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Uneventful

Life around the BoisBungalow has been pretty uneventful as of late. We have been working on the yard (weeds, garden beds, planting perennials etc) and are halfway done with staining the fence.

Our next goal is to build a picket fence in the front yard to double the space for the dogs to run around in. I am really excited for this project because it is something that I think will definitely make the front yard a more usable space for both us and our pups. We also plan on building garden beds all around the inside of the fence, so this will create more garden space. This fence will also keep the stray dogs out of our yard and make it safer for our cats who enjoy basking in the grass.

We plan on getting a new mailbox to put out by the sidewalk so the postman doesn't have to walk up the steps to get to our box.

I will update with pictures in my next post :)

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