Humping Along

I'm still feeling a bit under the weather, so I called off the day's trip to town to concentrate on organizing projects and coordinating the work around here.

I've given up on Dave, the Painter, after repeatedly playing phone tag with him. I've called another painter and left a message with three possible dates and times. *cross fingers* Derek, the landscaper, is here to finish the driveway and side of the house. I'm thrilled with the work he's done so far and will be glad to have him coming back on a regular basis to keep things tidy and add a few perennials.

Martha, our Houdini bunny, was caught today by Noah and is now living in the West Wing pen again with her boys. I hope she stays put this time. She's been hanging out next to their pen, outside Bunhalla, which puts her in significant danger from Doodle running her over. I'm thrilled to have her back, way to go Noah!

Speaking of all things Basset, the boys are very low key lately. Its only 57F here, but the sunshine seems to make them sleepy. That said, everything seems to make Bassets sleepy.

Flash would like to remind you to take care of yourself while you're enjoying Summer. Wear your sunscreen, wear UV glasses and protect the delicate skin of your ears and scalp by wearing a cute hat.

Exhaustion

Had a miserable day with the asthma, mostly my fault because I'm having trouble remembering to take the preventative inhaler. Its going to take me awhile to bring this into my daily routine. I must remember to take two puffs before starting my day tomorrow, because its a marathon!

While Derek was here, I asked him to really trim back the trees and bushes around the house. Its likely going to make the house look a bit isolated, but at this point, I just need a bit of relief from the pollen! Given the relative warmth of summer here, I simply must open windows from time to time and now the pollen won't be able to rest on top of the branches then get through the window screens. Speaking of which, I really need to hose the window screens down SOONEST!

Derek, the landscaper, left me an absolutely wonderful surprise! I'll take a picture of tomorrow and post, its too dark out there now. Its been a long while since someone surprised me. So this really made my week. And likely my weekend, too!