heeeeoooooo! That’s my August so far. Remember when just a post or two ago I was fondly contemplating August’s slower pace? Yeah, not so far. But I have hopes, darn it. High ones. In the meantime we are continuing our cottage frenzy with staining the deck, the window well, and unexpectedly doing some work to … Read more…
So what do you think of our July? We did a lot of work, but I’m happy we made time for fun as well. Plenty of West Michigan inspiration for my 5 novella series currently in the outline/rough draft stages. The new cottage is keeping us busy, but we still miss the old one and … Read more…
We worked really hard last weekend. REALLY hard. It was a very hot and humid weekend. The unrelenting sun offset only by periods of heavy storms. Nevertheless, we scrubbed the entire exterior of the cottage, including the gutters we cleaned out the weekend before. And we did it with long-handled scrub brushes – not a … Read more…
Let’s not forget the weekend we spent cleaning the gutters. Urgh. have you seen that commercial? The one where the guy is scared to get on the ladder and remove the evil gunk from his gutters? He’s right. That stuff up in there *is* evil. And the ladders do have it out for us humans. … Read more…
We also spent a weekend redoing the landscaping around the exterior of the cottage. The previous owners had kept things simple with white rock and edging around the entire perimeter. Except … and there’s always and except, isn’t there? The edging wasn’t quite tall enough to corrall all the rocks. Before we could mow we … Read more…
Wheeeeeoooooo! Yep, that’s me wiping the sweat from my forehead. Not only because our AC crapped out on Friday night. Friday and night being the operative words. Can you say time and half repair bill? Of course you can. Thankfully, we have a basement to retreat to when the temps soar above 90 degrees F. But … Read more…