{"id":1051,"date":"2014-02-10T17:46:17","date_gmt":"2014-02-11T01:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smugglerscove.us\/?p=1051"},"modified":"2014-02-10T17:49:14","modified_gmt":"2014-02-11T01:49:14","slug":"anyone-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smugglerscove.us\/?p=1051","title":{"rendered":"Anyone home?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We have been away for awhile.\u00a0 The blog was hacked, but the computer guru has everything fixed, patched and ready to go.<\/p>\n

Look at that gorgeous heather.\u00a0 It is blooming on the deck and it\u00a0welcomed an inch or so of snow Saturday night.\u00a0\u00a0Once again and probably forever, we will be amazed that plants bloom in winter.<\/p>\n

What’s the latest with the house and property?\u00a0 We look forward to a garden this spring.\u00a0 We are attending\u00a0a day-long\u00a0Gardening Workshop next month and we will undoubtedly\u00a0garner valuable information, but this time, we have land and space, water and plants ordered. Bulbs are already in the ground and some of them are poking through the dirt.\u00a0 We need rain.\u00a0 I cannot believe I have to say that.\u00a0 The pasture grass we spread around has been long sprouted and is waiting for rain and a bit more sun and it will take off.\u00a0 I want the meadow to return.<\/p>\n

The house remains a work-in-progress.\u00a0 Are they ever not?\u00a0 I doubt it.\u00a0 The noise at night – created by the heat-pump, has been alleviated.\u00a0 We turn down the thermostat at night and turn it back up in the morning.\u00a0 It takes so long to heat and re-heat the floor, that this system seems to work for the noise and not affect the overall house warmth. Thus far, a simple solution.<\/p>\n

Furniture has been moved and moved again.\u00a0 We bought a used curio cabinet for the dreaded knick-knacks.\u00a0 Unpacking them has been fun.\u00a0 Unpacking everything has been fun.\u00a0 It is such a journey and a revelation to uncover the things we thought important so long ago.\u00a0 Art has been hung, moved and re-hung.\u00a0 The Turkish rug awaits a spot, as do paintings from the 70’s.\u00a0 They need frames.\u00a0 I bought simple molding to stain and tack on the sides.\u00a0 I am waiting for the weather to be conducive to outdoor staining!\u00a0 There is also a wonderful collection of Hmong needlework that we have dragged around for decades.\u00a0 Those need to be framed and hung.<\/p>\n

We are discussing guest accommodations.\u00a0 Do we need to add an upstairs wall or not?\u00a0 That vote is out.\u00a0 How often do we have guests?\u00a0 Does the area need to be reworked?\u00a0 I think we might wait and see how often we have guests and have them toss their ideas into the mix.<\/p>\n

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