us, but I'm sure they'd have something fun (they always seem to!).

Cathy said...

Hey! My parents anniversary is Labor Day weekend as well. I wonder if they were married the same year (1968 I think).

Gretchen said...

Yup - my parents got married August 31 actually, so a little earlier. And yes - 1968!

Janet said...

LOVE the red garden clogs. Looking stylish in the garden! Can't wait to see all the wonderful changes you have made to the house. Exciting!!!