Spent some time taking down the Halloween inflatables, skeletons, light up pumpkins, and tree hanging ghouls early this morning. Cut the grass to mulch some leaves, and began the long process of stowing our warm months gear away in the shed. I still have the patio furniture to do, but the solar lights, hose, lawn ornaments are packed up. The hose had to be drained first, so that took extra time. I mulched up the leaves on the side lawn. I got the kids scooters put away. Now the front of the house looks sad, deserted and desolate. Boo-boo.
Very productive day thus far though. I began with my own laundry in the wash. Moved to loading and running the dish washer. Cut 60% of the lawn, where I could get to that is visible to the neighbours. Did the decoration storage, tear down thing. Started on the outdoor chores that need to get done before the snow comes. Next up will be sourcing salt, or ice melt, and finding my snow shovels, ice scrapers, brushes, and remote starter/block heater paraphernalia.
I need my cut offs taken up north and burned so that my wife’s reclaimed blue bench can reside inside my garage for the winter. I’d love the kids kitchen to go too, but I’d be grateful for the lawnmower box of cut offs gone more. I might have a large pine table/bench combo delivered here in the coming weeks to tear down and either refurbish or turn into something entirely new. I vote for an outdoor bar for the back deck! Not that I drink all that much. Mainly over the Christmas holidays is when I’ll get into a Rye & Coke / Rum & Coke combo kind of an evening.
My oldest daughter was sad that Halloween is now done, and we are into a whole other month, Woosh! Just like that. Now her birthday, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Eve all loom largely on the horizon. Too far away still to get excited about. But close enough with the dreary grey weather knocking on our door. I just hope our new puppy doesn’t decide to try and pee on the indoor Christmas tree. Our other dog never did that, but his wagging tail, and curious nose sure did do a fair bit of damage knocking items off the tree. Reminds me of when the girls were little and I had to put the nice stuff way up at the top, so even while up on the couch they couldn’t reach it, or pull it off the tree themselves. Oh the memories.
Anywho… now that I have the chance to sit down and rest for a second I realize I should go cover the AC unit too. Check that off my list. I broke down the power washer to drain any water in it to store for winter. I will need to service the new mower, but I should have at least one more full cut to do by mid November before I can do that all up properly. I can tackle the weed eater at that time too.
You know what I’d really love to do this year? If I get a warmer day or two. I want to get my Christmas lights out, and condense them down to strands with all working bulbs. I hate when I get individual bulbs, or whole sections that go out. Looks so tacky. I’d rather have fewer strands that are 100% on, that fifteen partials bunched up on the trees trying to hide all the dead/did bulbs. But maybe that’s just a hang up of mine. It’ll take several hours, and in that time span I could just put them up on the house and call it a day. Priorities I guess. It will depend on the day, and how easy/difficult it is to pull old bulbs out, and push new ones into place. If I have a heat source, and some music I’m far more inclined to actually follow through, and do it.
I’m going to vacuum the main floor now, since everyone is gone for the moment. Ciao Bella.
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