Met with the electrician at Edgewater. Boys decided they don’t want to mess with their closet. Sent deposit for P&B’s closet inserts.
Did a little more yard cleanup at both properties. Still pretty beat up from prior days.
Working on downloading files. Emailed about the procurement project.
The new HP touchscreen arrived today. Windows 8. Will be interesting.
Ordered a shredder for us. Emailed Spencer Hallett about removing the old whole-house water filter at Edgewater.
This is a fact that I didn’t make up.
Good grief. I feel like an old person.
Ron and I did some Spring clean-up today. I turned on the outside faucets, he, poor soul, hooked up the hoses.
Ron also power-swept the back yard. I planted the viola flat, raked leaves in front and back of the fence and in the corner garden and trimmed the small holly. Rather than burning, we loaded a pile of branches into the truck for the transfer station. We both got stuck with rose thorns. Ron is trying to fix the lawn mower.
The crocus look great this year, huge. Some made it to the woods.
I’m very pleased with the violas. They are big, healthy plants and we had enough to fill both window boxes, two big planters, the planter on the trellis and a small pot for the deck. Replaced the soil in the window boxes with Miracle Gro Moisture Control Potting Mix.
Had a confrontation with a South Boston type at the Senior Center this morning (“Go fry ice”, “Women should stifle”. Complained to the Town Manager, who promised to look into it. The chairman of the COA board called to apologize, even though it was hardly his obligation to do so!
Ran CHKDSK on the Aspire this morning. Carbonite is no longer hogging CPU. Ordered an HP Envy. Spending all kinds of money these days: eye surgery; new vanity; carpeting, closet and electrical work for Peter and Bonnie. It will have to stop soon.
Did the transfer station run and changed the sheets yesterday.
Went to Plymouth for my pre-cataract surgery examination and instruction today.
Got a bunch of dates. Need to be cleared by vonHaam. It was very fortunate that I’ve rescheduled the appointment we were supposed to have in March; otherwise, an extra 20 or 30 bucks out of my pockets.
I paid for the laser surgery to correct my astigmatism.
Still haven’t planted the violas, but they seem to be perfectly happy in their trays. My arms and legs are still a little achy from last Friday.
The skin around my right eye flared up again last week, but seems to be behaving itself with ointment, and I don’t need to put a lot on, either.
Dropped off paint and closet photos at Edgewater. Ron talked to the electrician, who is scoping out the work in Peter’s office and the bathrooms this Thursday morning. Ron deposited our federal tax return.
Gorgeous afternoon at Highfield enjoying elegant treats and a very entertaining Gershwin recital by Director of Music Robert Wyatt. We admired the “Fragment House” which was being tended to by artist Danielle Krcmar, then cleaned up some branches that had fallen in the West Garden.
Went to the Master Gardener’s Horticultural conference yesterday at the Hyannis Golf Club. Excellent presentations, took lots of notes, came away with a number of ideas.
Ordered 3 yards of mulch and bought a bag of potting soil at Scenic Roots on the way back.
We heard Roosevelt Dime, the latest in the Wepecket series last night. Had dinner in the downstairs lounge, enjoyed the music afterwards. Another good crowd.
Ron treated us to a fabulous scallop casserole from Cooke’s on Friday night and dinner at the club last night. I’m grateful to have two nights off from cooking.
Moved some furniture around in the living room and have been working on cleaning up the floor this morning.
Even thought we weren’t ready by a long shot, the flooring got done at Edgewater today. Peter and I were able to clear away the electronics and “stuff” in time for the two crews to finish work, a full day from 8:30 to about 4.
Peter’s office looks fantastic with the silver carpeting. The living room and family room are looking good, too.
Emme got home around 2 and was upset that we’d piled so much family room “stuff” in her room. I brought her over here and we had peppermint tea and a fantastic game of Scrabble – she used up all her tiles, and I ended up with only one!
Emme entertained us with a series of egg puns. Ron said he’s proud of her!
I’m working at Edgewater today, packing up books and office supplies/equipment.
Pat the carpenter was here earlier to remove the old vanity and countertop, which Ron has pummeled. The plumber is here now.
I packed up 13 boxes of books at Edgewater and ran out of boxes. Came home for lunch, more boxes and to pick up James after school.
We have crocus in the “oval”. I am vexed to have left so many tulips between the roses.
Sleet and rain for most of the day, here, there and everywhere.
We closed on our equity line today. Enjoyed our conversation with the branch manager, a fellow libertarian.
We are waiting to hear from the plumber. Talked with the carpenter/contractor this morning about installing the vanity.
I was probably over-cautious, figured we’d miss road construction traffic by taking 495 to the Pike instead of 24 to 128. Ron didn’t seem to mind the conditions or the truck traffic, although he couldn’t stop talking about the crazy private automobile drivers.
We did the transfer station and senior center runs first thing this morning.
It was not a good day for work. I painted Emme’s door and Ron got the new toilet seat on, but I think munged one of the hinges. It might be a part we can replace.
I cleaned the cat boxes and loaded the trash and recyclables on the truck for transfer station run tomorrow.
I also tried to wash the stairwell walls. Another pass might do the trick, depends on how it looks when it dries.
We blue taped Emme’s bathroom, and I hung a new shower curtain liner and the laundered shower curtain.
Ron had to leave at 3:45 to get to Woods Hole. I stayed until 5:38.