Summer 'Spring Cleaning'
Spent the afternoon this past Friday cleaning up and organizing my wardrobe and walk-in closet, and ended up with 3 large garbage bags of clothes, shoes, etc. for donation. Yesterday, dropped them off at the Volunteers of America (VoA) drive-through donation center in town. My good deed for the day.
Pastel Sunset
Sunset the other day was all kinds of blue and pink pastels.
Address Pillar, Revisited
I can’t believe it’s been over 4 years since I worked on this Address Pillar project. The thing is looking a little tired and now needs a makeover. So today, a 2-coat re-staining was in order. Here are a few before and after pictures.
Next year, I’ll need to spruce up the plants around the base and add a little more color.
Dog vs. Deer
Deer have been visiting in the evenings the last few days and Jiro is none too pleased. They appear to ignore him though, seemingly knowing that he can’t get past his invisible fence.
Stormy
Last night’s thunderstorms brought out some amazing clouds and cloud formations.
Nicer on the Feet
This weekend, I installed a new “area rug” in the master bedroom - actually, a combined 30 carpet tiles from FLOR, specifically, Upcycle in Blue Jay. Cold mornings won’t be as startling on the feet as before.
Outdoor Dining
New outdoor dining set is finally in and now completes the new Japanese-themed backyard space.
Backyard Landscape Project: Day 7
It is finished! My Japanese-themed rear courtyard patio and landscape which the house’s main living areas open to, finally completed today! Backyard serenity starts today.
Backyard Landscape Project: Day 6
Almost done … I can almost taste the finished product! Still, some minor niggling details need to be corrected to finally call it ‘completed’.
Backyard Landscape Project: Day 5
Good progress today. A few minor details need to be addressed, but otherwise, happy with how things are coming together.
Backyard Landscape Project: Day 4
Things went much more smoothly today. Boulders placed properly after a meeting with the project site manager, additional plants delivered and installed, and now, the vision is slowly coming into focus.
Backyard Landscape Project: Day 3
New plants I selected delivered and installed. But newly placed boulders may need to be moved around.
Backyard Landscape Project: Day 2
A bit of a mess of a day. Plant, rock, stone, and boulder materials all selected and delivered without my input. A few pass muster; most will have to be returned and replaced.
Backyard Landscape Project: Day 1
Work began this week on the Japanese-themed back courtyard landscape, including a dining patio, fire pit, and lots of rocks, stones, and mossy boulders. Really excited about this one.
Media Room Window Treatment
Finally completed a long-planned home project (since move-in in late 2013): floor-to-ceiling vertical sliding panels from IKEA for the sliding door in the upstairs Media Room.
First Day of Summer
The sights and smells of a freshly mowed lawn on the first day of summer.
Bringing Back The Shine
It’s an annual process: buffing, vacuuming, and polishing the concrete floors in the house to give it that ‘brand new, wet look’ shine!
LeKlint Light Dimmer Switch
Set the LeKlint Pendant Light up with a Wemo Dimmer Switch. Now it goes from ‘dreamy’ to ‘sunny’!
Egg Custard Pie
I made an old childhood favorite: egg custard pie. Cue a flood of memories and a taste of home.
