Splurges and Purges

Try to keep up

I'll be all over the place.

Took me over three weeks to decide to splurge on these

flax linen sheets.

I have wanted them for about 15 years.

That seems about right.

Putting them on the bed today led to me purging 

the linen shelf and then I wandered into my

closet and purged about 50 plus pieces of clothing.

After 21 years I am repainting the house.

Not so much a splurge as an "overdue".

I have an HOA and have to use approved colors.
Out of 31 schemes there is only one I can stand

Body: Heather (DEC773)

Trim & Garage Door: Navajo White (DEC772)

Accent & Pop-Outs: Shaggy Barked (DEC771)

Front Door (option): Center Ridge (DE6230)

Front Door (option): Swiss 

Coffee (DEW341)

I'm doing the door and shutters dark- the Center Ridge one.

So much drama with assoc, and estimates etc.

 oy vey

Will also be purging entire back yard as I have

 to move all the vintage stuff before painting anyway, so

seems the right time to do that and haul it up to the booth.

The baby ash tree that came with the house

21 years ago, is sick..... is dying.

All the other ash in the town are also sick 

with some kind of bore.

Every first day of school

my kids stood in front of that tree

to have their pictures taken.

Tree is 2 years old

Couple more years of growth

1st day of Ben's senior year with buddy Jake -12 years ago

tree is now double that

Removing it is breaking my heart,

but Monday is the day.

That tree has shaded my home from

 the harsh sun of lala land and I feel

guilty that I could not save it, 

though for three years I tried.

Damn, those front rooms will be

 scorching next summer.

OK so watch this gopher

I discovered, at the very ripe old age of 61,

 that I still cannot let a hand or foot dangle

 off the side of the bed for fear of....

what? a hand, a monster?

I tried for around 3 minutes last 

night and could not do it.

While pondering that childhood trauma, 

I recalled that I had to line up 

all my dolls and animals in my bed so that

no one would feel favored in any way

and with their heads above the covers so

 that they could breathe.

anyone else out there a comrad?

Now watch this
thanks to Jill Ruth

I am not techno stupid I use it-
 My life does not Revolve around it.
Look up at the world occasionally folks,
it's in trouble.

and my final 1 1/2 cents

Would everyone please stop 
making stupid people famous?
oy vey