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My Cottage Witch Powder Room!

First two pics are the before. I wanted to keep a botanical theme and designed around the dried flowers. This wallpaper sent me the rest of the way into whimsy territory and I love the moths and stags printed on it.

I did the entire thing myself except for painting the ceiling (I wasn’t physically able) and replacing the toilet (had a professional do that). I’m disabled so it took longer than it probably should have but I’m so incredibly proud and I love it SO much!

From “meh” to whimsical in just six weeks! (It would have taken less time but I’m disabled and needed frequent breaks.)

First two pics are the before, the last few are in progress pics.

This is Easter. He’s a little less than graceful.

This is my friend Ilene and her newest batch, Jenny. Jenny was born in that forested side yard a few weeks ago.

(Sorry for the loud truck. We live out in BFE and our neighbors are hosting a wedding on their property today so there’s been trucks driving by for catering and such. It’s normally very quiet out here. The fawn didn’t seem to mind.)

I’ve been checking the tank every few days after seeing them be snintimate and then start tunneling as I didn’t want to miss the first clutch. I finally spotted a single egg on the surface and started digging and hoo boy, they went on and on down there!

I scooped them out with a tiny medication spoon and gently filled in the tunnel. I froze them and then threw them away (my snails are an invasive species and it wasn’t responsible to let them gestate and release them). Was that okay? I read that was the most humane thing to do with them and squishing them gave me the ick.

The gate is at the very end of our street and no one ever drives down there because it’s just a gravel road that turns into open fields and then forest. Fortuitously, our neighbor’s dog got out and they went down to the field to look for him, where they found this pile of packages (and the dog) and kindly delivered them to where they are supposed to go. Thanks, pup!

I’m kind of cracking up because like, what the hell was the driver thinking? “Oh shoot, I’m behind schedule! Best I release these packages to the meadowlands and call it a day!” I guess I need to start checking the fields when my orders go missing.

This is Teddy. He’s peak silly.

I’m new to snail-keeping but I’m absolutely intrigued by these slimy little veggie bulldozers. This is Strawberry, devourer of gourds and bane to butter lettuce.