Last weekend, we finally hung the rope swing that we got ourselves as a family present for Christmas three years ago. And it is awesome.
I remember spotting the swing (I know, pricey, but it was our family present!) online and just knowing that it was perfect. It reminded me of the swing my dad hung from our 200-year-old oak tree in our back yard when I was growing up. And so, like many things that bring back fond memories, I wanted to recreate that part of my childhood for our boys.
I’m so glad Andrew was willing to nearly throw his back out hanging this thing! 
HOT DOG! Now we’re definitely coming to play.
We need one of those swings. How high was the branch you put it on? I’m worried all our branches are too high. BTW – I LOVE your kitchen! I can’t wait to see it!
The perfect swing, and it looks like they love it!
those pics are so delightful xxxx
When that majestic oak was struck by lightning in our back yard, the insurance agent stated that we ‘shouldn’t have let it grow so high’. I told him to tell the people who inhabited the property two hundred years ago… Removing that grand old tree was like a death. So incredibly sad! It’s really amazing how trees change the landscape. So we keep planting them!!! At least we have our memories of the grand old oak and the wonderful swing!
Dood. I just saw a swing like that in Martha Stewart Living and thought, I could totally make that! It’s on our to-do list for the summer, to replace the grody spider riddled tire swinger placed in the back yard by the former owners of our house.