Odds and Ends, and Things I Am NOT Doing Today

I'll start with the "NOT" doing things.... I am not washing windows, not doing yard work, and not taking our cars to the car wash.  It started raining last night. This afternoon it has stopped and the sun is trying to come out.  It's not having a lot of luck right now, but maybe later.  So, all those things not getting done are due to wet and cool outside.

However, all the usual morning stuff was done plus a few other "odds and ends".  And Les and I watched the new "Aquaman" movie while we had breakfast and our coffee.

The weather did cooperate and our "Marlowe's" guys came on Thursday to do some cleanup in the yard for us.  They removed all the packed down leaves from our rock area across our back yard.  For any who do not know, there is a sound wall across the back end of our property.  We could never get anything to grow there by the wall, and it was hard to take care of, so we had a strip of river rock put in.  It is difficult for us to walk on and our yard blowers are not strong enough to blow the leaves out from a distance.  Hence, we hire the the guys to come to do it.  They also cleaned up the leaves from the rest of the yard and mulched areas.  Trenched the mulched areas, and put polymeric sand down on our patio.  They hauled away at least ten large bags of leaves and bits.  

I am glad that is all done.  And that spurred me on to go to the garden center and get pansies for the front porch!  They make me happy.

We've both been reading some good books, and watching our favorite shows that are now on air again.

Our taxes are all done.  Our tax man is on the third floor of a small building he owns.  That building has no elevator.  We just park and call and one of the assistants comes down and brings our papers. We've signed and the taxes are filed and refunds will be deposited.

We have a meeting set up to talk with someone about new siding.  Nothing will be done real soon.  We have to get info from them, and ARB forms have to filled out and approval gotten from the ARB.  But hopefully sometime this Summer that will be done.

Take care of yourselves and stay safe.  Life is good.  And God Bless America!