Grapevine Garland and an Old Rake

One of the sweet surprises I have enjoyed

in this home is a long stretch of grapevine

growing along a fence on one side of my house.

The first few falls I lived here, I made

garlands of the vines to wrap my archway.

I haven't done it in years. Thanks, blog friends,

for helping me want to do it again!

Yesterday, I snipped off vine - some of which was dead

from the past two years of drought. But amazingly,

some is still thriving in spite of the lack of water.

I left the leaves on it, which I should have done before!

I'd spend a good amount of time stripping the leaves.

It was the worst part of assembling the garland.

Yesterday, I decided the dead, brown leaves might be

a good thing this year with my neutral scheme.

 For today, though, they're nice and greenish.

You can see my green windows here, too.

They were brown when I moved here, and the 

brick was not painted. I painted the windows red

to go with my red door. I removed ugly storm windows.

The old glazing cracked and made the paint peel.

After several touch-ups, I decided to replace the

old glazing and a cracked pane. It was not the

easiest project I've ever done! But at that point,

I scraped, primed and painted the windows green.

That was about 3 years ago.

In the next few weekends, the green windows

will be painted gray to match my door.

Speaking of my door...

I wired some faux greenery and feathers together

and attached them to an old rusty rake head

to make a sort of wreath-esque thingy for my door.

Floral arranging is not my forte, obviously, but

it will do for now. I had the things at home,

so there was no money spent on it!

I may still add to my exterior...and if I do,

I'll probably post my updated looks.

By then, the leaves on the grape vine should be brown,

and the windows should be gray. 

And my neutral theme will be a reality...

Word for the Day:

John 15:1-2

 1“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 

² He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, 

while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes

so that it will be even more fruitful.

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