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The Culprit

June 28, 2017 at 9:00 am by Claudia

I just mentioned to someone in the comments that I rarely have trouble with deer eating things in my garden.

I spoke too soon.

All the day lilies on the side of the house have been eaten. Several of the brown-eyed susans and some of the phlox have been chomped on.

I think he is the culprit:

This is the guy I shooed away from the side garden bed the other day – where all the day lilies are.

So frustrating! And I forgot to spray any deer repellent, so that part of it is my fault. The only thing saving me from being really depressed is the fact that I’m going away for about 3 weeks, and then I’m going away in August, as well, so I won’t see the garden as much as I normally would.

Speaking of critters, these three bunnies were out and about when I first got up this morning. Chippie was also in view, sunning himself on a rock.

Lots to do before I leave and now that I’m back from NYC, I am shifting into overdrive.

The roadside lilies have begun to bloom. They’re so beautiful.

And there are lots of flashes of red in the garden now that the bee balm is in bloom.

I’m off to start in on my To Do list.

Happy Wednesday.

Countdown

June 26, 2017 at 9:43 am by Claudia

One week from today, I fly to San Diego and I have a lot to do in that week, not the least of which is waiting until the last couple of days to mow the front yard and back forty, tackle everything on my To Do list; etcetera, etcetera. Today is a day to make lists, buy another pair of shorts, do some weed whacking, and clean. As to the shorts: I hate trying on clothes these days. I have to gird my loins for the whole experience. Sigh.

I met with the realtors yesterday at that house my friends are interested in. Long story short: I told them to get on a plane. It’s gorgeous, it’s one-of-a-kind and it suits them perfectly. I took a lot of pictures and spent a few hours editing them, then I sent them in batches to Rick. They’re flying out tomorrow night and I’ll most likely see them on Wednesday. We’ll see what happens. As always, our high property taxes are an issue – they’re an issue for Don and me – and would be an even bigger issue to Rick and Doug as the property is 27 acres.

But it’s a beautiful home.

Our chimney guy came to the house last Monday and took off the metal mold that was holding the cement in place. All done. It’s just a chimney, but it’s been a long time coming.

I am off to NYC tomorrow to do some coaching on Anastasia. In and out on the same day. I also have a book review scheduled for tomorrow, the first one in quite a while. Spoiler alert: I loved the book.

Can you tell I’ve shifted into ‘Efficiency’ mode?

In the meantime, I’m picking black raspberries. Oh, they’re so good!

Happy Monday.

I Can’t Think of a Title

June 25, 2017 at 9:02 am by Claudia

Sometimes, I just can’t think of a post title. This is one of them. Considering I’ve been doing this for nine years, I know you understand.

Thanks for all the birthday wishes for Don. He had a busy day with two shows, a cake and a celebration with the cast, and an exchange of birthday videos with Little Z (this has become their tradition.)

He sent me a video of the cast singing Happy Birthday to him – it’s pretty neat when you have trained singers serenading you. I’m so glad they honored him yesterday.

The Annabelle hydrangeas are turning white.

And the Endless Summer hydrangeas are turning pinky purple.

These day lilies are blooming on the far side of the house. I love the ruffly edges.

Today I meet with the agent(s) handling the house my friends are interested in. It’s a spectacular house. You could fit five Mockingbird Hill Cottages within its walls. I’m really looking forward to checking it out. If we give Rick and Doug a big thumbs up, they will most likely fly out here to make an offer. It’s a beautiful day, so I should be able to get some good photos to send to them.

Victoria, a reader of this blog, wrote me to ask if I would be interested in a set of mini Fiesta-like bowls that she had in her possession. Of course, being a former Fiesta collector, I immediately said yes. They arrived in my post office box this week. Aren’t they sweet? I love those colors.

Thank you, Victoria! I ‘m pretty sure that Caroline is already thinking about where she’ll put them.

Happy Sunday.

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