i'm beat.
this evening i scraped, sanded, swept and painted my balcony. i've been meaning to do it since i moved in, but didn't get around to it since i didn't think it was urgent. but last fall i started to worry that the wood may be rotting, and since it's not supposed to rain til monday i thought this was a good time to do it. i'm pretty exhausted but it's a great kind of tired. i love my balcony, it's practically my summer living room. i spend 80% of my at home time out there (if you exclude sleeping). although, i'd forgotten how exposed it is to the world. i'm very "on-display" out there. it faces the road and this is a pretty busy street, there's always people walking, biking, skate-boarding and driving by. it makes people watching very easy since there's alway someone to spy on. one of my favourite things about my balcony is that it can't be accessed from the ground. the only door into my apartment is in the backyard. so i can sit out there til the wee hours of the morning and still be safe from any hoodlum on the street. i've taken back the night!
after i was cleaned up, i went out with nurse melissa for ice cream, we went to ben & jerry's. i'd never been there before because we usually go to white mountain. ah, i'm so excited that ice cream season is back. and balcony season :)
i have this problem that i forgot how to dress appropriately for spring. i keep underestimating the warm weather – wearing sox & closed-toe shoes. long-sleeve shirts and my new vest. i just don't want to take any chances that i could get a little cold if i don't wear enough layers. BUT i have taken the step of removing the plastic from my window. this makes THREE reasons why it can't snow again (bike outside, no plastic on window, freshly painted balcony).
earlier today i bought a bird feeder to hang from my awning. i'm so excited :) i didn't accomplish anything i intended to tonight. yay for spontaneity!
now who here among us still believes in choice?
not i!
10 comments:
sounds like a wonderful evening! so glad the warmer weather has reached you at last! i think i'd like to come visit you on the balcony sometime this summer...
what color is your balcony? (so I can picture it)
ooooh... can i come over and dye your hair on your balcony??????????
please do come and visit! yay, dawna in ontario!
it's red. it was red before so i was told that would make it easier, hide mistakes better.
actually, joanna you should come visit when you're back in ON too. and beck, i KNOW you'll visit. ya, let's dye our hair again. that was fun. i love my balcony :)
I wave at your balcony when I go by!
I was not dressed appropriately for work yesterday as it was still chilly in the morning and I wore a sweater and was regretting it on the walk home!
Lesley, you will not be able to stop me from coming to visit you when I'm back in Canada!
YAY for faraway friends returning to kingston (and the surrounding areas)!!!!
aphra maybe if i ever see you waving i can invite you in to see my balcony. i hope the place it clean. i'm not great at impromptu visits.
I expect your place is MUCH cleaner than life with a 4 year old. I go by when I am on my way to pick up James from daycare, so you're probably at work when I wave.
yes, well like i said, i'd like to come and visit you on the balcony because it sounds so lovely... but i'm sorry to have given you what may be construed as false hope. we're not actually planning a trip to ontario.
well it was just wishful thinking on my part. BUT i did get it in my head that you might be moving to trenton. is that not a possibility eventually??
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