The new siding
and shakes have been delivered and are stacked in the yard. They are cocooned in plastic and I am giving
up fighting the urge to go look. I’ve
looked. Both colors are correct and
while more green than grey, which is surprising even to me, they look to be
fine colors. One is called Bronzetone
and I am not sure that is the best name to describe it. I think I should have that paint naming job,
quite frankly. I’ll never forget seeing
Bridal Bouquet Blue on a paint strip years ago and thinking “That’s the job I
want!”
Next, the
hanging lantern for the front porch has been ordered and should arrive any
day. We are using recessed cans in the
soffit and in the kitchen porch roof, which is just a little deal over the door
so not a lot of room for a mounted light anywhere. It took a minute to sell me on just cans out
there but the idea is growing on me.
They are not installed yet, stay tuned on that one.
I think hubs
may be keeping a secret date on when the kitchen will go in and I’m pretty sure
he is now well after Christmas and just doesn’t know how to break this news to
me. Like I mentioned last week, I don’t
care as long as we make some movement towards the fireplace, which hasn’t
happened this week….and Thanksgiving is next week so, there’s little chance
that I will have it by then, either. No
kitchen, no fireplace. He has told me he
is 100% in to siding for the next few days at least.
But, I took a
break and went to a college football pre-game tailgate, game, half-time
tailgate and post-game tailgate. Yep,
that’s a lot. A lot of eating, a lot of
snacks and a lot of spiked cider. I laid
low the next day or two as had just way too much food and sugary drink for this
old bird. I enjoyed it a bunch, however, make no mistake. Supermoon started on Sunday and hubs and I
sat down by the lake with a small bonfire and enjoyed the rise. After having a foggy and cloudy Monday
evening moon rise, the big ol’ man in the moon surprised us coming up huge and
orange and in our face last night. Gosh,
it gives some restoration to the soul to see that big old moon, dependable and
strong in the pitch black sky, and we needed that.
I also had a funtastic
(yes, I said that) wine and cheese tasting get-together at our cousins with
nieces and a nephew, which was intended to last two hours and lasted many
longer. We had a great time, learned
much about some white and red wines, drank too many tastes so have forgotten what
we learned. We plan to do this again and
maybe I will come away more informed and educated than I can remember being
right now! Fortunately I had my iPhone with me and took pictures of wine labels
I particularly enjoyed. I know what to
buy for Thanksgiving and that was one of my goals! Eating great cheese was a second goal, so
check that, too!
It is coming up
to Thanksgiving and we really do have much to be grateful for. I remember Oprah saying on more than one occasion
that if you are a female living in the United States you are one of the luckiest
people on the planet. I’m holding on to
that as I have to admit I feel that, I cherish that. I am grateful for that.
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