Airy Nothing Chatter

I'm not at all thrilled when programs I have taken out of start up get back in. It over crowds my computer and some of them are things I only use occasionally. On the other hand, the icons for some things I need often, like my sound icon, don't bother to show up at all! Bah!

I didn't get much done today. I slept a couple of hours longer than I intended to. In my defense, I didn't sleep well once I finally got to bed, and I have had a back ache since sometime in the night.

When I started this post, I had a purpose. Beats me what it was, now.

Follow up:

Last week, I spent most of my time going to and from Portland and helping to pack and unpack. It was a beautiful week, for which I am grateful because I hate driving in rain. My car's defogger doesn't work well and until it gets fixed, it's a nuisance to drive in rain. I would have liked to have gotten my garden cleaned up. I need to thin out the iris and I'd like to cut the dead tops of flowers, but it'll get done eventually.

Traveling was beautiful. I took my camera with me a couple of times and took some pictures. This was done as I was driving, so it was just a quick point and shoot (this is on I-205 around Portland), but I did manage to get a shot of each of the big mountains I passed each day.

 


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It's easy to tell Schnookie is here. This was the living room the day after he moved in:

Great view from the front door. It's a little better now, but things still aren't in order, yet.

We are taking loads of "stuff" to the storage place. He has furniture that we simply have no room (or need) for. I'm also taking some of my stuff and will return it bit by bit and either find a proper place for it or get rid of it. I'm also putting the chairs I want to fix (reupholster) there until I can get to them. The fewer things here taunting me to get them done, the better I will be able to get to what is here. I figure that by the time Schnookie moves out again, I will have my things dealt with.

Before I can get to my kitchen curtains, I have to finish his bedroom curtains. For the bed and windows. I got the first one for the bed done today.

  


It's not completely adjusted, yet, so it's a little crooked at the top. I have the other end curtain almost done and the front curtains cut. I now have all I need and I don't need to rush out to Jo-Ann's to get something, so, hopefully, I will get them done tomorrow and plain window curtains are easier than this. Then, finally, I can get to my kitchen curtains.

This is a loft bed, but he decided that, while his room in Portland was so small, he needed to use the floor space under it, he really prefers not to hit his head every time he wakes up at night. Right now the mattress is on the floor under the bed. He will use the top for storage and eventually make a platform about 4-6 inches off the floor for the mattress. The curtains will go around the bed to enclose it. This is (or will be) his "bed fort." He's 25, but still a kid at heart. Takes after his Mom.

It was pouring rain when I woke up, but by the time I headed up to Jo-Ann's the sun was out. Although I didn't really want to go out, I needed the black grosgrain ribbon for the curtains, and the sunshine made it totally worth it. I might not have noticed it if I'd stayed in. I also took advantage of a 70% off sale and got a couple of decorations for my door.




I may hang the scarecrow on the deck door (in the kitchen). Right now it's on the inside of the front door. The orange flowers are on the outside of the front door. My plan is to have different decorations for every month -- all kept in the same place. On December 1 I will put out the December/Christmas decorations. I think January should be snowmen, even though we don't get much snow here

We're back in Oregon, tonight... rain, rain, rain!



You can't really see it raining, but those aren't just shiny leaves, they are wet leaves! The garden wall is wet and shiny, too.

I should go try to finish my book. I'll leave you with  this: