I have not gotten much done from last month's list. It has been so hot that I can only go outside for a few minutes at a time. The last time I can remember the yard looking this bad was in 2011 due to the heat. I gave up watering then, and the yard was completely brown and dry. I have been doing a little watering, but you just can't keep up with the heat, so I have concentrated mostly on the flower beds and up close to the house. We did get a little rain yesterday, so the grass will green up in a few days and I may actually have to cut the grass in the front yard this weekend. I am going to try and do some clean up and take some photos to use in future illustrations. Check back soon!

Repairs

• We need to go around the eves and make a few repairs where the eve has pulled back from the brick.
• Some of the wood panels need to be replaced
• Replace the water valve box door
• New gutters
• Replace the big round vent in the front gable
• New paint
• Wouldn't that all be nice?

You do realize most of this is a wish list in case all of the planets are in complete alignment?