Comments on: Jimmye's friendship boat

By: Jo

Jo — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 19:14:08 +0000

May I become one of you, having a love for cobalt blue?

By: Myra

Myra — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 13:33:09 +0000

I love the boat idea for your problem wet area. I know of a house that has the same issue when it rains. They hung up a sign that says lakewillbegone in the area. I have always thought it was cute.

I love the bottles on the rake idea. Thanks for sharing. I will be incorporating that into my gardens next year. My grand daughter and I have been putting bottles on bamboo (whatever we can find) sticks and mixing them among the perennials. I love pops of blue in the garden.

Thanks for sharing your story and pictures.

Myra

By: Debra Clark

Debra Clark — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:37:18 +0000

This looks great and love all your ideas ! Found my “sisters” too !! I have a motorboat I keep threatening to my hubby to bury n plant if the owner doesnt show up ! Been 6 yrs now so thinking its time !! Cheers!

By: Sue Hunter

Sue Hunter — Thu, 24 May 2012 06:23:20 +0000

I love the rake bottle tree!! I bought a bottle tree years ago for my parents for their antique lavender colored bottles for the old family home; this was before they became popular. Unfortunately, it was just another “thing” Dad put with the rest of the stuff in one of their numerous storage areasa; garage, old barn, old chicken coop.mower shed, basement, camper trailer, storage pod, etc. Dad got very ill 3 years ago and I came to help Mom take care of him. He died not quite a year later and my husband and I decided early retirement was our future to move in to care for Mom, whose health is also faiiling. We found the “tree” and put it out and then started filling it with the many antique and collector type vintage bottles. It blew over this spring and broke one of the antique bottles; but a few weeks earlier my husband had come across more bottles in, you guessed it, a storage area! He reinforced the tree and “mounted it” so it can’t blow over in our sometimes 65 MPH winds, But then I had all these new bottles and a full tree. What to do, what to do? We are doing a lot of fixing and renovating of this 100 yr old property and bottle trees don’t come cheap! And he found another crate of old bottles just today!! But you know what was out in the old chicken coop/mower shed? Leaf rakes, long-tined pitch and manure forks. They too are antiques, so I will have doubly cool bottle trees! Hooray! And thanks for the idea. And this beautiful inspiring garden, it is “ship shape!!!”

By: Becky Shaul Norris

Becky Shaul Norris — Thu, 24 May 2012 04:07:12 +0000

Wow, wow, wow, I can hardly believe my eyes. I saw the boat when it first ‘washed” up to your place. It is hard to believe this is the same boat. You have done an amazing job. I do believe all that cardboard and mulch will do a fine job of keeping the weeds out. Hope you left the plug out of the boat. Jimmye, you are a blessing to me each day. Love the company I keep and I love all the things we have in common. We may be short of stature, but we sure do have big ideas, and through our own perseverence we have gotten the jobs done. It is amazing what we can do when we set our minds to it. I know several grandchildren are sure going to enjoy your boat. Keep up the good work and it will all get done in short order.

By: Jeanne Sammmons

Jeanne Sammmons — Thu, 24 May 2012 03:40:39 +0000

Wow, Jimmye, that is a remarkable make-over in just 8 days!!! The boat is terrific…what a neighbor!!! Looks like you’ve certainly made it your own & enjoyed so many FMGing projects to tie it altogether (or should I say to the dock!) The pump is great ‘anchor’ idea! Love FMGing, too …& all the FMGing’ers on our Facebook page! TFS!

By: sonia Zoe

sonia Zoe — Thu, 24 May 2012 02:11:08 +0000

It a cute story – I too love the blue bottles on the rake – the kids are having a great time. Sonia Zoe

By: Nancy K. Meyer

Nancy K. Meyer — Wed, 23 May 2012 20:47:18 +0000

We are a loveable bunch at FMG, glad you found your sister. I have found mine, too. Love the boat and the RWB –your project turned out ‘grate’ !!!!! Love it all and good to get to know you better.

By: Marie Niemann

Marie Niemann — Wed, 23 May 2012 20:38:05 +0000

Loved your story Jimmye and the boat project! I bet the grandkids love coming to your house, you must be a fun Grandma to hang out with! Let’s go play in the boat! hehe I’m happy you found FMG and have become a good friend to some of us fellow junkers!

By: miscelaineous46

miscelaineous46 — Wed, 23 May 2012 19:05:48 +0000

That is wonderful! Cobalt blue glass is my favorite. Thanks for the idea of putting bottles on a rake … I have been wanting a bottle tree but this will do in the meantime. I especially love the copper fish! Jimmye, you did such a good job 🙂 I am going on 66 and have a lot of gardening projects planned. You have given me some great ideas. Don’t think I am going to have a boat, but you never know what will show up!! Have a wonderful summer.