It might be wise to have an extra “Stop” sign on Stauffer Avenue – or on our patio. Dennis and I are quite the team once we get going. The weather outside today was quite nice. My one item on the agenda was to scrub off the alley side of the potting shed. We have had a lot of rain in the recent past. The entertainment of those using the gravel Stauffer Avenue to travel here . . . and there . . . and everywhere, is to hit the pot holes filled with muddy water and see how far up on the potting shed wall it will land. There is no luck about it. Dennis has made sure we have sufficient garden hose to reach wherever it is needed. I was content when Dawn dish washing liquid made the scrubbing of the mud much easier. Dennis, not so much.
Dennis went on to wash down the garage, the porch and the entire house from the grim of a season of high winds. While he manned the hose, I tided up the flowerbeds closest to the house. My “Happy Birthday, I bought you a brand new silage fork,” came in handy to haul the spent foliage to the fire pit next door. A few garden art items were hauled to the potting shed and several Fern Peony stands were put in place for the early sprouting plants of next spring.
The bathroom window is our “go to” window to check out the back yard, and after the house was washed off, the water spots needed to go.
Dennis and I took quite a few breaks sipping coffee on the patio, as one task led to another. It has been quite remarkable that with all the rain we have had, there are no mosquitoes. It makes being outside “Oh, so pleasant.”
If there were an extra stop sign posted on the patio, we more than likely would ignore it. We do enjoy keeping our home tidy. Self satisfaction . . . priceless.