http://sarahrehm.com/blog General Thoughts from the Crazy Mind of Sarah Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:34:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Some of you might know that I've been taking a few landscape design classes over at ACC. It's been a lot of fun and it's a bit harder than I thought it would be, which is a good thing. It's always good to keep the mind sharp. Interesting tidbits: This is officially ... http://sarahrehm.com/blog/2009/12/landscape-design/ Hey guys! I've posted all of our Europe trip photos here. Go take a look and be jealous. :) http://sarahrehm.com/blog/2009/12/europe-trip-photos/ I've been working quite a bit on my front gardens and not as much on my back gardens. I recently went out and photographed everything for tracking purposes. Here's a taste: My front sun garden is doing gloriously. I extended the very crowded garden that was there before, moved things around, ... http://sarahrehm.com/blog/2009/04/my-garden-april-2009/ Austin had the benefit of some much needed rain this week. Unfortunately, one of these storms that came through at rush hour had a good bit of hail attached.  Dave was driving home from work in Northwest Austin when the hail struck. There was a wreck in front of him and ... http://sarahrehm.com/blog/2009/03/hail-damage/ I've always told people about the incredible amount of leaves our yard accumulates over the fall/winter season. We have a total of five red oak trees (3 front, 2 back), four of which are probably about 30 years old, that have been shedding leaves and acorns since August or so. ... http://sarahrehm.com/blog/2009/01/leaves-leaves-everywhere/ So I've finally learned how to sew with a sewing machine. I've had a machine since 2005 and have been wanting someone to teach me ever since. So a huge thanks goes out to Anne D. for being that someone! She doesn't know what sort of monster she may have ... http://sarahrehm.com/blog/2008/12/sewing/ In a classic random journey through the Interwebs, I came upon this really nifty site. It's a photo history of major road construction in Austin. Here are my faves: Beautiful road before ugly IH-35 took over The triangle, pre-triangle (by about 45 years) Pre-Mopac highway from Camp Mabry Pennybacker bridge on its way I found ... http://sarahrehm.com/blog/2008/10/austins-cool-history-and-scary-future/ Go Yearbook Yourself! Really, this was way too much fun. Basically, you upload a picture of yourself and see how you would look if you appeared in the yearbooks of yesteryear. I spent way too much time playing with Dave's and my pictures to come up with the best of the ... http://sarahrehm.com/blog/2008/09/go-what-myself/ So Dave had a brilliant idea this weekend. I've always wanted to remove the popcorn on the wall above our cabinets. I hate it! Who needs popcorn on their wall?! I truly don't understand the purpose. Anyhoo... Dave thought that we should get rid of it while the kitchen is ... http://sarahrehm.com/blog/2008/09/while-were-at-it/ Sorry for the late update, but the kitchen floor is gone! Dave managed to remove the second half all by himself when he got home from work early... all without my knowledge. He carefully cut out the crazy particleboard that went through underneath the hardwood floors that we're keeping. He ... http://sarahrehm.com/blog/2008/09/the-kitchen-floor-is-gone/