Still here, kitchen should be done next week

Hi all, I'm still around, just with nothing to "say."

 

The lilacs have peaked and are on the way out now.

 

The kitchen could have been finished this week, but I had a work conflict, had to be on campus for the day the counter people wanted to come in. So they  will be here on the 30th and the backsplash tiling will be done on the 31st, along with the entryway floor.

The irises are also at their peak now.

 

After that, it's just the extra work I'm having the cabinet installer do for me privately, and the painting I need to do. (I wanted to hire that out, but I haven't called anyone yet.) Then I can start to clean up and put things back to rights.

It's been so hot lately that my bleeding heart is just about done, very early this year.

George (not Leonard, Leonard is the name of the missing brother!) still comes almost daily for treats, sometimes multiple times (because he knows what a soft touch I am). The grey and white cat with the protruding tongue showed up one day recently too. He's not feral, he was happy to have scritches, and he's not treat motivated (he ate them, but not right away, unlike George, who swallows treats whole as quickly as possible). So the grey/white one either has a home, or he's being cared for by others.

Some of my perennials are starting to bloom.

 

Work is work. I'm entering my "stupid busy" time of year, though I like to keep in mind that if it's my position that axed in the next fiscal year, this will be the last time I have to do do any of these loathed annual projects. Ha!

Irises on campus this week.

It's been a very difficult, sad week for some friends and for a work colleague (someone in another department); I won't get into any of that. But I'm glad it's Friday, happy to have a glorious sunny day without the humidity we had a few days ago.

I hope everyone has something to smile about! Take care and I'll definitely be posting pics of the kitchen when it's all done.