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Hattie and Riley (2019)
August Smart Locks
From the August Smart Locks website: “Ever forget or lose your keys? Wonder if you locked the door on your way out? Or go all the way home just to let someone in? August Smart Locks take any worry out of getting into your home. Use an app on your phone to control your door to unlock/lock, grant guest access, see who came and left, and let anyone in from anywhere. Simply attaches to your existing deadbolt on the inside of your door – your outside lock stays the same and you keep your existing keys.”
Uses a couple of AA (?) butteries that are easy to access and change. You can still use your key and lock the door manually if you need to.
PS: Sorry about the annoying sniffs. Runny nose.
Fireplace
The only thing that can make a room cozier than a couple of Golden Retrievers is a nice wood-burning fireplace. Growing up, the only time I saw one was in an old Frank Capra Christmas movie. Barb grew up with one and her father loved futzing with it. We don’t use ours to heat our home, so we don’t go through a lot of firewood. I sort of like splitting firewood but we’re just a likely to toss one of those little fake logs in.
Our friend Susan always has a Hollywood fire going when we visit on Thanksgiving so this year we bought a load of firewood from her guy.
I think I might be done loading/hauling/stacking firewood for the year. Good exercise, oozing zen… but enough is enough.
Hattie and Riley on the couch
One or both of the dogs sleep on the bed with Barb…unless she’s out of town. Then it’s the couch.
Riley in the reading chair
Two feet from her $100 Orvis dog bed
Barb, pups and Steve
Barb and members of the garden club to which she belongs have been getting our (Barb’s) yard ready for the annual garden tour. The local club came out for a pre-tour and one of the members captured this bit of Americana.
Wind sculpture catches a ray from setting sun
Like the planets, this moves very slowly — even in strong wind — and is most hypnotic.
Fresh coat of stain for the house
Bob is smiling because he spent the last month putting a fresh coat of stain on our house and he’s working on the invoice. Bob does really nice work but he’s not cheap (who wants a cheap paint job?!). I highly recommend him.
