Can you believe that Memorial Day is next week?! How is summer here already? We haven’t even gotten into the 90s yet, which seems odd here in NC. Usually we’re all pretty sweaty by the end of May! But I’m not complaining.

We’ve gotten a lot accomplished in our backyard this spring, and I’ll be sharing those updates with you soon. One little project that we actually just started this past weekend was a small patio for our grill. We love our two-story porch on the back of our house, but there isn’t much room for grilling. And I don’t think placing a grill on a 114-year-old wood porch is the best and safest idea anyway!

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