~ fall plants...

Yesterday, we purchased some small chrysanthemums from Lowe's.  They were only $1.68 each -- so we will first use them to replace the spent petunias in the hanging baskets on the porch.  I only need them to look pretty for a few weeks until I take them down and hang up the halloween decorations.  We will plant them in various locations around the yard -- and -- if they like it here maybe they'll come back next spring!

~ the wall is bigger...

...the gate is smaller ;-)



                                                         ~*~

View with pantry cabinet.  We purchased the pantry on clearance in Lowe's and saved $$$!  It will be painted to match the existing cabinets.

~ the path is not as long when travelled with a friend...

...hope all my family and friends are having a lovely evening!



You can click on the photo to enlarge it :-)

~ switcheroo sunday...

Yesterday, Rick did some work on the electricity part of the corner kitchen project.

 

 View of the corner -- the light switch is way over there...

 

After discussing a few options, we decided the existing single light switch should simply be moved to the other side of the wall.  This light switch is connected to another (3 way) light switch that is located on the wall to my right where I am standing to take the above photo.

Here is the cutout for the new placement of the light switch.  The cereal box that is taped to the wall is catching debris.



View of the new opening.  It is located next to an existing switch in the front room.



View of the switch in it's new placement.



View of the spackle/patching to close up the hole on the kitchen side of the wall.



This is the construction view of the electrical wiring in the wall (to the left side of little miss sofia :-)  This photo made the switcheroo job much easier!



The total switcheroo took less than an hour.

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~ the plastic fish saga continues...

After working up a sweat in the yard, I thought about jumping in the pool.  Since the weather has been a bit cool, I walked over to check the water thermometer and saw Ozzy's plastic fish tangled in the cord.



Then this guy popped out...




                             !!!  DON'T TELL OZZY  !!!

{The first photo is Nicholas taking a photo of the spider with his ipad -- he really needs to clean that screen!)

~ yes, it's a plastic fish...

This plastic fish floats around in our swimming pool every summer.  This year, Ozzy has decided that this fish belongs to him.  He bends over the side of the pool and retrieves it every time we take him outside.  We are trying to teach him to voluntarily put it back in the pool before he goes back in the house, but, so far we have been unsuccessful.

sigh... ;-)

~ morning stretch...

focus...
breathe...


focus...
breath...



now, let's take a look at your technique...



Update:  If you are viewing this on your ipad, the video may not appear.  To correct this problem, you can view the video with this link: Sofia's technique


Ta da! :-)

~ sunflower update...

I was waiting for the sunflowers to fully open before giving this update.  However, as Nicholas and I were floating around in the pool I thought that it might be a good time to snap a photo -- just in case -- because of the possibility for thunderstorms this afternoon.




As I expected, the sunflower on the left is the tallest...once again.  The sunflowers this year are not so spectacular.  Most of our plants this summer seem to be that way -- except for those strange marigolds in the large pot.  Have you ever seen long stemmed marigolds?  These are Rick's "experiment".  Do you think he's invented something new?  hee...hee... ;-)

~ let's take a walk...

...around the garden!

~ butterfly love...