Summer 2012

well it's been a long time since my last post & time for an update.

winter was extremely mild, barely any snow ... spring was warm & dry.  summer has been hot & dry.  that concludes my weather report.

added some plants to the garden with mixed success (as usual).  some things returned from last year & some things didn't (orange lilies actually were there before i bought the house & flourishing).  the day lilies are mostly doing well (the first stella de'oro i planted in 2010 finally bloomed).  added more to the garden along with more coneflower & rudbeckia.  hopefully the heat this summer won't kill the new plants off entirely, i was late in getting a soaker hose around the patio.

not much work has been done on the house.  exception being the kitchen  & bath sinks.  we have running water once again in the kitchen.  dad came out for memorial day weekend & replaced the pipes w/PEX pipes.  also replaced the bathroom sink w/a pedestal (worlds smallest).