5 thing Friday - keychain, dinner, patio, welcome home, chores, shrubs

It has been a long week. 

On Monday as I was leaving work, I noticed that the silver star was missing from my keychain medallion. As this is a highly sentimental piece I was aggrieved.  Until I found the star face down on the sidewalk out front.

Its being sent off to Kerrville for repair.  I believe this particular one is retired, and the last 6 years of our married life together were some of the best.  So I happily paid the $20 to make it happen.

To entice people to come sit and eat dinner with me, I've taken to texting them a photo of my plate of food - chow call!  Tonight it was Buttermilk Baked Chicken, gorgonzola gnocci, and fresh green beans.  Tho I have perhaps bit off more than I can chew this week, I have still made dinnertime a priority.

Today will be spent power washing the patio and putting the furniture back.  Everything got a clean, including Mr. Sun, the furniture, the deck...the grass got cut and the red rocks cleaned out.

And I hung this cowbell that Mom brought home from her travels.

All of the repairs and painting are DONE.

Here it is, pre clean-up

I am pleased with my home.  I am also pleased with myself for taking care of it so well, knowing when to get things done, and taking care of the details.  It is a welcoming sanctuary for me.

I'm super happy about choosing these shrubs a few years ago (2021) after working on reviving this area since 2018.  They attract bees and butterflies and the blossoms smell heavenly.  I am very happy to sit here and watch nature and enjoy their perfume.

Did you know that if you cut a very thin slice of raspberry cheesecake with ganache topping, it does not count towards your daily calories?  'Tis true.

Gina