Tiny Victories for the Week of September 8th!

 

Washer delivered and installed.  Power went out about an hour before they got here and I was worried that it would still be out when they came but the power came back 15 minutes before they showed up.  Spent the day getting caught up on the laundry.  Amazing how one can miss a washing machine.

B went to the post office to mail some bills.  We do not put bills in the mailbox in front of the house, we go to the post office in town and mail them.  We only put cards and letters in the mailbox out front of the house.

B also stopped in to our township offices to pay the summer taxes.  It's simpler to drop them off instead of mailing them in and we also get the receipt right then.

The hydrangea bush has gone completely berserk this summer with many huge blooms.  However, the bush is in front of our bedroom window, so B and I trimmed some of the taller blooms off and brought them into the house in a vase.  We will prune the bush a bit more in the spring.

I repotted some plants that were out on the front deck so I could keep them in the house over the winter.  We also planted two large flowering plants from the deck to the garden in the back yard.  I hope they make it thru the winter but there's a chance they won't.

While working in the back yard, we found a wasp nest the size of a football on the underside of the back deck.  We couldn't understand how we could have missed it all summer since it was near the steps and we are out there every day.  Obviously we don't pay attention as well as we should.  B was able to remove it safely (no wasps nor B were harmed in the endeavor).

B told me that the dehumidifiers in the basement (3 of them) have been turned for the season.  B usually shuts them off this time of year as in winter they tend to freeze up.