Someone visited our patio during the night looking for something tasty to eat. We long ago moved the trash into the bulkhead where the raccoons cannot get it after Jason observed them tip the trash can over and rock it from side to side while jumping on it to dislodge the lid. It looks like they still come visit but all they’ll find now is seed the birds have tossed about or some veggie bits in the compost.

Thanks to an elfa system sale at the Container Store we had a burst of organization this weekend. We got a shelf that will do nicely for plants. I got a few more drawer systems for the sewing room and Jason got one to organize the gardeny stuff that’s been cluttering the corner near the back sliding glass door. Gabby isn’t happy that her sleepy spot on top of my knitting bag has disappeared but she has many kitty beds about the house so I’m sure she’ll survive.

When I was in college I was aghast to hear Mom had thrown out my Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls. Much later I bought some reproduction ones that are close but just not the same. Thankfully all my old books survived. Perhaps someday I’ll have a little grand daughter to share them with.

Our aging roof began to disintegrate pretty rapidly this summer and each time it rained I would find bits of shingles on the steps and in the yard. It took us awhile to get replacement scheduled but a new roof is finally underway. They came yesterday and stripped off all the old shingles and replaced ten rotting boards. The ridge vent was fairly leaky and that will be replaced as well. Today the new shingles will go on and by this afternoon we’ll have a lovely new NOT leaky roof! We have one little strip of moldy insulation to replace and we’ll be good to go again.

Thanks to Pinterest I finally figured out how to finish off my lavender wreath with some tulle to cover the lavender stems and wire.

I’ve been meaning to make beeswax polish since I first heard Aggie and Kim talking about it on How Clean is Your House? (UK version). I’ve finally made time to make my own version which is 1 part beeswax to 3 parts jojoba oil melted together in a double boiler with a few drops 10X orange oil added off heat before it solidifies.

Finding a dead chipmunk in your car as you leave to do errands does not make for the best of mornings. My car has now been thoroughly wet-vac’d!

Dan’s decided to move down to the basement where there’s no danger of the airplane engine he calls a computer overheating the room. That means we have a guest room again so for the past few weeks he’s been moving down the things he wants to keep and there’s been a mass exodus of accumulated empty bottles and other discarded things. The room needs one last deep cleaning and Jason will move his computer and desktop into the empty nook and we’ll again have a bedroom where guests can stay.

Apparently, the new bird bath is much more bee friendly as they’ve been visiting it regularly this summer.

Saturday, before the storm arrived, we visited the Apple store where I got an iPod classic which has mad space for all sorts of music. I’ve been plotting to declutter and get rid of music cd’s for awhile now but none of my devices had enough space to make that practical. I also wanted to ditch an ancient space hog stereo and these portable speakers fit the bill. They can run off batteries or AC and will charge the iPod when running on AC. Now I need to find time to upload all my music and organize it and then I’ll be all set.