Did you think I meant a facelift for me? 😎 LOL! I could probably use one, but that's not really on my to-do list anytime soon (or probably not in this lifetime). Anyway -- what will be getting a facelift is our house. Yay!! We've been saving our money and holding out until we could pay for this with cash, so our house will get a new roof, all our exterior trim work will get re-painted (and any repairs needed will be done). Our four front-porch columns will be replaced, as some damage from rot has occurred. We'll also get new shutters (probably the two panel style) and either a new front door, or at the very least, the existing door will be repainted. We've gotten quotes over the last couple of weeks, and made our decisions, so I'm ready for the work to commence!!
Hello -- I'm glad to see you! :) Come inside and have a cup of tea. Hasn't this been a beautiful spring so far? Even though we had a couple of late freezes (not unexpected) the blooms still keep coming. Don't you love the way everything blooms in sequence, so it's not all gone at once? First the daffodils, the tulip magnolias, and the Japanese cherry trees, and they were prettier than ever this year. Then came the crabapple trees, the redbuds, and the dogwoods. It seems like they've all been spectacular this spring, although the dogwood blooms are still in the process of opening up. On the ground, it's time for tulips and iris, but we don't have any of those. However, I picked some flowers that have self-seeded in the wooded area next to our driveway.
Hi folks! Today I'm sharing a little tablescape fun and joining in for Susan's "Tablescape Thursday" party at Between Naps on the Porch. I got my Easter table put together end of last week, but I've just now had a chance to write the post.
"No, there is no death, thought Philip, only a perpetual readjustment of the garment of life....And how lovely, and how endlessly various, is this garment." ~Elizabeth Goudge
I mentioned in an earlier post that I was reading Towers In The Mist, by Elizabeth Goudge. I finished this around the end of March, and wanted to share my thoughts here. This book is part of a series, The Cathedral Trilogy, and I've previously read the other two books. Towers In the Mist and The Dean's Watch were my favorites.
He is risen! May you all have a Blessed and Happy Easter tomorrow. Home Moravian Church, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
How has your Saturday been? We've been having a thunderstorm this afternoon here. Once again, it's been two weeks since I've posted. We've had a stressful couple of weeks, and I just haven't felt like writing on my blog.
We were back and forth to the veterinary hospital three times this week because Duncan has not been using his left leg; he walks hobbles around holding it up off the ground and not putting weight on it. The veterinary practice where we take him had a broken x-ray machine, and our doctor had to take him to another animal hospital to get him x-rayed. It turns out that his kneecap is dislocated, and it may require surgery to repair it. We're going to try him on another week of anti-inflammatory/pain medicine, and if he's still not putting weight on the leg, we'll have to schedule surgery for him.
Happy Saturday, everyone. I guess I should say "Happy March" too, because I don't think I've posted since February. I hope you're seeing some signs of spring in your part of the world. We're seeing lots of daffodils and some tulip trees in bloom.
