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):
What a chore but well worth all the effort! Those rose are absolutely gorgeous!! Hope you’re having a wonderful day! Hugs, Marsha
Sounds like you had a wonderfully enchanting day to me! Sometimes it the little happinesses or simply the absence of badnesses in our day that go unappreciated. I’m glad you were able to recognize these little brights spots in yours. :)
The roses are so beautiful and I know your porch is just beautiful. Thanks for visiting my blog and I hope you are enjoying the holiday weekend.
hi claudia,
from pink saturday to drudgery sunday! LOL i have a ginormous list of drudge projects. i am hoping to be motivated by the cooler weather. it looks nice and clean and your roses are the perfect reward!
xo
Wow…those roses are amazing…I so adore the colour and your basket they are in!
Claudia:
The lavender roses look like LaVonne roses, some of my favorites. How nice to have fresh roses at home!
You’ve inspired me to take care of the rails on our screen enclosure for the pool. It needs attention, too!
Just wanted you to know I’ve added your blog to my “Favorites” list on mine. See you soon!
Hugs,
Donna
The roses are lovely. I love that color. Looks like those good old strong vintage roses.
You were busy and the rewards are to have such a nice clear porch railing.
Good Evening. Dogwood
I don’t know what it is about fall approaching, but we are in the cleaning mode around here too. Today we cleaned the exterior of the house including the windows. Wow was it dirty. It looks so good now. I hope we have the energy to keep it up. Love your blog.
There you go, hard work in the morning, and flowers in the evening! What a nice way to end the day! Have a wonderful week.
Hugs and Glitter,
Patti
The roses are such a beautiful color. I know what you mean about porch railings – ours does the same thing….we just power wash it, much easier.rea
Oh Claudia:
The porch is so crispy clean. Love it. It is winterized and ready for Fall and Winter now. The flowers are so beautiful. How can anyone turn down free roses? Oh my. I can smell the fragrance just looking at the picture. Sweet smelling I see. Thanks for making my day rosy. I have enjoyed my visit. You’re a doll. Country hugs, Sherry
Oh, I can appreciate that clean railing. After I accomplish something like that I have to go look at it a bazillion times throughout the day!
Those roses are lovely- is it just me, or do lavender roses smell the best?
ooo lavendar roses? I’ll ask the question that has been asked already – do they smell of rose or lavendar?! Good work with the porch! You must feel like the roses were a nice reward for your efforts! xxx
Well I LOVE your post and I understand your feelings perfectly. You have inspired me to tackle something that will result in making ME feel satisfied in a chore well done.
My those roses are astoundingly gorgeous.
Happy Monday, xJ
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Wow, beautiful flowers! And I completely understand wanting to share your cleaning handiwork, with all the effort that goes into cleaning!
I think I could smell those roses through the monitor! They are beautiful.
And I think your cleaned porch is a wonderful tribute to Labor Day. Solid effort put into a job – no matter what the job is – can yield high satisfaction and pride. Everyone likes to be involved in something meaningful and that comes in many different forms and flavors.
My hub and I would love a big wrap around porch. Enjoy your day on your clean porch!
If I had spent my day scrubbing I’d show it off too. Only thing I can show is the broken couch is now off the front porch! We will decorate it soon!
Hugs, lisa
Great job!!! Gorgeous roses. Thanks for your comments.
Saludos
Charo
Those roses almost look like they’re made of paper! Beautiful! I surely understand the feeling of having cleaned something until it shines. Makes a girl feel like she’s had a good day!
Brenda
I know what you mean with the white railing. We have it around our back deck.
Now you have made me decide to clean mine too.
What a cute roses!! I love them!!
Happy belated pink saturday!
xoxo
Hi Claudia,
Not a fun job to scrub the porch.
But getting those beautiful flowers must have brightened up the day.
Have a great week!
Bodil.
You just knew you would be rewarded for all your hard work! Hope you have a great week!
Sorry I’m late for Pink Saturday… Labor Day weekend got in the way. So I got to see your sweet Pink Post & your Doll house goodies & I got to see your clean porch!!!! I know a project like that is not fun or exciting but, the satisfaction when it’s done is worth it! And I LOVED the roses. Weren’t you just the lucky girl this weekend. I am so glad you liked the cottage site I shared this week for PS. I think I am going to do a post about her kitchen backsplash next Saturday. I wanted to this week but, didn’t hear back from her in time for the post (& I wouldn’t use her photos without her permission) See ya next week. Have a great week.
How exciting for your friend, and what beautiful roses you received! Wow, what a job you had with the wrap-around railings! They look fantastic, Claudia!… Donna
Claudia, a nice clean white porch . . . what could be better than that? Lots of work, but so worth the effort.
The roses are stunning . . . what a gorgeous color!
Thanks for sharing!
Hugs,
Teresa
Oh my ! How lucky you are to get these beautiful pink roses. A pretty bouquet for a pretty woman :o)
Wow!!! I can almost smell them from here. Those are so beautiful. God really knows how to do roses up good, doesn’t He?
Are you telling me I am supposed to get that green off of my white front porch railings??? :) I thought it looked kind of Martha Stewartish! :) Hope you are having a great week Claudie. Thanks for dropping by. Always happy to see you. xo