…work.

Work hard.

It’s been a tough week, finding reminders of my Old Man around the house…washing the kitty bed only he used (can’t bear to part with it yet), cleaning off “his” section of my kitchen counter, where he always ate his supper, and folding the soft blue blanket and putting it over the back of the couch like always – but not really “like always” because I know he’ll never get up there again.

So, we worked hard. Got ready for the painters to come, unloaded dressers and bookshelves and vacuumed, and swept.

And dusted. Ugh.

And when we (and the painters) were finished, we had a beautiful, tranquil guest room ready to go.

Not so bad, I guess.

And then we went to a wedding (truly:  every bride is beautiful, yes?) and had a great tapas evening … followed by fire, and conversation, and Life with Spectre.

Life goes on. *

* Job 1:21b

Well, the countdown to Armour and Tanya’s “Save the Date” event has begun in earnest…and it will all be taking place here:

Is it the whole “happily ever after” thing that is making them so productive?

Probably not.  (They’re ready!)  But whatever it is, they’ve been busy, ya’ll.  And their house is looking great.

Tanya took the time to arrange my brother’s study with his I-Love-Me paraphernalia – which is a gesture that I love…because Love’s what her gesture represents.

Nice ManCave, bro.

And here’s a space I’ll be enjoying spending some time in…with a fresh coat of warm-hued, paprika-colored paint that ties in nicely with the front and back doors…

I also like (really, really like) that I can see a cook book here that is stuffed full of what I can only assume are recipes they’re waiting to try:

…and a back door that coordinates with the front! I think it only needs one thing…

…a doggie door for Rufus!

See you in about two months, you two!

Armour and his fiancée, Tanya, have a great house in Northwestern Delaware – and Armour is one of those guys who is really handy. He can fix or install anything.

Today he sent me pictures of their new office – cork flooring installed by him, and a beautiful shade of blue (I love blue!) on the walls thanks to Tanya.

I also admire their miniature greenhouse…a terrific idea considering the crazy snowy weather they’ve had in their region this year…kudos for initiative!

All in all, very nice, I think!