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Year 2 Day 353 – “Living the Dream”. Monday, 4/17/2023. Day 3 (Progreso, Mexico) of 21-night Radiance of the Seas Galveston TX to Los Angeles, CA cruise. Today we are in Yucatan (Progreso), Mexico from 7am to 2pm. We have the Rum Tasting and Merida Highlights Excursion. This is our first time at this port.Continue reading “Living the Dream Year 2 Day 353 – Day 5 of 30-night KY to LA and back (Day 3 (Progreso, Mexico) of 21-night Radiance of the Seas Galveston TX to Los Angeles, CA cruise)”

Year 2 Day 348 – “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 4/12/2023. Hectic day today with no time for pictures. We packed up and met with the house sitter. Of course, no day is complete without a trip to Lowes. We made a last-minute Lowes run for yard watering stuff. We are heading out tomorrow for someContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 2 Day 348 – Packed up to leave tomorrow for our Panama Canal Cruise.”

Year 2 Day 347 – “Living the Dream”. Tuesday, 4/11/2023. We bought another 12 bales of hay this morning. We had thought that the 20 bales of hay we bought would have been enough hay to cover the grass seed we planted. But as you know we have had some wicked windy days. We rakedContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 2 Day 347 – Bought more hay for over grass seed, getting ready for vacation with a haircut.”

Year 2 Day 346 – “Living the Dream”. Monday, 4/10/2023. Loving my flowers and plants. Steve raked the soil and planted more grass seed behind the house. He then rolled it to pack the seed into the soil and covered it with hay. Let it rain!! Today’s product recommendation is for creating that perfect backContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 2 Day 346 – Back yard seeding and rolling video.”

Year 2 Day 345 – “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 4/9/2023. Happy Easter!! Slow day today. Steve watered our new lawn. We have baby grass growing everywhere. It has to be kept wet until it is about two inches long. At that time hopefully it will have large enough roots to survive on its own. WeContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 2 Day 345 – Happy Easter, Spaghetti and meatballs with Lisa.”

Year 2 Day 344 – “Living the Dream”. Saturday, 4/8/2023. It was a busy day. Up early at five am cooking for Justin and his family. Made two new deserts. Carrot Cake Scuffins, which are part scone and part muffin. Great to have with a nice cuppa. Then the most decadent desert ever. Lemon-Lime Bars.Continue reading “Living the Dream Year 2 Day 344 – Easter dinner with Bobi, Justin, and family.”

Year 2 Day 343 – “Living the Dream”. Friday, 4/7/2023. It was rainy cool in the morning. The afternoon was mostly cloudy, but still cool. It did make it into the 50’s though. Steve worked on the lower and middle level railings. He puttied, caulked, and sanded everything and primed the lower-level ones. The paintingContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 2 Day 343 – Lower and Middle stair railing work.”

Year 2 Day 342 – “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 4/6/2023. Rainy cool day today. A little too muddy to work outside. Hung some flowering plants on the front porch and did a little planning and shopping for Easter. The dogwoods are blooming. Flowering dogwood flowers symbolize strength and reliability as well as purity and innocence.Continue reading “Living the Dream Year 2 Day 342 – Rainy cool day, planning and shopping for Easter.”

Year 2 Day 341 – “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 4/5/2023. We have little ones growing at our house. Yes, the baby grass is growing. The old stinky fly traps are up again. Fly season is here! We worked on squaring up the firepot area and then setting the gravel in it. You need a solidContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 2 Day 341 – Baby grass is growing, firepit area gravel in place.”

Year 2 Day 340 – “Living the Dream”. Tuesday, 4/4/2023. Landscaping continues. We changed driveway to be more in line with the garage and made a two-vehicle parking area. Worked on patio firepit area and picked up some mulch. Today’s product recommendation is for creating that perfect back yard fire pit area. We bought thisContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 2 Day 340 – Driveway parking spot created.”

Year 2 Day 339 – “Living the Dream”. Monday, 4/3/2023. Landscaping continues. We filled in the left side of the house to where the sidewalk will be with topsoil. It is a large area. Landscaping is getting expensive. The middle level bath is fully decorated except the rug needs to be swapped for another. ItContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 2 Day 339 – Somerset Newcomers meeting.”

Year 2 Day 338 – “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 4/2/2023. The hay was piled around the house, in the roadside culvert, and across the street against the farmer’s fence. First thing in the morning we went and reclaimed that hay that blew away yesterday. Then, we scratched the ground up again, planted more grass seed,Continue reading “Living the Dream Year 2 Day 338 – Reseeded and hayed, planted shrubs.”

Year 2 Day 337 – “Living the Dream”. Saturday, 4/1/2023. We had 1 1/2 inches of rain last night with lots of thunder and Lightning. The crown molding over the kitchen cabinets looks fantastic. It makes the kitchen look complete. The wind is ferocious this afternoon. We have sustained winds of 31 miles per hourContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 2 Day 337 – Spencer’s three-year-old birthday party.”

Year 2 Day 336 part 2 – “Living the Dream”. Friday, 3/31/2023. It was a rainy day today. Good for that grass seed we put down yesterday. Steve took the day off and we went out together. We did see an unusual door handle on a car. I couldn’t get a good picture. Steve wasContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 2 Day 336 part 2 – Rainy relaxing day.”

Year 2 Day 336 part 1 – “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 3/30/2023. The firepit area was finished being leveled out last night. Today we worked on raking the side yard planting grass seed, planting shrubs in the side garden, and getting the back yard ready for seed. Look at this PICTURE OF THE DAY inContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 2 Day 336 part 1 – Grass seed planted in front of shed.”

Year 2 Day 335 – “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 3/29/2023. I am so glad we brought the flowers in last night. There was frost on everything this morning. We are going to keep them in one more night. I think we jumped the spring season and bought them too early. We have taken to cookingContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 2 Day 335 – Firepit area designed, road cleanup.”

Year 2 Day 334 – “Living the Dream”. Tuesday, 3/28/2023. Tt was a much colder today day than it has been. Tonight it is going to be below freezing. We brought the flowers we haven’t planted inside to keep them from being frostbitten. Steve covered the grass seed on the right side of the houseContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 2 Day 334 – Haying the seed, sidewalk set up for pavers.”

Year 2 Day 333 – “Living the Dream”. Monday, 3/27/2023. Thinking about my new little variegated Pothos plant. It was dying on clearance at Lowes. I bought it and brought it home and sat it in the window with the big green momma Pothos. In a few days that little guy is perking right up.Continue reading “Living the Dream Year 2 Day 333 – Yard work, happy healthy plants and people.”

Year 2 Day 332 – “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 3/26/2023. Yesterday was also our daughter in laws birthday. Happy Birthday Bobi. You looked beautiful last night at the play. Hope the coming year is filled with lots of love and joy. Love you!! Sorry you were not in yesterday’s post. Can I blame it onContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 2 Day 332 – Current video of the Williamsburg.”

Year 2 Day 331 – “Living the Dream”. Saturday, 3/25/2023. Steve rolled the yard where the farmer has planted wheat. Trying to level it out. It appears as though our grass seed is growing along with the wheat. Did you know it it against the law to plant wheat as a homeowner. It is anContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 2 Day 331 – Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.”

Year 2 Day 330 – “Living the Dream”. Friday, 3/24/2023. The flys are back and are loving the white vehicles. Steve worked on the driveway and yard. He put down more grass seed and hay, and then filled his new roller with water and pulled it over the driveway. It started to really rain thisContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 2 Day 330 – More grass seed planted and rolled driveway.”

Year 2 Day 329 – “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 3/23/2023. A few pictures tell it all. “The difference between men and boys is the price of their toys”. After getting the grade correct and putting top soil around the road side of the garage. Grass seed was planted, and hay spread over the top. WellContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 2 Day 329 – Grass seed planted, covered with hay, and hay blew away.”

Year 2 Day 328 – “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 3/22/2023. A rainy day. We went to the neighbors and picked up 20 bales of hay. As soon as we pulled up to the barn the cows started wandering over. The cows were very interested in what we were doing. Cows are like that very nosey.Continue reading “Living the Dream Year 2 Day 328 – Picked up hay from Neighbors, driveway dense pack stone delivered.”

Year 2 Day 327 – “Living the Dream”. Tuesday, 3/21/2023. We are back to the outside work. We are moving the driveway. What a pain! There is a culvert pipe under it. It needs to be moved in order to pull in and out of the garage and be able to turn around. Steve isContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 2 Day 327 -Moving Driveway and planting grass for new garage.”

Year 2 Day 326 – “Living the Dream”. Monday, 3/20/2023. It is a cold morning in the West Virginia mountains. Our bottles of water in the car are frozen solid. As we drive closer to Kentucky, we see more signs of spring. When we are an hour from our house, everything is budded green. SpringContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 2 Day 326 – Fairmont, West Virginia to Science Hill, KY.”