March is here ....

Well, big news here at 119 is .... that after months of Tico living in "his box" he ventured out for food and water only to return to it occupied!! Smudge needs to conquer each and every square inch of the house. Here is a shot of Smudge snoozing as Tico looks on patiently.




We had some white flurries last week, which was unexpected and fun. We got our building permit approved on Friday. YEA! We had to pay to upgrade the city water meter/service as we anticipated and other than that no problems moving forward. So a couple hours a day I go swing the sledge and haul debris to the pile (now at my height) outside. In a week or two I will be ready for a bin rental.

Page is gone for the week, staffing in Arizona and visiting SD. Amidst all other things, I have been working the past three days on an offer for the SD house, that last night fell through. Ahh the joys of Real Estate. (=

The weather yesterday, and today, has been beautiful. Good timing as we are moving forward on the yard reno. We have a couple pivotal pieces to decide on before the yard work really gets moving -- tree & shrub choices. Then it will take on a life of its own ... as the interior has.

Page has the camera in SD til Friday ... so updated pictures of the dusty basement will have to wait til the weekend.

We are contemplating removing the stucco on the house. Beneath are the original shingles.

Hmmm -- stay tuned.