Deb in CO

Deb in CO sent me an email with some photos included in reply to yesterday’s post. I’ve asked her permission to share them with you all, and she has given me the go-ahead to do so. Deb is one of my internet friends and supporters, one of the many I would truly love to meet in person.

From here on down is Deb’s email to me, and her reply to my request to share her photos.

Hi Marge,

I enjoyed your pictures today of how your yard has changed in the last 10 years. It made me go back and look at how ours have changed in the last 6 years that we have been here. I’m hoping this is our last home and because of that, we have worked hard to make it something we can enjoy in our retirement years. I hope that you won’t mind that I sent these to you. I always enjoy pictures as it gives us a small glimpse into the lives of the people we met on the Internet.

Oct. 2003…looking at the back of the house from the edge of the property.














This was taken last summer.

Up by the back door looking East our first Spring.

From the back porch this August.














I grow and hybridize daylilies which is what all the raised bed you see are. The grape vines you see we inherited from my DH’s brother Sam when he passed away from brain cancer last summer. He had plans of growing them on his hobby farm in MN and selling them at the farmers market. I knew no one would take the time to plant them back there so I had his son bring them out here. I promised Sam the day before he died that we would plant and care for them the best we could, to keep his dream alive.

Deb in CO.

-----Original Message-----
From: Marge Gordon
Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009
To: Deb in CO
Subject: RE: Today's Blog Pictures

I just had a thought, may I share your photos on my blog? I think more people may like seeing them too!
Marge

http://main.acsevents.org/goto/MargeGordon
Together we will beat cancer!

-------Reply--------
From: Deb in CO
To: Marge Gordon
Subject: RE: Today's Blog Pictures
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009

I would be honored. As I said, it’s always fun to get a little glimpse into the lives of the people we meet through the Internet.

We had a landscaper do all the stonework for the patio, and retaining wall around our home along with the sprinkler system and laying the sod but my wonderful DH and I planted ALL the 300+ trees and shrubs, build the raised beds, extend the sprinkler system out to those areas and any other plantings including the 5,000 daylily seedlings, and 313 grape vines. Our goal is to create our own little paradise before retirement. The daylilies are suppose to turn into a business when I can get organized and the grapes, when the vines mature in 2 more years will be destine for wine/other uses.

THANKS Deb for sharing (and more!)