Musings of an adventurous empty nest mom on everything under the sun.
Is it horrible of me to think of this as the Darth Vader house? Where termites die die die!!! Yes, I am thinking evil and morbid termite destruction thoughts. Anyway.... I must say I am impressed with how well they tucked the tent in behind the vine on the trellis on the left. I know... Continue Reading →
First of all, yes, that is an Andersen Kitty Calendar from Love and Hisses on the wall. The ever Gorgeous Corbie is keeping an eye on the shenanigans for me this month 🙂 So, termite tenting week is here. I spent Sunday cleaning and bagging after spending Saturday getting the backyard prepped. 27 took... Continue Reading →
Today was supposed to be round two of termite inspections. Get another quote, then another tomorrow and then pretty much pick the lowest bidder (after double checking the company ratings on Yelp and the BBB). Am I playing off the companies against each other? Of course! Do they know that? Of course! I was honest from... Continue Reading →
I do not like limbo. No, not the dance - I was actually once quite good at that 🙂 No, I do not like being "stuck in limbo" as the expression goes. It is, of course, the lack of control that is quite frustrating. Before I launch into the complaints - one bit of very... Continue Reading →
Isn't that pretty? That's termite sawdust...inside the door frame of my french doors. They are pretty well established in the trim around the whole house. Door trim, roof eaves - everywhere. My shared wall neighbor had her house painted and these same trim pieces replaced and they were just covered in bugs and pretty... Continue Reading →
Trees & Flowers & Birds! 