Chess Anyone?

T has finally got her chess set for the patio. It arrived today and it looks good. The king is 37" tall. The pieces are made of plastic. We could not afford the teak set.

Wally was here last Friday and again on Monday and Tuesday. He has finished the lighting and we have gotten the extension cord to the pond pump off the chess board. The pond still leaks and I shut down the pump last Friday when it began to lose suction. I sent John a note earlier this week reminding him that the pond needs to be fixed so that we can pay him the remainder of his money. He responded quickly but made no promises other than he would come visit us before the end of the week. The aggregate walkways still need to be acid washed and sealed.

Today, finally, we received the mini-blinds for the garage doors.

We had Kennedy Painting in to repair the plaster in the conservator of the main house. The plaster ceiling fell in last fall. They finished on Monday. Looks good. They also added anchors to the remaining keyed plaster to ensure it does not fall in the future.

Before

After

 While we had a rain day on Tuesday, the weather has been relatively mild. Last weekend I got out the lawn chairs and sat amiably on the south patio taking in the view of our back yard.