befores and afters...

BEFORE...

the rain sure washed the fairy garden out...

AFTERS...

BEFORE...

pretty much grown up here...

AFTER...

pull, cut back and cleaned out...

this is what I got done Monday morning...

so what are you doing on the last day of August?

housework here, cooking, laundry...

same old thing...

heading in for my nap soon...

good-bye August...

so ready to get this fall party started!

;o)

have a blessed day...

the end of summer is here...

loved these all season, but they are ready to go...

cleaning out pots of faded glory this week...

rose of Sharon still has some blooms left in her...

sedum is blushing...

Lester being Lester...

pulling weeds and plants...

cutting things back to be ready for the leaves to fall and cover the beds...

I did a whole cart full of pulling yesterday morning...

DH headed back to work this morning...

was nice having him around 4 days...

just wish we could have spent more time outside...

the humidity is just awful and will be for at least 2 more days...

it was a grand morning yesterday...

cool and less humid until around 10am...

that's when I came in...

there is so much more to do, but just happy we got started...

it was started to look pretty junky out there...

hope you have good days and better weather...

;o)

autumn clematis...

this one is ours...

its been coming up across the street for years now...

and we are finally getting some in our yard...

it is the sweetest smelling bloomer...

there are 4 areas that we have now that are coming forth with it...

but this is the biggest grouping so far...

and the bees are busy collecting from it, getting ready for the winter months coming...

hanging out with my guy today...

washing the bedding and maybe doing something outside very early this morning...

have good days...

its so hot and humid!

not a chance of working outside today...

or getting good photos...

the lens kept steaming up on Craig...

and he wasn't wiping fast enough...

see?

our first tomato!

we were so late in planting them...

better luck next year...

the adoption was final last evening...

Charlie and Chumley will be here for a long, long time...

been working inside and had a major nap this afternoon...

DH has one more day off...

maybe outside tomorrow...

who knows...

hope your weekend was fun...

citywide rummage sales and an adoption...

found a couch at the citywide this morning...

had to cover it right away cuz all the furbabies were ready to try it out...

and a new lamp...

an assortment of linens and baskets, too...

we did good...

and this one is officially ours...

Chumley Augustus...

the adoption went through and he is all ours...

here forever...

and he is awesome...

got some more plans for tomorrow...

hopefully outside...

we got almost 4 inches of rain on Friday with lots of lightning...

and then the clouds rolled out today leaving sticky, hot, yucky temps...

so we stayed inside...

heading out there in the morning, if its not raining again...

starting the fall clean up...

its that time, or will be...

have good days...

;o)

the morning sun...

where or where is the time flying to?

wasn't it just spring with all the new buds and bright green growth popping out of the ground?

and here it is, the end of August...

the old man now has 4 days off...

so we are going to start in on cleaning up the yard for fall...

and I will be pulling fading plants and dumping pots...

raking leaves...

and soaking up all the outside I can...

while dodging bugs and playing with the doggies...

Chumley is doing great here...

and we are going to have so much fun with him and Charlie...

our city wide rummage sale is this weekend, too...

hoping I can get out a bit for that...

you never know what you will find...

have a fun, safe weekend...

prayers for the Indiana folks who were hit by the tornadoes yesterday...

;o)

pretty days...

more images from Sunday...

not doing so good again today...

prayers would be appreciated...

this is the new medical center to open this fall...

they really have been working on it lately...

so hoping it opens soon...

IBS and a migraine full blown happening today...

and its so pretty outside...

but I am heading for the bedroom...

dark and quiet...

have a good day...

I will be around to visit when I can...

;o)

yesterday's amazing sky...

we had a high of 77 yesterday...

a wonderful day for a drive...

and the windows were opened for the first time in a long time...

sitting here wrapped up in a blanket and sweater...

its 56 this morning...

not bad for August!

got the first load of laundry going...

 got lots to clean up and straighten up around here...

it is almost official...

"Oreo" who we have renamed...

Chumley...

is staying...

he is ours...

adoption papers will be signed this week and they take a photo to post online...

and it will be official...

we love him so much!

and Charlie has his brother back...

check the next post for photos and details of what went on this weekend...

;o)

have good days!

there's a new guy...

we are fostering Charlie's brother, Oreo...

the rescue where Charlie came from got ahold of me and asked if we would foster him...

he was back in the system...

found by a very nice young woman and she took him to a vet...

he was so matted and hadn't been taken care of ...

but thanks to the micro chip the rescue put in...

they got him back where he belonged...

I need help with a new name...

(YEAH, we're in love with him already)

and Charlie likes him, too...

face shots later when I can get them...

Have a blessed day!

along the prairie...

its been a rough few days, but I am finally off of the antibiotics...

I think the things make me sicker than what I am taking them for sometimes...

baby ducks are one of my favorite things...

Craig was off the last two days and we had plans of going shopping...

but that didn't  happen...

because of me...

and DH has been coming in around 7 every night...

but not tonight...

supposed to be home at his normal time...

and not working tomorrow...

and there's rain coming in again...

so maybe only one day outside...

so we can shop when its raining...

taking a slow day...

things are caught up around here...

surprise!

I need to clean out the fridge...

its turned into a black hole with a light that comes on when you open the door...

can't find anything you go in for...

other than that, I am good to go...

I do need to make arrangements to get some of the kitties to their forever homes this weekend...

and we might be fostering Charlie's brother...

the rescue asked me Wednesday if we would...

and I am waiting to hear back from them...

its been 2 years since the boys have seen each other...

I think it might be nice for them...

I am not sure why he came back for his adopted home...

she did say he goes around in circles and the vet says there is a lesion on his brain...

but that is all it effects...

so, this little guy needs a chance to find the right place for him...

and we need to see what else is going on with him...

;o)

they were from a puppy mill and hard telling what they went through there...

so-

have a great weekend...

stay dry, stay cool, stay safe...