Oh, how I love the end of a Summer vacation!.....she said, dripping with sarcasm.......
We've had one day back to decompress and now the mountain of laundry, the mess in the fridge and kitchen, and the jungle that sprouted up in the yard while we were gone ALL gets tackled over the weekend.
We also have to get ready for the Home Repairs/Renos to commence and I have 4 medical appointments coming up the week after next while the handymen will be here working on various projects.
Add in that I have to get Salvation Army to come get the dining room set before the work starts on the dining/living room AND get the Etsy store opened so it looks like I'll have more than enough chores to keep me busy over the next 3 or so weeks.
Sort of makes me want to just leave home again....lol
We returned the rental car yesterday and then went to Lowe's to order the rest of the flooring for the living and dining rooms. I also got some paint swatches so I can decide on a wall color for those rooms. It looks like I'll have 3 days(Friday to Sunday of the week after next)to get the ceiling and walls painted in the living/dining rooms between the time the handymen repair the walls/ceilings and come back to install the flooring in there.
At any rate, all the work should be completed by September 11th. Hmmm, I hope that's not a bad sign......9/11....... '-)
While I go pack more dishware up I took out of the hutch, here's a quick trip through the garden I took yesterday morning to see what grew while we were gone for those 10 days. I didn't take any film of the front flowerbed where our tomato plants are but we did pick our first two tomatoes yesterday. One got used on the burgers we grilled to eat for dinner(along with a mountain of broccoli I steamed). We'll have more coming in fast and furiously once they all start ripening. I plan on an Insalata Caprese (Caprese Salad)and multiple nights of BLT sandwiches later this week for dinners.
Plus Broccoli Quiche and Broccoli Cheddar Soup on other nights.
What has everyone else been picking from their garden lately?
Sluggy
We've had one day back to decompress and now the mountain of laundry, the mess in the fridge and kitchen, and the jungle that sprouted up in the yard while we were gone ALL gets tackled over the weekend.
We also have to get ready for the Home Repairs/Renos to commence and I have 4 medical appointments coming up the week after next while the handymen will be here working on various projects.
Add in that I have to get Salvation Army to come get the dining room set before the work starts on the dining/living room AND get the Etsy store opened so it looks like I'll have more than enough chores to keep me busy over the next 3 or so weeks.
Sort of makes me want to just leave home again....lol
We returned the rental car yesterday and then went to Lowe's to order the rest of the flooring for the living and dining rooms. I also got some paint swatches so I can decide on a wall color for those rooms. It looks like I'll have 3 days(Friday to Sunday of the week after next)to get the ceiling and walls painted in the living/dining rooms between the time the handymen repair the walls/ceilings and come back to install the flooring in there.
At any rate, all the work should be completed by September 11th. Hmmm, I hope that's not a bad sign......9/11....... '-)
While I go pack more dishware up I took out of the hutch, here's a quick trip through the garden I took yesterday morning to see what grew while we were gone for those 10 days. I didn't take any film of the front flowerbed where our tomato plants are but we did pick our first two tomatoes yesterday. One got used on the burgers we grilled to eat for dinner(along with a mountain of broccoli I steamed). We'll have more coming in fast and furiously once they all start ripening. I plan on an Insalata Caprese (Caprese Salad)and multiple nights of BLT sandwiches later this week for dinners.
Plus Broccoli Quiche and Broccoli Cheddar Soup on other nights.
What has everyone else been picking from their garden lately?
Sluggy
