Git 'er done!!

I spotted this in the parking lot atop the asphalt when I was getting near our car...at first I thought it looked like a feather. And I just walked on by it without another glance. After loading the bags in the trunk, I put the cart in the cart corral near the car and had to re-walk my steps...again the 'feather'. This time I stopped and looked more closely. Only to then realize it wasn't a feather at all ----it was a leaf!! I thought it was mighty 'cool' so I picked it up and brought it home. Photographing it, with only the sunlight coming through the window -there was a shadow cast on the wooden table top....







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SUNDAY'S SUMMARY

Well, I kinda slowed down on the Spring Cleaning process. So far, I have completed the master bedroom, the living room, the dining room, hallway, entry way, guest bathroom [this is actually TWO separate rooms with the shower for one, and the lavatory and laundry shoot in another room] and the guest bedroom. And with the guest bedroom, it's all western decor --and the part that took the longest was dusting and cleaning some of Bud's carvings. He loves doing caricatures work...these two I'll share are "Doc Holliday" and what I call "Sam Elliot" -the one in a yellow shirt and blue denims. By the way, just a little tidbit on this one, the inspiration [I guess] was just a tree branch..yes, Sam Elliot's legs and chest and head is ONE piece of tree branch, whittled!! The arms and hat are separate pieces. Also, he designed and cut the Native American "Shield" and Eagle Feather wall clock....adding the clock's dials and hardware. All of them, after he carves them, and they're complete...I am the one that paints 'em; making the character come to 'life'. Needless to say, it takes a small paint brush with thick bristles to clean them thoroughly. Oh, and not to leave out the other gender!! Yep, he carved a "Big Nose Kate" of Tombstone era [Gunfight at the O K Corral era] also. The reportedly love interest of Doc Holliday, and supposedly reported to be a "lady of the evening". She's gussied up for her Doc, whiskey bottle in hand. Face painted, hair braided, black lace and red - Doc's boots on the floor near her as she 'waits to entertain her favorite man'----
Now comes the worst of the lot....the library & the same room has my computer and junk. With all the books being removed from the shelves. [literally hundreds of books -ugh!!] dusted, and then replaced back on the shelves, it'll take forever. And the kitchen. The two worst rooms to clean. But, I'll git 'er done!!! It's been a good time to do this 'cause the days have been overcast and rainy. One day this week, Bud had an opportunity to start working on the grass 'situation' around here. Because of the drought we experienced last summer the sod just up and died completely. There are several spots that he is now raking out the dead getting ready to reseed it all. What a long, hard, chore. But needs to be done. With that, I helped him out some by picking up the refuse and getting in the trash bin for the day the city comes around to pick up. That day, I spied a beautiful male cardinal in one of our backyard trees [I posted photos of him on my Thursday blog post]. While taking breaks here and there with the cleaning, I taught myself how to make and edit my own ringtones for the smart phone! Fun!! I now have NCIS theme for calls from Erik, Goodnight Irene for Irene's incoming calls...and the last one I did so far was Reba McEntire's "Sister my Friend" for my sister's calls. I love the fact that I found out how to do this. Oh, and after I cleaned and scrubbed down the guest bathroom [it's really not for guests much as the two of us use this one more often than the master bath...lol] ---anyway, I went shopping for new bath linens [towels, hand towels, face cloths, and throw rugs to go over the floor tiles]. I can't believe the cost of these items. I just purchased a new shower curtain a couple of weeks ago, and with that mingled into the cost the whole new 'wardrobe' for the bath it came to over $100. Goodness gracious. We've been making just sandwiches for our dinner these days. The tastiest meal this week by far was Smoked Mesquite Turkey and jalapeno with provolone cheese slices on bolillo bread and waffle potatoes with tossed salad and my favorite creamy ceasar dressing. Saturday...most of the day long - more laundry done and pulled weeds and bought a new bird bath - set that up.

By the way...




The cowboy boots and Kate's feet.
LOL