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four things | nineteen

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I can’t believe it’s the end of the week already. Time certainly flies whether you’re having fun or not!

It’s been unusually cool here this week. Rainy, cool, and breezy. I think Mother Nature is messing with us. I even wore my “bed socks” to bed the other night. These are thick and heavy and I can’t wear them with any of the shoes or boots I own. They are perfect for keeping my feet warm in bed.

what I’m reading

Book Club was last Monday so I’m between books right now. I have several digital books “on hold” through my library so whatever becomes available first will be my next read.

what I’m watching

Mr. Aitch and I watched What About Bob? Thursday evening. Perfect casting and perfect acting. As usual, we could only remember bits and pieces from when the movie was first shown in 1991 but still thought it was funny.

what I’m loving

I just happened to look of the door to our deck when I spotted this hummingbird flitting from flower to flower. By the time I got my phone out to snap a picture of him, he perched on top of the Tiki torch holder.

what I saw on my walk

I had to text my BFF to find out what kind of bloom this was. It looked like a peony but I wasn’t sure as I’ve never seen one quite like this. She confirmed that it was indeed a peony. That iris was jealous and just had to bend into the frame.

Have a great week!

four things | seventeen

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This week was better than last week though my garage door is still not fixed. We decided to have both doors reinforced so maybe they are waiting for the parts…. It’s amazing how one gets used to a luxury then when it’s out of commission, we think we “suffer”. It’s just a nuisance.

I managed to go for a walk everyday this week except for Wednesday (I always skip Sundays). I did get my steps in since I went to two grocery stores and managed to backtrack several times at both.

We had a rather cool day yesterday in the low 60’s so I made veggie beef soup from the leftover roast beef we had earlier in the week. What we don’t finish today will go in the freezer and my future self will be happy for some homemade soup.

Onto this week’s four things…

what I’m watching

I bought some flowers for the front porch and deck plus two tomato plants and a lonely dill plant. It’s been nice weather, not too hot, not too cold, a few showers and plenty of sunshine. I’ll be watching to make sure they have enough water and don’t get too hot later on.

Pepper is checking out the dianthus on the front porch.

From left to right: Calibrachoa, Celosia with Creeping Jenny and Petunias, Lavender with Celosia.

I love lavender and hope to plant them in the ground. I’m just not sure where so for now, large planters are their temporary home.

what I’m loving

Great things do not just happen by impulse,
but as a succession of small things linked together.

Vincent Van Gogh

what I’m doing

Yay!!! My knitting mojo has returned. I have no idea where it went but I’m so overjoyed it’s back!

I’m working on the Trailblazer socks I started at the end of January and then just stopped in February. Maybe it was the dark charcoal grey yarn. Who knows? Fortunately I keep good notes and was able to pick right up where I left off. I’m on the second sock and am halfway through the heel flap. I hope I don’t hit another mental roadblock as I really want to knit something else.

what I saw on my walk

These metal sunflowers replaced the racing bunnies in carrot cars at the mailbox. Once it warms up and stays warm at night, one of our neighbors adds plants at the mailboxes and street signs so these flowers are a placeholder for those.

I posted a picture of this before but I thought I’d show both sides of the birdhouse while those irises are in bloom.

Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers, grandmothers, aunts, sisters, caregivers, and all the motherly people out there. I hope you enjoy your day!

four things | sixteen

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Well, it’s been that kind of a week. The spring on my garage door broke. The garage door repair man didn’t have the right size spring and had to order it. We’re still waiting to hear back from him.

I have gout and it really acted up this week. It was so bad, I went to the doctor and got a shot in my knee. It’s much better now.

The clasp that holds the strap on my Fitbit broke. I tried to fix it but nothing seemed to work. I ordered a different brand which has more bells and whistles and I’m trying to figure it out..

What a week. At least it’s not snowing.

what I’m reading

Our Book Club chose The Secret Life of Sunflowers by Marta Molnar. It is based on the true story of Johanna Bonger, Vincent van Gogh’s sister-in-law. “Johanna inherited Vincent’s paintings. She was a 28 year old widow with a baby in the 1800s, without any means of supporting herself, living in Paris where she barely spoke the language. Yet she managed to introduce Vincent’s legacy to the world.”

I’m only half way through and I have a hard time putting it down.

what I’m watching

It was the end of a dynasty. Sparky, his harem, and all of his offspring are swimming in the warm tropical waters wherever guppies go when they pass on. Mr. Aitch bought Sparky, a male fancy-tail guppy, and two female consorts back in 2004. They did what guppies do and soon we had more guppies.

The life span of a guppy is about 2-3 years. Our three original guppies and offspring produced hundreds more in the following 21 years. The last of Sparky’s progeny passed on earlier this year.

Our aquarium was looking rather bleak until Mr. Aitch picked up six Rainbow Boesemani fish on Thursday! They’re only about 2-2 1/2 inches now and will get about 3-3/12 inches long. The males are brightly colored and the females have a faint yellow stripe. We have three males and three females and with any luck, we might get more!

what I discovered

The old seeds were too old. It was a long shot that they would sprout. They just smelled bad.

what I saw on my walk

This beautiful deep purple iris said, “Look at me!” So I did.

Enjoy your week.

four things | fifteen

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Beautiful week here. Mr. Aitch and I ran errands on Monday. The first stop was to our local Joann’s. Our store is scheduled to close on Monday and I anted to see what was left. Nothing that I needed. It was a sad sight.

We also picked up some mulch for the flower (I use that term lightly) beds and shade garden.

We have a 75 gallon aquarium between our breakfast table and family room. It’s got lots of plants and catfish plus three other fish that like to hide. Mr. Aitch ordered some (six) new Rainbow Boesemani fish that will be quite showy. I can’t link to a photo but you can do a search if you want to see how colorful they are.

We pulled weeds and applied weed killer. I discovered that my leather glove had two holes when I went to pull a weed and the sap or whatever it was got ground into my thumb. Ouch but no rash or other damage. I bought new garden gloves yesterday.

what I’m reading

I read two books since our Book Club meeting: The Widower’s Tale by Julia Glass and The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman.

The Widower’s Tale followed the story of a 72-year old widow and his family. The characters were interesting and the story was okay. No mystery (my favorite genre) but a good book to take on vacation.

The Thursday Murder Club was a mystery. The “Club” consists of four older people in a retirement village who solve, well, murders. They all have their special skills to get to the bottom of the cases. Thanks to Princess Susie for suggesting this book.

I just found out that the first book in this series was made into a film that premiers in August of this year on Netflix. I just might have to subscribe!

what I’m watching

Our tree cutters came back bright and early Thursday morning. They cut down thirteen trees a few weeks ago and were back to cut a few more. They only felled three trees this week but the pieces were big enough to fill the back of a dump truck.

I think all this wood will be enough to heat their homes this coming fall and winter

One of the guys said that he didn’t know how one of the trees was still standing as there was nothing inside to hold it together!

They’ll be back in a few weeks to get the other four trees.

what I’m not eating

I gave up candy for Lent. I’ve had a couple chocolates and some peanut M&Ms but I’m not going crazy for sweets. I see this as a good thing!

what I saw on my walk

It’s too bad daffodils and tulips only bloom for a short time. I suppose that’s what makes them special.

Have a fabulous week!