Raccoons in the Feeders: Part II
Raccoons strike again. They love the nectar that I put in my hummingbird feeders. When I use the ceramic feeders, they tear the corks up and drink the nectar out. Now they’re chewing the flowers off of these cheap little feeders. Not sure what to do except bring them inside every night. What a pain.
I [...]
Spring Cleaning
We went outside this morning to open the pool, and this is what we found. *sigh*
I guess the temperatures have been a little warmer than I thought. We got the cover off and the pump running. I tossed in some chemicals and drained a little water so that the solid matter would get into the [...]
Renovations 2007: The Home Stretch
The furniture for the sitting room arrived on November 2nd. John installed the ceiling fan and remote last weekend. This weekend he hung the sheers and pinned down the satellite cable. This room is finally done!
John got the final coat of white paint on the office walls on Saturday afternoon and applied [...]
The Renovation Continues
John decided a couple of weeks ago that he needed to get the sitting room and spare bedroom (upstairs) done before he can feel ok about getting started on the RV again. After talking about it over and over, we decided to make the front room an office instead of another bedroom. Why? [...]
Back to Reality
I’m finally home for a while. Lots of work to catch up on.
I’ve been catching up on laundry today and got some grocery shopping done as well. UPS dropped off my spiffy new iPod yesterday while I was at work. When we built this computer last year, we [...]
There’s a Lightning Bug in My Wine Glass!!!
I spent some time outside last night coming up with a plan of attack for rebuilding the front hill/wall. I don’t seem to have pictures of it, but to the left of the front steps there was a curved red brick wall with a planter in the middle. It was sinking very badly, [...]
What a Beautiful Evening
I’ve got the house to myself tonight — John is at a friend’s house for the evening. As I type this, I’m sitting on the front porch with a glass of wine, watching the sun slowly sink behind the mountains. It’s a beautiful evening — there’s a nice breeze and the clouds are [...]
