~ project(s) of the week...

...done

            

...done

            

...and, Done!



Applause, applause...



Note:  I "cheated" in the third photo -- the weather has turned gray and dreary, so I am using the photo taken before the painting was completed.  But, I'm sure you get the idea ;-)

~ it's October 1st already...

...ahh (as in take a deep breath and relax!)  Look at that pretty autumn morning sky :-)  Okay, so I'm cheating here, because this photo is from yesterday morning. I also want you to enjoy my freshly powerwashed back gate along with me -- before it's 15 minutes of being clean is over.  We have 3 gates -- this is the one that gets the most use...and...the dirtiest.



Since the powerwashing made me feel energized, I decided that this week's project should be...



...to get rid of the unattractive moldy stains on the front porch.  It is on the caulking surrounding the vinyl framing and woodwork. I get annoyed by it each time I change the decorations, and through the entire summer (yes, I vent this annoyance to Rick ;-).  We have tried everything over the past couple of years to get rid of it -- but it does not budge.  We cannot even get it out with sandpaper.  So -- I googled how to paint vinyl.  When I am done (by the end of the week) I will post a photo of this completed project.

And, then...we must quickly move onto --

                              halloween decorations!

~ last week...

...the weather was great for doing some powerwashing!



The garden didn't need much attention, and, it was too early to start putting up the halloween decorations.  So...I did the front porch, the backyard fence, the garage doors, the back porch, and, the front walk.  Rick was trapped inside taking an online training class while I did this.  When he finally had a chance to come outside on Saturday to finish up the posts on the front porch, the weather was sunny and hot -- so he was not feeling the "great weather for powerwashing" that I had been raving about all week.

I'm off to this week's project -- hopefully that "great weather" continues to cooperate with me :-)

~ smile...

...if you have pink braces  :-)

~ glorius autumn sunrise...

~ 63 degrees farenheit, slight breeze, heavenly :-)

~ pumpkin art...

...drawn freehand and painted by the talented Miss Sofia :-)

::malificent::



::dopey::

~ they're gone...

Today:  Sofia's first day of 8th grade
              Nicholas' second day of college classes
              Rick's first day back to work after vacation
 and
              My first day of quiet since the end of June.