Solar garden chandelier

I saw a video of this idea and thought it would be great to have my own solar chandelier  in my garden.
We found an used fixture at our local rehab store for  $7.50 which was perfect as the fittings were able to be unscrewed to change it from shining down to up. The solar lights came from Walmart at $.97 each. So the whole project was less than $20. We had hot glue on hand to attach the lights to the fixture.
It only took an hour to put it all together.
I am loving our new outdoor lighting and can't wait for warmer weather to start living outside again.

Yardsailing again....

We always see the best & most interesting sights while sailing.

 

 

This family is celebrating summer with their pool bear at the front door.

 

 

 

 

This property was classified as a natural habitat, the owners put bird houses, baths, feeders and other artifacts to create the habitat. There is a manmade stream & pond with walk ways, the rest was left natural.

 

 

 

DIY basketball hoop. 2x4's with a crate as hoop & net.

 

Slugs Love Beer!

Finally! A solution to the slug problem.

We've had a slug problem for the past 2 seasons and tried numerous ways to get rid of them. Since they come out when we are sleeping one only realize the damage after it is too late. We tried the broken egg shells, slug repellent from the store, copper, & salt. My husband killed what was left of our plants last year with the salt. 

This time we tried beer. I found 2 old oven pans for free on a yard sale & knew what to do. We filled it with beer & put it out in the area where I saw the most slug activity. Within minutes we saw them coming. I never knew they could move so fast. Especially when you turn your back & don't watch then for a few minutes. When we saw how effective this method was I grabbed some paper cups & filled them 1/4 full with beer & placed them all over.

I also use a 50/50 water & vinegar solution & spray them on sight because I am too impatient to wait for them to get to the beer.

I think we will have our slug problem under control  in a couple of weeks. The pictures are from after having the beer out for about 30 minutes.

The trick is they are attracted to the beer smell, start drinking, get drunk, fall in & drown.