Mr. Gnome's Garden

Just sharing another picture.

It's still cold here.  The wind chill this morning when I got up was 17.  Yesterday's high gusty wind blew some of the outside decorations around.  Those are all fixed up now.  As I write this it is up to 32 and I  think that is it for the day's weather.  BRRRR!

I spent time at Best Buy this morning getting a new protective screen for my phone.  I had tried Verizon first a couple days ago, but none of their stores had any or could help.  Nice young Geek Squad man helped me this morning, so all is good now.  There were a couple other things I wanted to check out while there, but I discovered Best Buy is severely low staffed and I gave up for now.

I hope to get some cookies made this weekend.  I have all the supplies, just need to have time to do it.

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

Update

 

The blog site had some issues, so I didn't get to post pictures when I had planned.  But it's working today, so here is what I've been doing.  I spent the weekend decorating the trees and cleaning.  This first picture is our dining room.  

Here is the living room.  

The week has been busy with lots of small jobs to get done, and a couple appointments.

It has been cold here, one morning it was in the teens.  It's a little warmer today and it's 40 right now, but the gusty wind makes it feel colder.  And that wind has also brought down a large limb in the backyard.  Sadly, it is NOT the broken one that has been hanging down over the patio for a few months.  Things are not looking too good for that tree.  When we had it checked in the Summer, the tree man told us to just let it be and see if it recovered and grew leaves next Spring. Told us something has been affecting Ash trees.   We'll see, but I don't have good thoughts about it at this point.

Today was filled with work here around the house, and a Commissary trip.  

Take care of yourselves and stay safe.  Be kind.  God Bless America!  Life is still good.

Been Busy

Pictures can tell some of what I've been doing.  But here is a short rundown of the last few days. 

Thanksgiving was nice.  We had a nice dinner and visit.  Jacquie and Jordan came on Friday and helped move our Christmas trees out of the closet and get them set up.  I told everyone I would decorate them this weekend.  And here are some pictures of what I've been working on.

I took the picture before I had the new red bows I made on the posts. 
You can see Willa has a good seat there.

Quackers is all ready for Christmas, too.

The cardinals are some of our older decorations.  The short one was my Mom's.

The far back of the yard needed something, so these guys have a new spot.
I can see them from my recliner. 😊

Since Les has told me to sit and rest, tonight is going to be a pizza night.  I will work on the large tree tomorrow.  Take care of yourselves and stay safe.

Be kind.  God Bless America. Life is good.

Hey!

 

I'm posting this for Les. 💕 A favorite restaurant has little silverware wrappers.  I liked this one!  It sums things up.

It's been cool and windy here.  Right now it is sunny and in the 60's.  Our guys came Friday evening to remove leaves and mow.  The yard is looking pretty good.  And there are still plenty of leaves on the trees.

The new dishwasher is a learning experience.  I know I can do it, and am figuring things out.

Jacquie brought our turkey over this afternoon so it can thaw out.  She has a large freezer, so when I find one I like, it goes to her for a while.  She says they are doing okay at her house.  She also took a couple things we don't need any longer and will find new homes for them.  We had a nice visit.

There are a couple appointments this coming week.  I have a hair one, and the sprinkler system guy will be here on Wednesday to shut down the system for the Winter.  And, of course, once Thanksgiving has passed, the decorating for Christmas will begin! 🎄

FYI, we are at a stage of life where we have a spreadsheet list of "guys" to call. 😊

Take care of yourselves.  Be kind.  And God Bless America!

Well!

Time just flies by, some of it good, some not so.  But I'll start with the good.

Pam came to stay with us for a couple days.  It was great to have her here.  We had a nice visit.  Jacquie came over one of the days and we did some cleaning out of things in the garage, and they tackled a couple other chores around here for us.  And we appreciate them both for doing it!

Then on to getting a new dishwasher.  While Pam was replacing a screw on the bottom front plate of the dishwasher, she discovered there was water under it.  It had not run out on the floor, so we had no idea there was a leak.  I got a repairman scheduled and he checked it all out and gave us the estimate for replacing a couple large parts.  He was very hesitant to tell us the price and he offered suggestions.  We went to Lowes that afternoon and bought a new dishwasher instead of doing the expensive repairs.  It was delivered and installed yesterday.  I intend to use it for the first time this evening.

And I also scheduled a plumber to come fix one of the toilets that was flushing all wonky.  That is now fixed, too.

I've been working on washing windows, and doing some touch up painting, errands,  getting supplies for Thanksgiving, finishing the Christmas shopping, and working on the cards.  It seems like every time I cross something off the "To-Do" list, I also write something else on it. 😊

But life is still good.  Take care of yourselves.  Be gentle and be kind.  And God Bless America.

Finnigan is doing solo guard duty.

Hi

 

It's Thursday already.  I've been busy doing all sorts of things and errands.  Our weather is warm again, right now it's 82 and 62% humidity.  Does not feel like November.  The A/C is on again. 

I have gotten the Thanksgiving decorations set out here and there.  I enjoy them.  The turkey is in Jacquie's freezer.  I'll bring it home on the Sunday before Thanksgiving and give it a chance to thaw out in the refrigerator.  Fingers are crossed that everyone will be well and we can have dinner. 😊

I've been working on Christmas shopping.  That has led to sorting and wrapping.  It's all about done.  I have checked over our address list and gotten our cards out.  Haven't gone any further with those.  Christmas trees and decorations will get started the day after Thanksgiving.  I have lined up Jacquie and Jordan to come put the trees together. 🎄 None of us go shopping on the day after Thanksgiving.  We all like to avoid crowds.  

I went to the Hallmark store and saw a "dust catcher" sign that made me laugh.  It said "We are all merry, but some are not so bright."  True. 😊  I did not buy it.

Life is still good.  Take care of yourselves.  And God Bless America!

Just Taking Care of Things

I have been crossing things off my "To-Do" list.  The small black Halloween kitty was put away with the other Halloween decorations inside and out.  And I got the Turkey out.  The pumpkins stay put until the day after Thanksgiving, they get eaten, or they start to rot.  Trust me, all of those things have happened in past years.

In case anyone is wondering, I do not decorate with lovely colored dried corn. I would like to, but I got tired of going around the yard and putting it back after the squirrels carried the ears around and had snacks. They just couldn't wait until after Thanksgiving when I cleaned things up. 😊  I guess they knew I was going to give it to them anyway and leave it by the bird feeder for them.

I have put away other yard art that we have, but have not put out the Christmas things.  As you can see in this picture, leaves are falling down.  There are trees in our area with pretty leaf colors.  In our yard, they are a dried yellowish brown and falling down or they are still green.

I have also painted  the garage step, the front door step, and the board under the back door.  And I finally worked up the courage to patch the garage floor coating where a small area had worn off.  So far, so good on that!

My body clock has not adjusted to time change yet, and I've been awake around 5:00 a.m.  This morning I was at the laundromat at 7:00 a.m. when they opened to wash our king size Anniversary quilt that Pam made.  Our washer just does not handle that well, so I go wash it and bring it home to dry.  It is all done now and carefully put away until January.  The Christmas quilt and pillow covers are on the bed now.

Les and I are doing okayish.  Life is still good.  Take care of yourselves.

And God Bless America!