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Drudgery has its Rewards

September 6, 2009 at 6:19 pm by Claudia

You’re saying, “That’s nice, Claudia, but boring. Why the photo of the porch railing?” Yes it is boring, but it is clean. I spent all of yesterday with a bucket of water and bleach scrubbing all the railings and posts. We have a big porch that wraps around the front and side of the house.There has been so much rain here this year that the railing was dirty, a little mildewy and parts of it had a green tinge. I should have tackled this earlier in the summer. Oh, that’s right, I wasn’t here until July! I know this isn’t earth-shattering, but it makes me feel good. That white is a lot crisper looking now and I love it.

Heidi called me this afternoon. An indie film shot a scene at her shop today. The setting was supposed to be a flower shop so the film makers brought dozens of roses. And they left them with her at the end of the day. She’s been giving them away to all her friends. I had just stopped mowing the lawn (an endless job on this property) and I ran down there to get some. Here is one of the bouquets (I’m saving the other for another post):

Some more views of these gorgeous roses:

There you have it – from the mundane: a clean porch railing – to the sublime: lavender roses. Have a wonderful Labor Day!

Basket of Flowers

August 5, 2009 at 3:00 pm by Claudia

Do you remember my basket? I found it when I was in San Diego. Here is its new home. I took a trip to IKEA yesterday with Heidi and her daughters. Heidi’s eldest daughter is going to be an Resident Advisor at her university. She wanted to decorate her room. What better place than IKEA? We were in there over 3 hours…but she ended up with some great buys. On the way back we stopped at….be still my heart….Trader Joe’s. I’ve missed it so much! This TJs is the closest one to us – a car ride of over an hour. I bought a few things, including this bouquet. You can’t beat the price. I decided to photograph it today…oh, wait a minute, someone else would like to be included in the photo. She is posing.

She has a flair for the drama, just like her Mama. Look at her, gazing wistfully toward the front door. It brings a tear to your eye, doesn’t it? Miss Scout, Oscar-winning actress. At least she thinks so.