Friday, March 22, 2024

They Must Have Fixed It!


These are the pictures I tried to post yesterday.

And here is a picture of the cherry trees on Canon Boulevard.

We drove down that road again this morning and the trees are beautiful!  

Take care of yourselves and stay safe.  God Bless America!

Thursday, March 21, 2024

Hey!

I hope everyone is doing well.  It's Spring! Yay!  

Of course, as it is so often here in Virginia, the temperatures are up and down.  Yesterday was in the low 70's and sunny.  Perfect day for me to get a bit of yard work done.  I had planned to go out today and do a little more, but it is 49 this afternoon and breezy.  So, no yard work today.

The Architectural Review Board meets some time today.  We have not heard anything about our application for the new siding.  But the contractor did come by and get the exact measurements.  Really, the only thing I am concerned about with the application is if they will approve the color we want.  So we just wait and see.

As far as the yard work, I had some pruning to do and cleaning up.  Mainly the pruning was clipping the little dead bits off shrubs and bushes.    Weeds were pulled, a little raking done, and I put out some of the "yard art".

blogger.com is not cooperating right now and I can not post pictures!  They need to work on their upgrades.  They do not seem to be working very well.

So I will end this here.  Take care and stay safe.  God Bless America!

Friday, March 15, 2024

Windows Pictures


 Upstairs window


Dining room window.  Most of you already know why the chairs are like that.  But in case, you don't remember....Our furry boys are not tiny, and they don't fit on the narrow window sills.  Some of their best squirrel and bird watching is from this window. 

Stay safe and take care of yourselves.  Life is good.  And God  Bless America!

Just a Quick Update

I've been busy this week on several projects.  It was time for new window treatments in the upstairs bonus room and in our dining room.  The dining room was the easiest, although it did involve ironing the new ruffled curtains.  But the windows were washed and the new curtains hung, and they look nice.

Upstairs was more work.  First off, everything had to be taken up there - cleaning supplies, spackle, paint, tools, etc.  I got the old drapes down and thrown out.  Then I scraped and sanded some areas around the window, then spackled, then when that was dry I sanded again, and then painted.  And of course, washed the big window.  The rod was old, and the plastic parts were brittle and several broke in the taking down process.  So I had to do something about that.  I took the rod apart and reworked it.  And ironed the new window treatments. Some of you know that ironing is not high on my list of things I like to do.  I got it all hung and it looks pretty good.  Then some extra cleaning was done up there.  I will take pictures soon and post.

We have had several meetings with our Handyman friend, Steve.  We are going to get new siding on the house plus some added insulation.  We made our decision and yesterday I spent quite a while getting all the forms and material done for the ARB.  They meet next week.  We are really hoping they like the color we have chosen.  As soon as we get an approval from the ARB, Steve will order all the supplies and materials and the siding man will get us on his schedule.

I hope everyone is well and taking care of themselves.  Stay safe.  God Bless America!

Friday, March 8, 2024

Just a Reminder

 


Remember to change your clocks tomorrow night, Saturday, March 9th, before you go to bed!

Thursday, March 7, 2024

Some Days Are Like This


We are doing alright here, although everything is wet and soggy outside.  It's been raining off and on for a few days now.  At the moment, the sun is trying hard to make an appearance.

I've been taking care of all the routine, usual "stuff" that always needs to be done.  I made a quick trip to the Commissary this morning.

Some of the yards in our neighborhood have Daffodils and also Hyacinths blooming now.  The leaves are coming out on our Hydrangeas.  The grass is getting green and tall.

So, basically, not much news, but life is good.  Take care of yourselves and stay safe.  God Bless America!

Wednesday, March 6, 2024

What's Going On?

 

I took this picture of Angus and Finnigan yesterday.  Something was going on in the back yard and they were "on watch" duty.  I guessing crazy squirrels running around.

Please notice it was not raining at the time.  It started raining again last night and has been raining all day today.

Just the usual things getting done around the house and I'm going to go read for a while.

Take care and stay safe.  God Bless America!