FrazzledApril's Profile

Hello!

My name is April and last year, my husband and I moved from Orlando, FL into the Blue Ridge Mountains of NC.  My Grandpap built this cabin and both he and my Grandmother have passed away.  When my Dad started talking about selling this place, I was heartbroken -- and so we decided to buy it and keep it in the family.

It has been a great deal of work, because this home was not lived in since 2001 or 2002.  It has been a wonderful experience so far, though -- and I am loving learning about new plants that are native to this zone.  MUCH different than Florida!

Erich and I have 3 cats:  Bubba, Mousey, and Chuppy; we have an English Shepherd: Avery; and we have a lovebird: Bird.  Yes... a cat named Mouse and a bird named Bird ~ hahahah :)  I used to have a fish named Sushi -- but he died.

As for 2 legged babies -- we don't have any yet, but we're planning to one day soon.

This is a picture from our wedding in September, 2006

 

**UPDATE May 2010**

We moved back to Florida... YAY!!  We've kept the cabin, but are planning to rent it.  The winters were simply too harsh for us and we really missed "civilization".  We're closing on a house here in Central Florida in a couple of weeks and I am the most excited about having "my own dirt" again -- I can't wait to jump right in and get my hands dirty!  

Since I created this profile 2 years ago, we've lost both Bubba and Mousey to old age and cancer... RIP my babies.  We also adopted a lovely little Yorkie named Bella and a baby kitten Named Sammy.  No 2 legged babies yet... still workin' ;) 

 

Its Been Awhile!
I hope you all are doing well and enjoying your summer :) After my father in law passed, my husband and I spent about 2 weeks out in Los Angeles taking care of some things.  We were only home for about 2 weeks and we turned around and went to Flor...

June 2nd
Today... my father in law passed away.  At 9:35 a.m. Pacific time.  He was 83 years old... he took his last breath with my husband beside him as well as the hospice nurse and his care giver who has been with him for the last year and a half.  He was ...

Adventures in Rock Tumbling (Part 3)
I have parts 1&2 in my blog -- with pictures of how these all started out.   When I started -- I had 6 pounds of rocks... after the first step (coarse grinding) only about half of them were prepared for the next step -- and they had REALLY lost a lot...

Good Morning!! And HAPPY June!
Well -- I've been a bit distracted and have not posted a blog about my yard for awhile.   I have been doing a little work out there though :)  We've had quite a lot of rain, so I have not finished as much as I'd like to have -- but I can't really com...

I Loved Her First
I think about my Dad a lot -- but Memorial Day is very meaningful to me.  I've always been extremely patriotic... and I have a great deal of respect for ALL Veterans.  My father is a vet, just as his dad was and his dad before him...  In fact, we...