You do remember that I’m a charter member of Procrastinators Anonymous? I waited until 3:00 this afternoon (Sunday) to start putting up my Christmas lights. Of course, in the manner of ALL house-fix-it projects around here, to put up the lights requires that I MUST clean the gutters first. No fun until the work is done. Thank you Frank McMorrow.
I was done by 5:15-ish, which is actually kind of quick for me. While cleaning out the back gutter, I moved my over-turned wheelbarrow (which has a flat tire- which is why it hasn’t been moved in a year), and discovered the camouflage for a rodent motel! Under the wheelbarrow, little critters of the furry variety have been amassing a big pile of dirt, enough to fill the wheelbarrow. Mixed in this was the old blue tarp I had set the barrow on, so that it wouldn’t blow away. I hastily shoveled all that away. Luckily, I didn’t have to look at any of the furry things.
On a down note, though, I noticed a couple of my dormer corner boards are really rotted- that the trim paint from the last paint job didn’t hold up well at all.
Here’s a photo of my efforts:
The string that runs above the door is a brand new set, so the curl has to straighten out on that part.
4 comments:
Can you send some of your Christmas spirit my way please? I'm still too tired to make any attempt at holiday decorating.
There's always next week!
thats ok I still haven't pulled my dead plants out of the pots yet too cold now
Well, at least you have lights. Asked DH if we were putting any out. He thought a moment and said, "No" Simply - No. So the tree is up and the house looks good. But, it's dark outside. Sigh!
Smiles - Denise
I think the lights look good!
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