Slow day as things go, but it is the winter solstice, and cold has settled in—the natural slowing down of things. It’s also National Look on the Bright Side Day, which I usually try to. Today that means looking on … Continue reading →
Today is Go Caroling Day. We used to go caroling with a group of families from my dad’s church when I was growing up. We’d stop by all the houses of what we called the “shut-ins” which doesn’t sound too … Continue reading →
Hubby and I went for a 5-mile hike in Lake Fairfax Park this morning. The mountain bikers have really torn up the trails there; lots of exposed tree roots and erosion. It was cold and windy and lovely for a … Continue reading →
Hubby and I went for a 5-mile hike in Great Falls National Park this morning. We saw two kayakers plunging down the falls, which didn’t have as much water as in spring, obviously, but still a little scary. Then they … Continue reading →
Another unseasonably warm day. My employer gave us the day off work, so naturally I used it to do work around the house. Took a stab at putting the garage back together now that the new storage cabinets are in. … Continue reading →
Found a large puddle of water on the bathroom floor this morning—the new tub is leaking. The plumbers left it partway filled with water to test just this thing. Glad we found out now. One step forward to construction completion, … Continue reading →
Almost done with the bathroom; awaiting the shower glass (next week) and paint (tomorrow). The toilet lid goes up when you approach it, which scared the bejuices out of me when I first approached it to check the plumbers’ work. … Continue reading →
Inching closer to construction completion, although now it looks like it will bleed into next week. To be fair, they did give December 20 as the completion date, although I’m so ready for this to be done. For everything they … Continue reading →
Finally got the recycled kitchen base cabinets (from someone else’s house) installed in my garage, which were supposed to have been installed last August. Also got my new door that leads out to the new little side deck off the … Continue reading →
This morning Hubby took me to a Cool Spring River Campus for a walk by the Shenandoah River. He’d been there a few times but I hadn’t. Up until 2013 when the area was acquired it had been a private … Continue reading →
