finally, a usable backyard!

Yesterda, when Tom and I packed the back of my Golf full of five, flat-folding pieces of furniture (and a giant umbrella!) from Ikea, I was filled with a sense of perfection with how seamlessly Ikea fits into our life (and car). They must make these things specifically for petite rides such as my own - I mean really, they feature a bug in some of their ads!

Two hours, seven monkey wrenches, stripped screws, and many explicatives later, I am convinced Ikea must have an agreement with an Anti-Anxiety Pharmaceutical company.

Either way, we have a beautiful patio set and are actually making use of our giant backyard.





this is where I'll be spending my summer, under this umbrella with the little solar power lights:




The set is Kvarno, and the little solar power lanterns are Solig.

In bad news, however, some drunk person stole one of my plants! Granted, it was sitting at the end of our lawn, next to the driveway. However, that was to alert the neighbors, who keep parking us in, as to the boundaries of our driveway, not to alert someone that I didn't want that plant anymore. Because I did! I say they must have been drunk because it's St Patrick's day, it was in broad daylight, and otherwise they are just mean.