This afternoon we got our mantle back from Andy’s parents. His mom helped strip the green paint off of it. Although there are a few spots that need touching up, it’s so nice to have the original wood. We still need to secure it to the bricks. Right now, it’s just leaning in place…hah.
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In five minutes Andy and I finally got this swing off of the ground and hung from the tree. It came from our old house…where it was never hung. It’s been sitting in this yard for over a year, so it’s about time we enjoyed it. We were originally planning on hanging it on our porch, but we plan on replacing the ceiling of the porch with beaded board. Plus, it would have taken up a lot of space in order to have room to ‘swing’…therefore, it only made sense to hang it from this perfect branch on the tree!