Intro
I entered middle age a few years ago...okay, a little more than a few. Our daughters are 28 and 26. After they left, I cautiously redecorated their bedrooms. I did the usual, donated "Lucky" brand jeans (left from 3rd grade) and stuffed animals to a local thrift store. Next, I threw away countless plastic bags from "The Gap" and other retailers. Some of them included various amounts of change, which of course I took as my housekeeping fee. Every $6.40 helps!
I slowly bought new furniture items that I liked - a futon and frame, small roll-top desk, area rugs and lamps. One room was starting to resemble my new "office" which would double as a guest room when necessary. One morning as I was getting ready to leave for work, I heard (and felt) a very large boom-crash. I cautiously walked upstairs to find the dust clearing and about half of the ceiling of my new room on the floor. Ah, the joys of owning an antique house...
Hot Fun in the Summertime
So, no work to report. Instead of downsizing, we've been off to see wonderful sights. We have also been trying to keep everything watered so that our yard doesn't turn to dust. This antique of a house has only one outdoor faucet, and it is on the back of the house. We have a 100 foot hose so that we can water all the way around to the front yard, but it has to be moved regularly in order to water all of the nooks and crannies. We have a "splitter" for the faucet so that we can water two places at the same time, but it reduces the water pressure to each one, so that it doesn't really make a difference. Forget it if the washing machine or dishwasher is running at the same time.
But I will share a few pictures of what we did and saw last weekend. I hope you enjoy them.
Yellowstone National Park
...and views from The Beartooth Highway, Montana and Wyoming.
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