Time Has Gotten Away Again!

 Been busy here for me.  The "To-Do" list keeps growing.

There have been some doctor appointments for us, and an ER trip for Les.  That was followed by a return visit the next day for more blood work to be done.  He is recuperating from an infection and doing okayish.  

We had some yardwork done by the landscaping company we use.  They removed some dying bushes, planted a new Azalea, edged/trenched all the mulch areas, and put down new shredded Cedar mulch.  Looks nice and much better.  I have watered some shrubs and plants a couple times and fertilized all the shrubs.  I hope our sprinkler system gets turned back on this week; the company is short staffed.  I am waiting to hear from them!

I said bye to the porch pansies, their time was up and they were "on their last leg" from the heat we had.  Today the A/C is off again the heat is turned back on.  It was 45 when we got up this morning.  I have washed the flower pots and hope to get to the garden center this week to get Geraniums for the porch.

We had our man that did our siding come and repair some molding around the garage door.  No idea how it got damaged.  One thought was that during the extreme cold and snow, we had some ice formed under the molding.  He wasn't sure.  But it's all fixed now.

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

And here are some pictures of our yard work. 💗

Hello!

 

I thought I'd start with a picture of a recent beautiful sunrise.

I hope everyone is well and staying safe.  Les and I are okayish here.  The weather was hot for a few days and then got cold again.  

The pollen is slowly getting lighter as more and more trees and plants have gotten leaves.  We had that  heavy storm on Easter that poured rain for a while.  The water coming out of the down spouts was bright yellow and running all along the curbs.  At least it washed the pollen off the roof!

I met with the landscaper we have used before and his company will be removing several aged and dying shrubs for us and edging our mulched areas before putting down new mulch.  They will call when we are on the schedule.

I've been plugging away at some of the things that need attention inside and out.  The list just keeps growing. But eventually the things will get done. I figure they will wait for me!

Take care of yourselves and be kind.  God Bless America!  Life is still good.

Happy Easter!

I hope everyone is well and having a peaceful, happy Easter!

Les and I are okayish here.  The weather has been warm, some days HOT, and today is warm with gusty wind and thunderstorms to start this afternoon.  The pollen this year has been intense!

Our HVAC system had its Spring checkup, all good, and the AC is running.  With the pollen, it is better to not have the windows open.

I have been working on the yard cleanup a section at a time.  The days of me doing the whole yard on the same day are over and done with.  But I am making progress.  I am meeting with a landscaper we use to talk about a couple things I need help with.  The Winter extreme cold, snow, and ice here was rough on some things.  There are several shrubs/bushes that I need to have removed.  And the mulch from last Summer did not hold up well, so some needs to be replaced.

This is our lovely blooming tree that is currently dropping those blooms and getting its lovely red leaves.

Take care, stay safe, and be kind.  God Bless America.

Cherry Blossoms

The Cherry Blossoms are blooming on Canon Boulevard!   So pretty!  They are on both sides of the road.  There isn't a spot where you can pull over and take pictures, so this was taken from inside the car.

I hope everyone is doing well and staying safe.

It is 83 and sunny here.  I have windows open and Finnigan is running back and forth.

Peace and Joy.  Be Kind.  And God Bless America!

Hey!

 

Easter is coming soon.  Mr. Gnome has decorated his garden (with my help). 

It is still cold and windy here, but at least the sun is shining.  I've been doing some small inside projects.  But the main project today was going to the Commissary to get groceries.  

Our taxes are done and filed.  

The porch pansies seem to be doing well.  I enjoy looking at them.

Life is good.  Take care of yourselves and be kind.  And God Bless America.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

 

And even more important to us - - - - - - Happy Birthday to our sweet Finnigan!  💕 He and his littermates were born on St. Patrick's Day.  

Stay safe and be kind.  Life is good and God Bless America!

Pansies!

 

I had to take pictures from both angles!  Finally got these today and got them potted.  Lots of things are getting leaves now and blooming.  Pollen counts slowly rising on the news.  Although it's so windy right now, it's moving around.

Les and I are okayish.  Nothing new going on.  I've been doing some extra projects and trying to keep up with things.  The next larger project is cleaning windows. Perhaps this week.

Everyone is hoping that snow is over and done.  At least this last we had didn't stick around really long.  But the rapid temperature change from 86 on Wednesday to 30 on Thursday was tough.  My body does not like changes like that.

I hope everyone is well and staying safe.  God Bless America!