Caitlin's Flower Pots

Just wanted to show off the planters and hanging basket at Caitlin's house. Click on the photo for a better view.

Maisy Mae's New Look

Yesterday Maisy went to the groomers for her second summer cut. I dropped her off at 10:00 and Caitlin picked her up after 5:00... They were nice enough to fit her in between other customers; needless to say, Maisy was pretty excited to be home again.

This morning she is patiently waiting for me to get off the computer and play with her. She loves laying on the new tile floor in the back entryway...it is cool on a hot day. She is a "people dog" and follows me wherever I go. Of course when Caitlin is home she is her shadow!

Rhubarb Custard Heaven

 

Caitlin was given some rhubarb and she decided to whip up two pies using Auntie Terri's Rhubarb Custard recipe. I said I would make the crust.

Caitlin arrived home from swimming just in time to take them out of the oven...the smell was heavenly!

We shared desert with Annie and Brooke. Kent was in Chelan practicing for Bach Fest. Caitlin sent the half-eaten pie home with them so Kent wouldn't miss out. Logan enjoyed our pie too!

Cousin Logan

Logan and Oliver Lee were getting acquainted at Caitlin's house yesterday. Oliver seemed to like Logan's face!

Oliver Lee

After the wonderful Thai dinner we went inside and watched the kids play. Oliver spent some time on the blanket...of course we took the video after he had been having his head up off the ground.

More Fun in the Wind

Pinwheel Fun

We had a picnic at Caitlin's house for dinner one evening last week. Caitlin made Thai food that was quite delicious. Brooke has been enjoying this pinwheel Caitlin picked up at the dollar store.

Grandchildren

Annie found the sidewalk chalk today and Brooke played with it before and after napping. She has been quite interested in coloring books and has crayons at Auntie Caitlin's as well as at home. She used the chalk to color in some of the books too. 

 

I spent the afternoon pulling weeds in their garden. While I was working outside, Annie was in the basement sorting childrens clothing into tubs by size. Brooke was napping inside so we tried Oliver Lee outside under the cherry tree in the little carrier we used when Annie was a baby. He loved to snooze in the basket! After waking and a clean diaper he was full of smiles and oohs for me.

Projects at Caitlin's House

Well, we have the tubs of geraniums planted and the hanging basket watered. It's looking up in Caitlin's front yard.

Caitlin had transplanted one tub of geraniums before I arrived and then the second one sat for lack of time. The plants were from Costco in square containers with three plants in each~they could have stayed in their original containers but she had these nice barrels from last year. Of course the dirt was super hard and dry so it took lots of watering and chipping away before they were ready. The front hose wasn't operational since the watering company kept putting her off, so the kitchen sink (which has low pressure) was the fill up zone.

My next project was to weed the future site of the patio. These are before and after shots...three black bags and one garbage can later it was looking better!

I finished three quarters of the job one afternoon and then procrastinated...Today I finished the job with a major allergy attack!

 

Odds and Ends

Heading home from Colleen and Wally's house, I spotted a nest that had fallen onto palm leaves...it was light and fluffy. I thought the contrast of elements in this setting was unusual.

We had the master bathroom tiled. John snapped this photo of the grout being applied. Luckily I was in Cashmere while all the disruption took place so I only had to help with the final steps.

We had carpet in the closet and shower area that was pulled out. Our painters didn't paint the entire baseboard so we had some touching up to do. John was delegated to the closet and I had the bathroom. It took 3 coats to match the yellow top coat.

Actually I was satisfied with 3 coats...John came along the next day and added a fourth!

I felt strongly about tiling the entryway and John went along with my wishes. It has improved the front of the house.