A sixth cousin contacted me today (via email). It “made my day” because,  otherwise, a “no gratification workday”!! Four hours of sleep last night and six hours outdoors working on projects. It has been an absolutely gorgeous day!! Because perfect weather, I kept pushing myself to get things done. I lost count of the number of items I spray painted black. All morning on one load of laundry because the washing machine wouldn’t finish after “unbalanced load.”  I rearranged the clothes but the old washing machine was temperamental. I had to start over two more times.

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Remember? Three years ago, a Christmas “bottle tree” created from one chrome display rack.

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The view from my windows–and my computer.