Category Archives: Radiance of the Seas

Year 3 Day 92 – “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 8/02/2023. We were away for five days. It is amazing how the flowers bloomed in that time. Today’s product recommendations are for keeping your skin looking its best at sea and in the sun. My favorite skin care products are made by Elemis. Although I doContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 92 – Home from 3rd Annual Ortega Family Reunion flowers blooming”

Year 3 Day 91 – “Living the Dream”. Tuesday, 8/01/2023. Third Annual Ortega Family Reunion Day 2 Hershey Park and homeward bound. Today is the last day of the Family Reunion. It is sad to say goodbye. We left the park at the same time as Jenna and her kids at 1:20pm. Normally we stayContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 91 – 3rd Annual Ortega Family Reunion Day 2 Hershey Park and heading home.”

Year 3 Day 90 – “Living the Dream”. Monday, 7/31/2023. Third Annual Ortega Family Reunion Day 1 Hershey Park. Breakfast at the hotel with Manuel and Susanna before we head to Hershey Park and they head to Gettysburg, PA. First stop Hershey’s Chocolate World and the Chocolate Tour ride. Then into the park. Heading toContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 90 – 3rd Annual Ortega Family Reunion Day 1 Hershey Park”

Year 3 Day 89 – “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 7/30/2023. Last night we watched real TV with commercials. I have not seen commercials in years. They actually were enjoyable. Walmart has great advertisements. They made me want to shop there and I am not a Walmart lover. Jersey Mike’s commercial was eye catching with DannyContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 89 – Ortega Family Reunion dinner Shank Park Pavilion”

Year 3 Day 88 – “Living the Dream”. Saturday, 7/29/2023. On the road again heading to the third annual Ortega Family Reunion. It is very exciting to see family. There will be a group of 22 of us this year. It is hard to get everyone to attend. Maybe next year. My father was anContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 88 – Headed to the Ortega Family Reunion”

Year 3 Day 87 – “Living the Dream”. Friday, 7/28/2023. Clifty Hill 2 – Day 7 Foundation Block laying. In the hot heat Steve likes to eat oranges. The oranges we are purchasing are currently coming from South Africa. That kind of shocked us so I had to look up some facts. The United StatesContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 87 – Clifty Hill 2 – Day 7 Foundation Block laying”

Year 3 Day 86 – “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 7/27/2023. It was a down workday today. The day was filled with errands and homesite clean up. I picked more fresh green beans and a cucumber from the garden for dinner. The seeds that grew these vegetables are nine years old from our garden in NewContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 86 – Off workday, picking vegetables and cleaning up”

Year 3 Day 85 – “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 7/26/2023. Clifty Hill 2 – Day 6 Foundation Block laying. 25 bags of Type S Mason mix have been used so far. Picked up another 11 bags in the afternoon. I am acting as the background cheerleader. Those bags weigh 80 pounds. Nope, I can’t liftContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 85 – Clifty Hill 2 – Day 6 Foundation Block laying”

Year 3 Day 84 – “Living the Dream”. Tuesday, 7/25/2023. Clifty Hill 2 – Day 5 foundation block laying. By the time Steve gets set up and ready it is really hot. He is soaked and he hasn’t really started yet. Before he starts mixing the cement, he sets the blocks up in a rowContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 84 – Clifty Hill 2 – Day 5 Foundation Block laying, compacting soil with running water”

Year 3 Day 83 – “Living the Dream”. Monday, 7/24/2023. Clifty Hill 2 – Day 4 foundation block laying. Another day of not a cloud in the sky. We are filling the Hummingbird feeder every night now. I am not sure if it is the hummingbirds or the hornets that are depleting it so fast.Continue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 83 – Clifty Hill 2 – Day 4 Foundation Block laying”

Year 3 Day 82 – “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 7/23/2023. Clifty Hill 2 – Foundation block laying Day three. Not a cloud in the sky and Steve is building the longest block wall he has ever built. This house is 52 feet long. The cement is drying out super-fast in this hot sun. He hasContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 82 – Clifty Hill 2 – Day 3 Block laying”

Year 3 Day 81 – “Living the Dream”. Saturday, 7/22/2023. Clifty Hill 2 – Next year we are going to do a deck container garden or a greenhouse. Here are some old container garden videos. The hot sun rises all day as the block laying continues in the blazing heat. It is amazing that theContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 81 – Clifty Hill 2 – Day 2 Block laying, three corners completed”

Year 3 Day 80 – “Living the Dream”. Friday, 7/21/2023. Clifty Hill 2 – We planted more green bean seeds in the Jiffy greenhouse. The ones we picked from the existing plants are so yummy. I think we still have enough time for another crop and there is more to pick outside. Can’t wait toContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 80 – Clifty Hill 2 – Day 12 Septic system work, Septic system covered”

Year 3 Day 79 – “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 7/20/2023. Clifty Hill 2 – First thing this morning the last piece of the pipe was cut and placed in the Septic system. The inspector was called for an inspection and by noon time we had our inspection. The inspector issued the Notice of Release forContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 79 – Clifty Hill 2 – Day 11 Septic system work, Inspector final passed, Day 1 block laying”

Year 3 Day 78 – “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 7/19/2023. Clifty Hill 2 – Septic system is completed except for being short one little piece of pipe from the second D box to the second lateral. We went to Lowes and picked up the last piece of pipe this afternoon. Tomorrow morning the last pieceContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 78 – Clifty Hill 2 – Day 10 Septic system work, Last piece of pipe purchased”

Year 3 Day 77 – “Living the Dream”. Tuesday, 7/18/2023. Clifty Hill 2 – Finally, this morning at 5am we get some rain. A lot of thunder and lightning, but very little rain. There was enough rain to keep down the dust though. We have green beans that are ready to be eaten. Tomorrow IContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 77 – Clifty Hill 2 – Day 9 Septic system work, tighten excavator tracks”

Year 3 Day 76 – “Living the Dream”. Monday, 7/17/2023. Clifty Hill 2 – Septic work continues. Did you know that Diesel is heavier than gasoline. It weighs about seven pounds per gallon. Gasoline weighs about six pounds per gallon. Water weights 8.4 pounds per gallon. The difference is due to higher density and theContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 76 – Clifty Hill 2 – Day 8 Septic system work”

Year 3 Day 75 – “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 7/16/2023. Clifty Hill 2 – Look Somerset is on the list of 9 Most Charming Towns in Kentucky. https://www.worldatlas.com/…/9-most-charming-towns-in…. More stone was moved today, and the second lateral pipe was placed in. The birds kept their watch. Today’s product recommendations are for keeping your skin lookingContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 75 – Clifty Hill 2 – Day 7 Septic system work, second lateral in”

Year 3 Day 74 – “Living the Dream”. Saturday, 7/15/2023. Clifty Hill 2 – Moving more stone in the morning before the rain comes. The dirt is so dry that we are covered in dirt dust. It is like a big dust bowl. Every night I wash any shoes I wore next door. At leastContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 74 – Clifty Hill 2 – Day 6 Septic system work, visiting neighbor”

Year 3 Day 73 – “Living the Dream”. Friday, 7/14/2023. Clifty Hill 2 – It was a hard long hot sunny 96 degree ten hour day. Almost all of the one hundred tons of 1 1/2 – 2-inch clean stone is in the septic. In the hot afternoon sun in the trenches of the KentuckyContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 73 – Clifty Hill 2 – Day 5 Septic system work, Mexican night”

Year 3 Day 72 – “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 7/13/2023. Clifty Hill 2 – Getting ready for block laying. Look at the corn field this year. It looks like a chemical burn to us. Wonder what was put on it? We bought 10 bags of Type S cement. That will do about 250 blocks. HopeContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 72 – Clifty Hill 2 – Day 4 Septic system work, Block delivered”

Year 3 Day 71 – “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 7/12/2023. Clifty Hill 2 – First septic lateral is almost done. It took 2 truck loads of clean stone. We need another truck load. The neighbor came visiting. Around here they come visiting in Kabota’s. Today’s product recommendations are for keeping your skin looking its bestContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 71 – Clifty Hill 2 – Day 3 Septic system work,”

Year 3 Day 70 – “Living the Dream”. Tuesday, 7/11/2023. Clifty Hill 2 – Just another hot Kentucky workday excavating and laying pipe and stone into the first septic system lateral. The concrete footings are dry. Nails are set into the corners of the house to ensure the house is squared before block laying starts.Continue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 70 – Clifty Hill 2 – Day 2 Septic system work”

Year 3 Day 69 – “Living the Dream”. Monday, 7/10/2023. Clifty Hill 2 – The footings are poured. We ordered 15 yards and used 14. Please ignore me talking about 15,000 yards in the attached videos. Yikes, the stupid things that come out of my mouth. You pay for concrete before it is delivered. TheContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 69 – Clifty Hill 2 – Footings poured”

Year 3 Day 68 – “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 7/09/2023. It is party day at the Hummingbird feeder. Six of them are enjoying a meal and some acrobatic dancing. These Hummingbirds love overcast drizzly days. Today’s product recommendations are for keeping your skin looking its best at sea and in the sun. My favorite skinContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 68 – Hummingbird party”

Year 3 Day 67 – “Living the Dream”. Saturday, 7/08/2023. Clifty Hill 2 – Today two chutes were built for the step downs in the footing. The back of the house is a walkout basement, and the left side is a garage. The front and right side will be partially built into the ground. ThatContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 67 – Clifty Hill 2 – Ready for concrete”

Year 3 Day 66 – “Living the Dream”. Friday, 7/07/2023. Clifty Hill 2 – The footings excavation is complete, and the rebar is in. The concrete will fill the trenches up to the top of the rebar. This will make it level. The cleanup of the trenches will be done Saturday and Sunday. It isContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 66 – Clifty Hill 2 – Footing complete, rebar set”

Year 3 Day 65 – “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 7/06/2023. Clifty Hill 2 – Steve started digging the footings. It was a haircut day for me. Those pesky moles. Every time Steve fixes the driveway, they come and dig new tunnels. Steve feeds the birds and then attacks them with his truck. New Jersey? Today’sContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 65 – Clifty Hill 2 – Footing excavation started”

Year 3 Day 64 – “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 7/05/2023. Clifty Hill 2 – An SKRECC representative showed up today. He marked the spot where they will be installing a new roadside pole with a transformer. All poles that have electrical wires going to houses must have a transformer. More than one house can runContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 64 – Clifty Hill 2 – SKRECC marked where new roadside pole will be set”

Year 3 Day 63 – “Living the Dream”. Tuesday, 7/04/2023. Wishing everyone a very Happy 4th of July. Hope you had a great time celebrating the anniversary of when the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. The USA officially became an independent nation on this day in 1776, henceContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 3 Day 63 – Happy Fourth, food and family”