Still celebrating my birthday this weekend, although Hubby told me, “That’s it. You’ve had two weeks of fun and presents. This is the last day.” I guess I milked it for all I could. So, birthday girl’s choice was a … Continue reading →
Rain all day, which I like when needing to focus on something; I’m not tempted to go out for a bike ride or walk and don’t feel like I’m missing out on gloomy days when I have things inside to … Continue reading →
My week off work is coming to a close; the weather is also turning. Today was a little cooler and rippled with sunlight penetrating gray clouds. Got little sleep last night because I was thinking about a couple of things … Continue reading →
Happy birthday to me. I spent part of it by myself at one of my local happy places: the Virginia State Arboretum and Blandy Experimental Forest. I’ll let pictures do the rest of the talking. On the way to the … Continue reading →
A classically cool, blustery, autumnal day if ever there was one. For the first time this season it really did feel like fall. I ditched putting the basement back together today in favor of baking 3 loaves of almond bread … Continue reading →
A warm day for late October, nearly 80 degrees, but then a massive storm rushed in around 5 PM, dumping hurricane-worthy rain and all but making me want to bite my nails about flooding in the basement—the new basement. If … Continue reading →
A day in pictures with captions. The bedroom is all covered up in anticipation of dust from the bath remodel. I’m going to miss sleeping on that perfect mattress. Let’s hope the work takes only 6 weeks, like the contractors … Continue reading →
Today we moved the contents of the pod back into our basement. The pod has been a fixture in our driveway since July 16, and I’ll be super glad to get rid of it. Right now, it’s storing miscellaneous things … Continue reading →
The basement is finally finished! (If you don’t count a half dozen tiny things that still need to get done). The plumber and electrician made several new dings in the freshly painted bathroom wall, but hoping my painter will be … Continue reading →
A less busy day today, and my last at work until November 1. I’m looking forward to the time off, although it won’t actually be a break to do super long walks, lounge on the porch and read, or visit … Continue reading →
