TGIF - the end of my work week and I'm ready. I didn't post Wednesday, because believe it or not I got a lot of yard work done. I finished cleaning up the debris and raked the yard, backwashed and vacuumed the pool and did 3 loads of laundry. And I love that feeling you get when you accomplish something you've planned on doing. I am going to vacuum once more tomorrow and that should be it for a couple of weeks anyway for the pool. The reason I have to vacuum again is I plan on weed eating and mowing the yard. We'll see how that goes. Oh, and I also got rid of a lot of cardboard that I've been saving (lord knows for what). I think I may have inherited this from my mother who was notorious for saving things. I guess I figured one day I may need to send a package or pack something away or something, egad......... It's hard but I'm coming out of it. Just like I'm going to quit buying something just because it's on clearance. My spare room is full of stuff that was such a good deal I had to have it. I don't need it or it wouldn't be in the spare room, right? I think I want to be just like Thom when I grow up. He has really minimized his life and gotten rid of a lot of clutter. I've got a book I bought years ago, or maybe someone bought it for me entitled "Clutters Last Stand", so you can see this has been an ongoing thing with me. I know I shouldn't collect, but I do.

An update on 'My Walks with Zoe'. As you can see, this landscaping task has turned into just another gravel yard. They did do an interlocking brick sidewalk and put a burrow with a wagon (it's the little black blob you can hardly see on the other side of the walk) but it is just another gravel yard. I was a little disappointed.


And I continue to be intrigued by the junk yard. They have so much stuff and I find something new each time I stop to look. If you look really close to the left under the window there is a statue that you can't hardly see from the public sidewalk. I've blown it up so you can see it a little better. In fact there are a lot of statues back in there in different places.

This is the other side of the front yard. I've never been privy to, but I bet they have some parties here. This is very unusual for this area as we all tend to live in our backyards. That red truck has been parked there since I moved to the neighborhood 11 years ago. I also imagine that one day they will restore it. They've hung tarps under the tree, probably to keep leaves and debris from falling from the tree AND in the tree is a stuffed parrot. How fun.

Another interesting yard. This one is across the street from my house and 3 doors down. The hollyhocks are terrific and taller than I am, but I just noticed that they have a toilet sitting near their front door. Maybe they are just remodeling or something. I will have to keep my eye on this to see if it's so. Anyway, I was impressed with the flowers and never noticed it until I took this picture. All-in-all, I'd say that I have a pretty interesting neighborhood and it has become even more so, I've noticed, on my walks with Zoe.

That's our trip for today, I hope you enjoyed it as much as I've enjoyed relating it to you. Until next time, F