Create your own backyard oasis
There is a quote from the Wizard of Oz that is profound, “If I ever go looking for my heart's desire again, I won't look any further than my own back yard. Because if it isn't there, I never really lost it to begin with.”― Noel Langley
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Your own backyard can be a beautiful place to spend time working and playing and making memories with your family. Creating memories with your family doesn’t have to be expensive or complicated. Often, what children remember most is the time spent together with their parents and families doing simple things like planting a garden, singing around a campfire while roasting s’mores, or eating dinner together on the patio.
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Start by adding outdoor patio seating with a planter of flowers nearby or a water feature where the gurgling sounds create a lovely backdrop to the fun activities, as well as the quiet moments of your day. You can take your time with this and enjoy the journey of creating your own backyard oasis instead of seeing it as something that needs to be completed all at once and checked off your list. Make it a family activity and involve your children and grandchildren and it will be a place that has special meaning to each member of your family for years to come.
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Look at your backyard with new eyes and you will be able to envision this as the place your family works together and plays together and creates memories that will last forever.