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We lucked out with Ophelia here.  The storm was worse to the West of us and to the South of us.  Closer to the water there was a lot of flooding.  We got a lot of rain, 3 1/2", and a lot of wind, but not the worst part of the storm.  Today is in the upper 60's, 80% humidity, and cloudy.

The yard is too wet and soft right now to do storm cleanup.  LOTS of branches and bits are down.  I did go out this morning and clean up the porch, walk, and driveway out front.  And I cleaned up the piles of stuff against the curb that were blocking water flowing to the storm drain. I used the blower on the patio and set the chairs and tables back up, and wiped them off.  That is all the cleanup that can be done right now.

We got our senior flu vaccines on Friday and neither of us had any reactions.  As soon as I can find availability, I'll schedule our new Covid vaccines.  Seems like it's not being given many places yet and in short supply so far.

I didn't want to walk on the yard and get wet and muddy so I took a picture of the rain gauge from the patio and enlarged the focus. 😊

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

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Take care of yourselves.  And God Bless America!

Just a Funny!

 Have a good day and take care of yourselves!

Morning Sky

 

I hope you are all doing well!

I took this picture a couple mornings ago.  I thought it was worth sharing.  Our weather has cooled off a bit and we got the yard work done over the last two days.  

I have declared Fall Cleaning "done", and am now just keeping up with all the usual things and chores.

The yard guys should be here this week to aerate and seed the yard.  I have my annual mammogram tomorrow.  Thursday we go to get Les a new USAF ID card.  And Friday we both get our Senior Flu shots.  Some time during the week I need to go to the Commissary and I'd like to take the TLX to the car wash and then do some detailing.  But we'll see about all that. 😀

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

Another Look

We have a break in the heat here and our temps are in the upper 70's today with a breeze.  There might be some rain on Sunday, but tomorrow is supposed to be nice.  And that is good since we plan to get the yard work done before the aeration next week.

Today has just been doing usual stuff around the house and getting some errands done.  The last of the laundry is in the dryer right now.

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

Ah, The Fresh Smells!

I have spent the last week or so working on Fall cleaning.  You know, deeper cleaning like our mothers and grandmothers used to do Spring and Fall.  But this past Spring I sort of "blew off" Spring cleaning due to other things happening that we were dealing with.  So I really wanted to work on Fall cleaning now.  I've been busy and tired, and am very glad that I have gotten these things done.

There is just nothing like the fresh clean smells of Windex, Scrubbing Bubbles, Tile-X, Pinesol, Hoover carpet cleaning solution, and Pledge!  

We have a break in the very hot and humid temperatures that we've been having and today is in the mid-80's and very breezy.  It's still humid, so it's not time to open windows. 

And since the cleaning products and equipment are put away for  now, it was time to get out the Fall decorations.  I got us a new Fall wreath for the front door.  I think it looks nice.  Our ceramic pumpkins are setting around in various places.  I'll get out the things that are Halloween related around the first of October.

We'll be doing some yard work this weekend.  The yard guys will be coming next week to do the Fall aeration and seeding so we have to get things ready out there.

I hope you're all doing well and staying safe.  We have appointments for our Senior Flu vaccines in a couple weeks.  And we'll be getting the new Covid vaccine as soon as it is available.

Life is good.  God Bless America!

Hey!

It's been a busy couple of days here.  We had some remnants of Idalia and got some rain and wind, as well as heat and humidity.  And then once things were drying out from the wind after the rain stopped, we had temperatures in the 70's with the continuing breezes.  So cleanup could be done!

We had one pretty big branch come down in the yard.  I cut off as much as I could and we bagged that up.  Then I went around with my grabber and large bag and we picked up all the other smaller branches and bits.  I also pulled up weeds and made sure the mulched areas were cleaned up.

Then the second day I finally got out to work on the back corner of the yard.  Those shrubs really needed trimming, as well as a bit trimmed on the Hydrangeas.  That required some major clean up.  I am happy with the new trimmer that I bought.  It worked great and is light enough that it was easy for me to use.  And again, some weeds were pulled up while I was there.  Never-ending job!

I took breaks and enjoyed sitting on the patio, and even ate my lunch out there.  About the time I was finishing up, Les came out to mow the grass and now the yard is looking pretty good.

Otherwise, I've been trying to keep up with things.  I usually do some deeper cleaning in the Spring and Fall.  This past Spring I gave up on that due to other things we were dealing with.  But now that the yard is in good shape, I am ready for some Fall cleaning!  🍂🍂

My appointment with our new doctor went very well.  I went with an open mind and decided if I didn't liked her, I could find another doctor.  But she was very nice and spent time talking with me and discussing things.  She set up a couple lab appointments and also an appointment for me in February.  Les will meet her in December.

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

I took this while sitting on the patio yesterday.  Eventually there will be a pumpkin beside the owl and cat.  And yes, I know it's early for Halloween decorations.  But the cat makes me happy.  And I am taking happy whenever and wherever I find it.