july 18 & 19

i did some work this week- of the furnishing on the cheap variety. pretty successful too- found dishes for 6 for $20 at big lots ( and they're not really ugly!).

and 3 table lamps & a floor lamp for $31 at the youth ranch. woo hoo!

steve put shelves up on the back porch for chargers & whatever else we need to store (sure we will fill them up, not to worry!)

steve got to have some fun instead of working all weekend. did a bit of fishing with his bro in law & nephew saturday (it was well over 100 in boise, good day to be on the river!)

the pups & i got up a bit after 5. wandered around, took some pics, went to imi (iron mt inn) for dinner. hoping to find air conditioning. nice cold gin & tonic is the next best thing, right?

then the store, then back home. the house is well insulated, which really helps keep it cool inside as long as it's open at night & closed up again once it starts warming up. once the breeze started it was pleasant enough to sit on the back porch.

sunday morning, a bit of tidying up, then a bike ride for steve & a walk for the dogs & me. it was already getting pretty warm, so we (dogs & me) didn't get too far.

the wildflowers are just cranking. and there are butterflies everywhere. these photos can't do justice to how beautiful it was.....

i found this sign funny- doesn't look like the gate has been opened for some time.....

so nice to have a cooler place to escape to. having it cool off at night makes such a huge difference, even without air conditioning. and it's nice to be able to sit & relax without having huge jobs staring us in the face everywhere. there's still plenty to do, but not as immediate. hope to get the girls up to help me paint in a few weeks, be nice to have that done.

all for now!