another Sunday in paradise

a pumpkin beauty -- a lot of work pumpkin beauty

my new shoes from temu ..

the place that had my favorite planners -- I bought 10 planners

should get me thru retirement if I don't self destruct first

after working a lot of yesterday, I snatched Mom and we went to the cabin for supper and sunset ... it was pizza night w/a large side of ice cream

we enjoyed the always fabulous sunsets and left for home about 9:30 .. I snapped this from the jeep on as we were leaving -- we should have stayed .. I had hoped it would be dry enough to mow this morning -- it wasn't so we went back this morning

I swore off ice cream on Friday when my jeans were tight -- that lasted less than 24 hours .

there is nothing more peaceful than sunset (or sunrise) 

I picked up sweet corn on the way out this morning -- we had sweet corn for lunch ( or she did - it doesn't like me, ever ) ... I had a couple of work projects and finally found a good book .. 

made it home in time to spend 3 1/2 hours on the lawn mower -- I can finish tomorrow and move on to weed whipping -- I hate weed whipping

 

another scrappy beauty

not sure what the plan of the day is .. but so far

I've surfed the internet

scrubbed the kitchen counters and floor

dishwasher perking

2nd load of laundry perking

roomba attempted the living room

mom i s finally out of bed 

next up:

bedroom -- the weekly laundry folding and putting away

bedroom floors

office

   endless projects

   end of month for some of us 

   endless projects

   I was out most of the week so

   weed elimination

   

back home to mow? maybe? probably

trying to find time to squeeze in some lake time

B & K put my sprayer together yesterday -- time to kill some weeds .. a lot of weeks around here 

need to spot spray in the crp - thistles and cedar trees

 

sunset

from the Ring .

they just don't get any better

 

toad truth

another toad/frog view

my 2nd trip this week to HRA in Lower North happened again .. tomorrow afternoon and Friday morning and we'll have the agency shut down.. 

kudos to the staff - they did 95% of the work without direction from the Board .. it's a really weird gig -- I'm not sure where it lost it's focus but somewhere thru the decades things changed and not for the best .. 

i have a spreadsheet punch list and I know we are missing things -- it's the best I can do at the moment -- on the lighter side -- I'm getting a lot of 169 travel time .. I hate that stretch of road .. really hate it 

 

 

Tiring Tuesday

6 minute Board Meeting ....

4 hours at the HRA office --- shutting things down is horrific -- that's all I'm going to say about that mess

4 hours at the office

Fed cats

Fed Mom

Watered trees in my new dress

Laundry perking

Shower and jammies

Now I'm here 

It's been a day -- and it starts all over tomorrow ... 

 

T G I F

a gingham beauty

Stuck on frogs this summer .. this on is delightful

Spent a good part of the day with family -- Joy's funeral was today -- I wasn't in the mood for a funeral but it was a lovely service with a lot, a lot of music.  It was good for me to go ...

the out of state cousins met for supper at Kavo .. the "been around a year and I haven't ate there yet" restaurant downtown .. I had the butternut squash ravioli -- damn tasty .... leftovers for lunch ... butternut squash ravioli, brussel sprout chips, toasted walnuts, brown butter and grated fresh parm ... damn tasty :)   the out of state visiting family members met for supper 2 from Denver, 2 from Seattle, one from up north and a few of the locals -- 

Mom didn't attend the funeral -- but I got her to supper instead -- the church isn't really friendly for those with mobility challenges .. 

 

Happy Hump Day

the pix I am currently using as a background on my office desk -- desktop -- there's something about clouds, water, blue sky, green lake .. and this one was late August so there's a hint of fall in the air.

Got up before the birds again this morning -- started a load of laundry, got my self woke up with a shower, breakfast and the morning newspaper before heading into the office ..  arrived on 3rd with determination? project lists ?  ..  before I even entered the building -- I attacked the tree growing in the fence with my "personal" chainsaw .. there's a pile for the yard waste dump.  a pile.  more to go but it's a start -- some projects are better completed without the village watching the action ... 

I did manage to score a haircut yesterday -- Lori the scissor wizard to the rescue ... I went home and then came back to the office for a large payroll project that always needs attention to finish up .. it was a good thing.

not sure what today's drama will be ... but something will happen .....

so it rolls