Rescued the last few survivors

I have 10 rosebushes and they currently have zero roses in total.

These are the last remaining three.

It’s been a combination of a lot of rain, and a lot of gray days. The roses, that started out this season healthy and plentiful, are now just sparse, bare and pitiful looking.

It usually takes a lot longer than this for the rose garden to go downhill. It usually happens around the end of summer, when the roses just kind of give up. It takes all their energy just to survive the hot days.

This weekend, or whenever it stops raining so much, everyone’s going to get a little peptalk ..... come on. You can do it. Let’s get some more blooms going.  A pep talk in the form of some fertilizer.

The last 4 Sundays

This Sunday was full of weeding the Rose beds, power washing the front and side porch, mowing and catching up on laundry.

A work day at home was needed. Because three out of the last four Sundays have been dedicated to the little Sunday road trip. 

These little road trip‘s grew out of a real desire to travel, and a real dilemma of not being able to travel. Our vacation was canceled. Like I’m sure everyone’s vacation was canceled. And what else are you going to do during the height of the lockdown? Thus, The little day trips, and I do mean little.... and then we just continued. 

We mfound a petting zoo and historical museum two hours away. Funny story, this was an accident. We stopped at Wendy’s for lunch and parked in the parking lot to eat, and the zoo just happened  to be behind the Wendy’s.

A different Sunday, about an hour away, we found the smallest church in the world! Never even knew it was there!

Another Sunday, in a different direction, and an hour and a half away, after we thought we were lost, we found what we were looking for- this old courthouse and Downtown area. It’s the oldest courthouse in the state of Louisiana that is still in use. It was built before the Civil War. The little office buildings in the downtown district were also built in the late 1800s, and still occupied by mostly lawyers.  It was very interesting. Beautiful grounds. People were taking graduation photos on the grounds and there were three food trucks set up. It was quite a little unexpected party. 

Revlon colorstay in rich raspberry

I’m impressed. Or should I say I am re-impressed. Or maybe I should say that I just remember that I am impressed with Revlon Colorstay. 

My old standby. I have used this for… How many years? I can’t even count how many.

I pulled this, one of my very favorite colors, off the shelf last week, to give it a whirl. Again. 

And I’m experimenting with things that I should’ve been doing all along. Like wearing gloves when I wash the dishes, and added another clear top coat every other day. Its hard to get in the habit.

But I think it clearly helps. This is a picture of my polish on day nine. No kidding. This is nine days with polish on these nails. And I am not gentle with my nails.

But, the sad news is this entire line has been discontinued in favor of the “new” gel polish.  Looks like my days of grabbing my old favorite might be coming to an end. 

 

Saturday morning.... errr.... afternoon

Saturday morning is getting a very late start this weekend thanks to a Friday night staying up until 2 AM doing a deep dive into… Of all things… Van life.

It seems like the hot new thing to do. So many YouTube channels. Last night, me and my husband stayed up watching the YouTube channel where is Tiffany? It’s just so interesting to see someone who just travels around and lives in their van. And she was visiting a lot of places I’m interested in, in north California- Oregon -Washington-Montana area. So just seeing the scenery, and the national parks, is just a plus.  

When the world opens up again, I’ve got plans.

So, am I thinking about selling everything, Becoming a minimalist and living in a camper van? No indeed. But I am thinking about renting a van/RV and going on a driving vacation. 

Then, this morning, instead of getting up and getting started, we laid in bed watching more YouTube videos but this time the ones discussing the characteristics of each of the camper vans. Some of those motorhomes look like a real house inside and cost more than a real house would..... a whole lot more.

But, I can only do that for so long. After a late breakfast and a long hot shower, Saturday morning is about the fly lady routine. Am I still doing this? Yes indeed. Stronger than ever. I even became a Patreon member of the Flylady Kat group.  Excessive? Perhaps a little. But it keeps my mind focused on what I ultimately want to do, and that is to stop letting this house get away from me. Live in a tidy, organized, clean space.

Seems silly, but heck. This is just what I like to do. 

In fact, One of my favorite things to do was refresh the laundry room. I did that a couple of weeks ago. Got a little slim metal cart that fits between the washer and dryer, and cleaned everything out well. Rearranged. Got a new light fixture in because it was always dark in that little room. And today, the husband is painting the laundry room.  

I love to see progress. 

Hello again ?

 It feels like I’ve been gone from this space a whole lot longer than I have been. 

Has it only been two years?

Of course, it’s Impossible to try and catch up. There is no catching up. So I guess there’s just starting where I am and sharing. Or not sharing? 

I kind of miss this little spot of mine. 

Let’s see if I missed enough to keep it up again?