Saturday, October 29, 2016

Wicked Good October Observations...

Full moon over the Rockies at dawn.
My favorite color is OCTOBER.
   --Author Unknown

Usually when I sit to write my blog posts I have a fairly clear idea of what I want to write about.  

Then there are those months when the topics are so plentiful that I decide to include a snippet of all so I don't have to choose what to omit! So, hold tight!

1.  The Joys of Home Ownership - part 2...


Ken gets THE GOLD STAR for patience, endurance, consistent effort and willingness to undertake the unending and thankless job of staining the kajillion deck spindles and top railing!!!

Last month you cheered with me as you learned he had completed the FIRST COAT of stain!

Now, please join me in thunderous applause as you learn he has completed TWO coats of stain to the entire west deck!!!!  Woo-hoo!!!!

And, when I last wrote, I was perplexed and bewildered as I considered how to proceed with the lighting in our garage (a.k.a. my studios.)

Should I:
(a) scour the country to try to find ballasts no longer made for my existing florescent light fixtures?
(b) replace the florescent light fixtures?
(c) research the possibility of using the existing light fixtures and rewiring to accommodate new LED bulbs?
(d) bring another lamp from the house to the garage?
(e) walk away and pretend we never ever started the "light project."

Hummingbirds -- The Flying Jewels of the Sky!

A female hummingbird waits patiently for the feeder. Since childhood I  have been captivated and fascinated with "the flying jewels...