Notice the violets all over the lawn. They disappear soon and are replaced with dandelions.After I used the lawn roller last week, that is, the day after, I felt like I was the incredible Hulk!
My muscles in my arms and particularly my torso were so tight. I felt like I could walk through walls! Grrrrrrr!
Every spring, I experience the lousy cold weather, the teasing warm spells that disappear way too quickly. The rain, rain, rain. Monsoon season hits us hard!
Today is the second warm day in the past few weeks. The temps are already at 70 and moving up rapidly. The difference between this warm day and the first is that this one will be followed by another warm day tomorrow. The last one fell away so fast that it made me wonder if I was dreaming. The storms moved through with a tornado warning (we escaped with just rain) and the cold weather returned with a vengeance.
Today, my mind and body want to crawl up on a lounge chair in the back yard and sleep the whole day away in the warm sun.
Instead, I will work on little things around the house.
I installed the screens into the front and back door. This is a strange ritual that I have been going through since we moved here in 1992. The old style storm doors require that I loosen several clamps that hold the window onto the door. Over the years, the clamps have worn and some of them are no longer usable. Today, they have screens that are already on the door and all you have to do is lower the regular glass and there they are.
A few years ago when I was clearing snow from the front walk, I slipped and put my arm through the glass. Winter attire saved me from anything other than embarrassment and anger for doing something stupid. So instead of replacing the glass with glass, I found a place that would do Plexiglas. My Father in law did the back door that way because the dogs he had back then were prone to try to jump through the glass. The nice things about this is I don't have to clean the glass other than to wipe it off. It has lasted for a long, long time.
I opened all of the windows in the house and basement, and turned on the ceiling fans. Hopefully, this will air the place out a bit.
I also took pictures of the outside yard. It has greened up in the past two weeks from all the rain and little sun. The spring bulbs have come up, and some of them are already dead. I have pictures. If I'm here next year, I hope to remove the bulbs to give to a neighbor, and do some more smoothing of the lawn. I'd really like to change the whole look if I can.
I have a pedal board that I need to populate and try out. For my non-musical friends, this is a board that hold effects pedals. Each pedal creates a different sound that should enhance my guitar playing. I will attach them all to the pedal board so I can transport them easily and safely. There are "all in one" pedals that have all the sounds I would need, but they are very complex and I want simplicity. I want to concentrate on my music and not on the gadgets. I was able to choose the ones I wanted and not bother with others I didn't. The board holds all the pedals securely and comes with a carrying bag for easy transport.
I might play after I get it set up, or just go for a walk. The lounge chair is looking mighty tempting.....
So, I will be cutting up Velcro and connecting cables and such while I watch or listen to TV.
Today is a holiday for some folks, and I am not cutting the grass so the neighbors who celebrate Easter won't be disturbed. I really do want to cut the grass today, but I will wait until tomorrow.
I made a list of must do things to do this coming week, and if I accomplish them all, I will be proud of myself. I am still working on my own, but soon will need some help with the bigger stuff.
On a side note, yesterday I bought several Chicken dinners from my fire company. I took all but one down to my daughter's for her to enjoy. I ate one and got a bit queasy. It had too much butter (fat) in it and didn't go down too well. It did taste good however.
My gastric bypass came back to haunt me!
My muscles in my arms and particularly my torso were so tight. I felt like I could walk through walls! Grrrrrrr!
Every spring, I experience the lousy cold weather, the teasing warm spells that disappear way too quickly. The rain, rain, rain. Monsoon season hits us hard!
Today is the second warm day in the past few weeks. The temps are already at 70 and moving up rapidly. The difference between this warm day and the first is that this one will be followed by another warm day tomorrow. The last one fell away so fast that it made me wonder if I was dreaming. The storms moved through with a tornado warning (we escaped with just rain) and the cold weather returned with a vengeance.
Today, my mind and body want to crawl up on a lounge chair in the back yard and sleep the whole day away in the warm sun.
Instead, I will work on little things around the house.
I installed the screens into the front and back door. This is a strange ritual that I have been going through since we moved here in 1992. The old style storm doors require that I loosen several clamps that hold the window onto the door. Over the years, the clamps have worn and some of them are no longer usable. Today, they have screens that are already on the door and all you have to do is lower the regular glass and there they are.
A few years ago when I was clearing snow from the front walk, I slipped and put my arm through the glass. Winter attire saved me from anything other than embarrassment and anger for doing something stupid. So instead of replacing the glass with glass, I found a place that would do Plexiglas. My Father in law did the back door that way because the dogs he had back then were prone to try to jump through the glass. The nice things about this is I don't have to clean the glass other than to wipe it off. It has lasted for a long, long time.
I opened all of the windows in the house and basement, and turned on the ceiling fans. Hopefully, this will air the place out a bit.
I also took pictures of the outside yard. It has greened up in the past two weeks from all the rain and little sun. The spring bulbs have come up, and some of them are already dead. I have pictures. If I'm here next year, I hope to remove the bulbs to give to a neighbor, and do some more smoothing of the lawn. I'd really like to change the whole look if I can.
I have a pedal board that I need to populate and try out. For my non-musical friends, this is a board that hold effects pedals. Each pedal creates a different sound that should enhance my guitar playing. I will attach them all to the pedal board so I can transport them easily and safely. There are "all in one" pedals that have all the sounds I would need, but they are very complex and I want simplicity. I want to concentrate on my music and not on the gadgets. I was able to choose the ones I wanted and not bother with others I didn't. The board holds all the pedals securely and comes with a carrying bag for easy transport.
I might play after I get it set up, or just go for a walk. The lounge chair is looking mighty tempting.....
So, I will be cutting up Velcro and connecting cables and such while I watch or listen to TV.
Today is a holiday for some folks, and I am not cutting the grass so the neighbors who celebrate Easter won't be disturbed. I really do want to cut the grass today, but I will wait until tomorrow.
I made a list of must do things to do this coming week, and if I accomplish them all, I will be proud of myself. I am still working on my own, but soon will need some help with the bigger stuff.
On a side note, yesterday I bought several Chicken dinners from my fire company. I took all but one down to my daughter's for her to enjoy. I ate one and got a bit queasy. It had too much butter (fat) in it and didn't go down too well. It did taste good however.
My gastric bypass came back to haunt me!
2 comments:
yard is looking good, Lee!
Thanks, Larraine. I want to pull the gardens apart and redo them sometime soon. Maybe when I get help? :)
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