Monday, October 20, 2008

Fall Chores and Beauty

We spent time this past weekend cleaning out the apartment in anticipation of the Nowlans' visit this week. An accumulation of junk was finally hauled , in six trips, to the local dump. There was a charge for some of the items, but the euphoric mood that ensued was worth every penny.
There was lots of help, and silliness as the work progresses. Thank goodness it is done. Now we can  to look forward to cleaning out the garage,  attic and the craft room and the storage units... of what Evan calls OPS, or Other People's Stuff, (though I will admit some of this stuff is his and mine!

Evan with a load of smelly, old, musty mattresses at the dump. Thanks Ev!!!
Getting a little assistance form the nice man who runs the 'transfer station'. That is a strange label for the DUMP!!!  Well, upon further reflection, it is a good label, because people go there to transfer stuff!

Political Supporters can always be found at the dump during election season. It is a great place to meet and greet and talk sweet about their favorite candidates.

An old, tired desk on its way to the dump Swap Shop-it was probably snatched up within 30 minutes of being gently placed next to the giant furniture dumpster it will be tossed into if no one takes it!

The Barway in the back of the house-a bit of beauty to behold on a busy, busy day.

Kate, Louisa, Jill, Kevin Roxy and Rob all joined to help. I was so busy, I neglected to get shots of them, but they were all there and most supportive. We ended the day with a champagne toast in the clean kitchen. Thanks so much everyone!

3 comments:

KJW said...

Good job! Kinda fun once you get going...

WildRose said...

I agree it was fun once we got going!! Why is getting going so hard?????

wheeler said...

I think transfer station is the new "going green" PC term for the dump-to make people feel like they're not really creating waste they just moved it to a better place.