Garden Planning

January and February are the perfect time for me (and the rest of the world) to make ambitious gardening plans. I am far enough away form the grueling summer heat to not remember how hot and sticky it can be working outside. A poor memory and a cold winter are definitely dangerous for summer project planning.... not to mention the endless garden catalogs that continue to arrive on a weekly basis. 
Since I am determined to to transform my current vegetable garden into the Kitchen Garden of my dreams

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I just purchased this book, American Grown - The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden.
American Grown 

I continue to be impressed by the design and beauty of this garden.

I don't think I need my lettuce this decorative, but then again....the President isn't coming over to my house.

My dog loves to be in my garden, too. In fact he loves to eat vegetables :-/

Do you have any ambitious garden plans? Any garden plans at all?

Lighthouses

Coastal dreaming would not be complete without enjoying the beauty of Lighthouses. Distressed or newly renovated, I find them aesthetically pleasing. This would be my idea of an ocean view tree house. I would grab a thick yummy throw blanket, a pillow, my iPod.....and my laptop....I would nap and blog here. Too bad other tourists would want to come along and ruin my solitude.

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If you found these pictures interesting, you may enjoy Lighthouses by Laurence Parent

This would look lovely on a coffee table, or a great hostess gift for that friend who has a beach house. We want to make sure we get invited back next summer ;-).

And for my DIY-er friends, we all know how to take calendar pictures and frame them for cheap affordable art. Well, now is the time to buy a 2012 Lighthouse calendar...yes, I said 12! 

They are under $5. That is 12 potential prints for $5...someone do the math.
You can find more of my coastal posts here.
Have you ever been inside a lighthouse?