Monday, November 23, 2020

Thanksgiving Lights

 The Thanksgiving cactus is blooming in the dining room.


I don't know if we will be dining in the dining room, with just three of us for Thanksgiving dinner. The kitchen table might be cozier. Jake will be joining us. We are delivering Jill and the kids to the airport tomorrow for their flight to Denver to join the other grandparents for their traditional Thanksgiving. I am hoping for the best. 

We had a few days, or half days without rain so we got busy outside.

On Saturday Tom took the leaf blower to the roof. I worked nearby, cleaning up leaves and cedar droppings from the front walk and path, with my phone in my pocket, ready to call 911. 



Then it was time to clean up the mess from the roof. I raked up the moss and debris from the shady side of the roof while Tom took the leaf blower to the front walk and driveway. 



Then While Tom put up the house lights, I took the blower to the patio. 


It's great to have everything looking so tidy.
On Sunday morning I worked on cleaning out more beds and doing more edging. We're almost done with fall clean up, and the leaves are all almost down. 
Tom put up more decorations. We used to do a lot more, but as stuff wore out, we decided not to replace it and just do less. We're OK with that. 
I cleaned out the front porch pots and stuffed them with greens from the yard. 

I don't know who will even see the front porch or the other decorations, except the package delivery guys, as those packages keep coming, but we will see them  and we will know that as Thanksgiving arrives, Christmas will  not be far behind. 

We will turn on the lights early this year. I have started playing my Christmas instrumental music playlist. We will create JOY where we can, and we will be grateful.


14 comments:

  1. I have noticed Christmas lights going up since the beginning of the month. I think we are in need of some festivity.

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  2. The neatening up takes a lot of work. Good to see that you have your Christmas lights up.

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  3. Sounds like you are done with Fall work! Good for you! Your house is very festive! Yes when every anyone is on the roof it is scary! Glad you were ready to call:)

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  4. Great job with the leaf blower! What a nice accomplishment to have that cleared up and the lights strung and lit. Congrats and happy holidays!

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  5. Your home and yard look so pretty and that is a magnificent specimen of a Thanksgiving cactus. I love the way it looks on the pedestal.

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  6. You have such a beautiful yard, and even with all the upkeep needed, it's great that the two of you can do it all yourself. It looks beautiful. Happy Thanksgiving!

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  7. wow scary to see your hubby on the roof...think I'd hire someone for that job...but your place looks lovely. We'll be alone just us two for Thanksgiving again this year...thankful and enjoy a homecooked Turkey dinner. Glad you are back.

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  8. It all looks so lovely! Wishing Jill and the children safe travels.

    Take care and stay well!

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  9. Thanksgivings will be meager for a lot of folks but you have really made your place looks so festive. Loved the lights. Hope you and Jake have a wonderful Thanksgiving and that Jill and her family stay safe.

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  10. Just gorgeous! Enjoy your Thanksgiving.

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  11. Your 'Thanksgiving' cactus is beautiful. My MIL always had those. And your house and yard looks wonderful. Happy Thanksgiving!

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  12. Your yard looks very tidy. It's a lot of work but worth it.
    I hope Jill and her children have a safe and uneventful trip.

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  13. Your Christmas decor looks so festive.

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  14. Yiiiikes! Tom is on the roof!!! That is so scary. Your home and gardens look as lovely as ever. And wow! Your Christmas cactus is blooming already. Ours is not showing any inclination to bloom anything.

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