We’ve added a new number to the past year, so now we say “have a happy new year” right? I don’t think I’ve ever been happy for a whole year. Most of a year, but not all. Something always happens that isn’t happy. So I think I’ll start saying “have some happy days in this new year”😉
We are still working on Kara’s house, but it’s about finished. Kara has had some ups and downs in her new apartment. Of course she would much rather be here, in her own house, so she is having a hard time graciously accepting her new life. Loss of control would be hard for anyone. Needing help to stand and walk is frustrating and no more driving is probably one of the worst losses for her.
We have worked hard getting the house cleared and ready to be sold as-is. Off and on for over four months now. You can see the dumpster is full here, it’s load weighed over a ton. that was really hard work
Kara was what is now called; a ‘hoarder’. So the house was a mess. I don’t want to disrespect her by showing what she felt comfortable living with. But the pictures emphasize the work we did to get it to this point. It’s a charming house now
all surfaces were piled high, I don’t know how she cooked
Since starting the project in October, I haven’t even had time to do a new puzzle. 😳 I’ve missed posting on the blog too. I enjoy putting thoughts out there for your consideration and pictures for your enjoyment 😉
case in point; while searching through paperwork for important papers, trying not to snoop, I found Kara liked to clip out sayings, quotes, jokes, interesting facts, and lots and lots of recipes. Of course I’m guilty of that too. But I try to keep mine organized, I do try and succeed most of the time.
here’s a few
How true is this first one🙂⬇️
Kara probably had over a hundred cook books and magazine’s, and still cut out recipes. I happened to see this one and since I’m a sucker for good baked beans, I saved it. I’ve never used bacon and hamburger together
I’ll let you know how they turn out.
And then there’s this one
The sister of the couple that bought the house next door to Kara’s two years ago, is interested in buying Kara’s.
Totally as-is. No realtor involved. I hope that it goes through, good neighbors are not always easy to find. We don’t want any flippers on our block. We love our neighborhood
We have a new feature to our yard. as our gardener blows off this part of the yard
The seeds end up in the the parkway and all the rain we’ve had, has given us a wildflower patch
It probably won’t last long since we don’t water it on a regular basis, but we’re sure enjoying it now
in other news, “WE HAVE OR FIRST GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER”!!! “YAY”!!!
MELODY MAGDALENA LOPEZ. 8 lbs 9 oz, 20 inches long. We’re waiting for a picture I can post
so stay tuned for that
💗jilly
Once in awhile-now and again-this is us 