Carpet installation is done

In order to have carpet installed in all the bedrooms upstairs (two of which are offices) and the living room and dining room we had to pack all objects except the furniture.  I with some help packed about 70 boxes and carried books from bookshelves that filled six shelves in the basement.  Just like packing to move.  

The blue carpet is an example of the old carpet.

Living room

New carpet.  The pattern does not show well on the picture.

Oh, I should mention that someone had to put hundreds of screws in before the carpet was installed so that the floor would no longer squeak. 

New flooring Part 1

We decided to replace the flooring in our home.  The house is 23 years old and was in need of an update.  This last week the hard surfaces were installed.   We chose a flooring that is made of synthetic materials meaning no wood to ever warp and is completely water proof.  It has a cork layer on the bottom which makes it comfortable to walk on.  It took the installers three days.  DH, who always wants to do projects himself, admitted it might have taken him a month.

The most work for us was to remove two  shelf unites and everything on them.  Now the challenge is to find a place for the items which were on them.  

My take is that I love it.  I say so every time I walk on it.

Face to Face

No pictures with this post ( you will shortly understand why).

A few days ago I was walking in my woods, as I love to do.  It had recently rained so when I walked there was no sound of crunching leaves or twigs.  I noticed an adult raccoon, which also saw me and ran away.  I then saw a raccoon which appeared to be half grown.  When ever it would walk behind a tree, I would walk closer.  Soon I was quite close. When it came out from behind the tree, I stood as still as I could. It came closer and closer.  While doing so, it kept sniffing.  At times it would stand on its hind legs and look at me.  Only movement from me was blinking eyes.  We  were about 10 feet apart for several minutes before it ambled away.  Obviously if I had moved to get my camera it would have been gone.  I just have a great picture in my memory.

Keeping busy

Gerry and I have been working what feels like nonstop on getting his shop organized so he can work on the tractor that has been in pieces for several years. He was given many steel shelves which he felt would help to get things organized.  He brought them home in pieces so they had to be assembled.  That took a couple of days.

And May is the month for nonstop gardening or landscaping jobs.  I have decided to no longer have a vegetable garden. I found that having that and working on landscaping around the house was too much.  Both seemed to be full of weeks. 

I am excited about the possibilities for this space. Currently this is how it looks.   There is a lot of empty space to fill.

25 of 365 Rain and more rain

Technically winter is over and it is spring.  Which brings a lot of rain to Ohio.  This is how our lawn area looked.  We don't have any fish in it yet.  In a day there was no longer streams of water. Fortunately our basement has remained dry.  Today we  had a snow shower which melted in an hour or two.  

24 of 365 Shall I call 911?

RM always says that when she goes up on a ladder she needs someone there to hold the latter or to call 911.  That was my responsibility in this case.  Fortunately all I had to do was to take pictures.

This man has a loft  where he keeps motorcycles. To get them up or down he puts a small lift on the big car lift and puts the bike on that to raise and lower it.  A video would have shown the procedure better than the pictures.

23 of 365 Does it give me joy?

I am sure I have posted in the past about editing my "stuff" using the KonKari method.  She suggests putting everything  you own of one type of item in a pile on the floor, or in this case on the table.  I decided to look at what I had in my liquor cabinet.  In my house it on the floor of a pantry.  With the KonMari method you are to pick up each item and ask if it brings you joy.  If yes, keep it.  If no, throw, sell or donate.  Well, I think you can see where this is going with the liquor.  I pick up a bottle of wine, vodka, etc. and ask if it gives me joy.   That is a stupid question if you ask me. I did empty a partial bottle of Marsala that had been open far too long. 

I do not drink a lot so it looks like I have pretty much a lifetime supply.  After inventorying each bottle I put them on a shelf in the basement. 

I know, this inventory is pitiable when one looks at the wine cellar of de-I.