Got out for a ride today. Bought picture frames to finish decorating the mudroom. More flower bulbs for the front garden, some groceries, three bunches of carnations, etc. I stopped at the Dari Diner to pick up a burger and fries. When I got home, I let Demeter out on the front porch and we shared the food. She was "bouncing happy".
The flowers are lovely, button carnations. I got a bunch each of red, pink, and white. Came home to discover that, although I received a vase of flowers every other week for a few years, the only one I brought with me was the Waterford crystal that I'd owned long before I met Hubby. So, they're all in the same, small vase. I had to cut them down pretty far so that they would fit. Still, they look and smell lovely. I'm enjoying them, carrying them from room to room with me.
Listening to heavy metal this evening. It's really not my taste, but I am working at broadening my horizons. Tomorrow, another day, another music genre.
I need to caulk windows. The curtains are moving since the high winds arrived with the cold front. I imagine just doing that will go far in keeping me much warmer next winter, with the added bonus of lower utility bills.
I'm still holding my breath, waiting for my first utility bills to arrive. Having been here for a month, I expect them to arrive any day now. With the horrible cold weather this past month, I imagine them to be high.
The front garden is ready to plant. I used my garden weasel to loosen the soil and get it ready. It's my second one, the first one was stolen from my garden, of all places. Great tool, it does a lot of work that I would have to use a shovel and hoe for.
For the front garden I've gotten hyacinths, stargazer lillies, gladiolis, morning glories, evening glories, as well as a wish list of flowers to put there that would fill a botanical garden. Time to weed out the list.
Opening up the house was so sweet today. Feeling the fresh air flowing through the different rooms gave me a great feeling. Sort of a promise of what future spring days would bring.
I'm looking forward to getting the flower beds planted. I want continuous blooms, lovely smells, and gobs of charm. Thinking of hanging boston ferns from the porch rails. Also, I'm mentally laying out the ways I want the climbing vines to grow.
I plan to have the kind of curb appeal that makes me smile everyday. The front porch is large with a gate at the top of the steps. There are flower beds along the front of the porch which wrap around both sides. I have a pair of matching rocking chairs with pillows on either side of a small table. That takes up one side of the porch, the other I plan to place the majority of my houseplants. They should love it there.
I'm about ready for bed. This has been a long day. Nothing world changing, just a lovely day filled with everyday happenings. The kind I look forward to more of.
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