Educated_Guess, good for you! Sounds like a great idea making the space your own.
I moved out of the home my uBPDh and I owned and into our old family home which had been vacant for a while. I stripped the bathroom wallpaper, retextured the walls and painted them. I even
built a frame for the big mirror over the sink. New shower curtain and curtains. Great therapy. One bathroom down and just the rest of the house to go, ha ha.
I have my dog here and we have our own routine. I'm enjoying that a lot.
BG I feel your pain, I grieve over what should have been, too. Your flowerbed sounds beautiful. I love growing flowers. I have geraniums, pentas, Katie's Ruella and morning glories.
BTW Educated_Guess, you are funny!
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