Bleuets!

April 19

Z's Vet

We went for round two of "Get Kitty Ready for the Outdoors" drugs, only we were two weeks early and will have to try again later. Poor Z is going to hate me every time she sees her carrying case.

April 20

Living Room

Name that progress: Blinds!

April 21

Kitchen

Blueberry pie for April. I forgot Steven's birthday and made him a mini one to try to make up for it. I think it worked.

April 22

Dining Room

Blueberry pie soup. Quite delicious really.

April 23

Grove Ave.

Sometimes I go on exploratory drives, or at least take streets I don't always use. Especially on a day where rolling down the windows is necessary so driving on the interstate just won't do.

*Happy Wedding Day Britton and Drew!*

April 24

the Dock

Easter at the River. I, like a first-class nimrod, sprained my ankle less than a minute after arrival. So instead of helping with the garden irrigation, I lounged in the sun and offered my opinion when asked.

the format wins again

I'm not sure if the format has actually beat me like this before, but technology has. I will be missing some days in here because of technology. Just like I lost some hours with family because of it on Saturday. I admit my own contribution to both loses, but I'm too proud (and claim ignorance) to take full responsibility.

April 11

Dining Room*

Close up of sunflower. A last look at Mom's trademark move: fresh flowers for the dwelling.

BOOOO

April 12

Broad St.

So many buses in a line I thought I had accidentally ended up in a bus parade.

April 13

PF Chang's

You might think I went to some neat museum or exotic country, but no. I was just at a chain restaurant with giant horse statues. Those have always kind of weirded me out.

April 14

Back Porch

A lot of things make a great potluck. Two of them are wine and s'mores from the grill.

BOOOO

April 15

Lewis Ginter

These aren't the roses, but I think they will be budding next week!

April 16

Kenyon St.

If I just walked by this house on a street of houses, I might not notice the elephants on the roof. But it's not just any house and it's funny that I think of these elephants when I think of my uncle.

April 17

K Street

My *sister* preparing dinner in the front yard.

April 18

Dining Room

S'mores again! Yes, they are so good they required two documentations. The special thing about these is that we didn't have marshmallows and then we did.

BOOOO

*I decided to go more specific with my locations because it breaks up the monotony of tanya, tanya, tanya, tanya, tanya, tanya. Of course, now I have dining room, dining room, dining room, dining room. Just wait until I throw a bathroom in there.

I haven't linked to the extras in a while, but I saw some other neat things. Like a mural that looks suspiciously similar to my favorite Coney Island wall. And a man driving down the Interstate in a sidecar-looking thing. Fast. And the changes of my university. Here you go then.

april come she will

April 3

Tanya Ave.

Sundays are for cooking. Sweet potato biscuits, deviled eggs, greens, and lentil loaf.

April 4

Tanya Ave.

Move-in treats from Oma!

April 5

Patterson Ave.

The days (and the shadows) are getting longer.

April 6

U of R Culinary Arts School

Washing dishes is a small price to pay for this.

April 7

Tanya Ave.

Family dinner time.

April 8

Tanya Ave.

I uncovered these when I was preparing for the yard sale. I immediately thought about taking up golf, but then realized they weren't my size.

April 9

Tanya Ave.

A worth-my-time yard sale. But nobody bought any clothes and Andy reminded me of that time I brought an overflowing cartful of clothes to Beacon's in the rain and all they took was one lousy shirt.

April 10*

Canal Walk

I'm sorry to say it took months for me to finally do a little Richmond exploring.

I like to note where pictures were taken so I can remind myself when I've either been spending too much time in one place or haven't been opening my eyes enough in others.

*This is also the day that Sister and I discovered our mutual love of certain country jams and had simultaneous desires to create Pandora stations so as to hear said songs more often. I could not take a picture of that.

But I can sure sing it in my head, or accidentally out loud.

you ask why and there's never an answer

March 24

North 32

Mom staring patiently at the cream puff while I admire my new blue fingernails.

March 25

Lakeside

I considered changing my plates to LYDIACHRISTINE.

March 26

Deluca Gelato

Our mini cups came with mini cones.*

March 27

Tanya

Just barely made the pie of the month in time. Orange cranberry chess was the flavor.

March 28

Scuba Center parking lot

Peanut Butter and Jelly are the mini horses' names.*

March 29

Tanya

The crane procession.

March 30

West Grace

Saying good-bye to my first solo apartment.

March 31

Tanya

I didn't think anything could make me smile at the end of that day, but the swimsuit package on the front porch did. Surprise pattern: unicorns and stars! The kids are going to love it. And so am I.

April 1

Lewis Ginter

The rose bushes are getting mighty bushy.

April 2

West Augusta, VA

Elwood Dale Harman, cheers to you and what was clearly your incredible life.

*Jeta, if I hadn't eaten it, I would've mailed it to you.

*Jeta, I did not eat the mini horses, but I could not have mailed one to you anyway.

twice as nice

March 13

Tanya

If you've forgotten what it's like to move, here's a reminder.

March 14

Tanya

I chose a book off this shelf to read. Since this was several days ago, I can now tell you I read for about twenty minutes and I haven't made time to pick it back up again. Crying shame.

March 15

Tanya

If there is ever a bed head contest, this might be a possible winner. I couldn't even show you the whole thing because it is that bad.

*The runner-up for today is definitely worth checking out*

March 16

West Grace

Yep, that's the bathroom floor.

March 17

Tanya

Saint Patrick's Day Potluck. Chocolate Orange Guinness cake shaped like a heart!

March 18

Lewis Ginter

We had a mulch morning with the roses. Then I had a cherry blossom walk. So did that kid.

March 19

North 32nd

Sister's Birthday! She's three-oh!

March 20

Church Hill

Walking with Mom to get coffee and she noticed this little charmer.

March 21

Tanya

I was trying to be like the National Geographic-ers and take a cool picture of lightening. One problem, I got impatient and this was the best I came out with. If you click on it, you can actually see the bolt. A little.

March 22

Tanya

This is where we are going to run our office supply store.

March 23

64 East

That there is a car dressed like a dog!

Not that I need to make this post any longer, but I just wanted to share that my folks were/are in town. (That would be, my dad left on Monday and my mom is leaving tomorrow. Probably.) It's been refreshing and nice and nice. (Yes, I said it twice.) I felt the need to say so since there's not too much evidence here.

Also, you might have noticed the redesign. I have neither the knowledge or skills to really do this well. So consider it now a work in progress. And it probably will be for a while.

Sometimes there's a lot of wait and see

March 8

Tanya

Sometimes I can't resist how adorable my cat is. She seems to be adjusting to her new home just swimmingly.

March 9

Tanya

There's a mustache on the mirror and meat on the shower curtain. One of these I like better than the other.

March 10

64 West

I knew ol' Leeny's wipers were nearly done, but did they really have to give up on the highway on the way to work?

March 11

Lewis Ginter

Watering plants is nerve-racking. Their lives depended on me.

March 12

Brook Road

I don't know about your sky, but mine was really busy.

Suddenly everything has changed

February 28

Patterson and Libby

If you look closely to your left side of the picture, you will see a man walking his dog...On his unicycle.

March 1

64 West

My midday commute going from swim lessons to scuba shop.

March 2

West Grace

Potluck theme: Tubers. Contribution: Sparkling Ginger Chip Cookies.

March 3

West Grace

My apartment is slowly diminishing.

March 4

Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden

My first day with the roses. Pruning time.

March 5

Laburnum Ave

At least I got to spend two hours in the truck with Abby. The kite festival was too packed.

March 6

Tanya

The day of the desk requires a story.*

March 7

Tanya

I was digging the little stemmed shadow. And if ever there is a time for wine, it is now.

*Fair warning, the desk story is not that exciting.

After spending approximately two hours (probably more, but I don't want to sound like I'm exaggerating) trying to get that giant desk through the little door, we gave up. We only gave up because I had to go get CPR certified. It was a frustrating morning; we wanted that desk in that room so bad that we tried every possible turn, angle, and position, but no dice. After a day of learning how to save lives, we got at it again. My arms were in a weakened state due to the aforementioned heavy lifting, so reinforcements were called. The trying started again (this time I was a spectator) and it was determined impossible without making some adjustments. Number one: the top of the desk was removed. This involved unscrewing about fifteen screws. Number two: the door jamb was removed. This involved a razor and a mini crowbar. And only after these adjustments would the desk barely slide through to the office, where it will remain for many years to come.

The End.

For more boring stories, there are some here, attached to the other photos of the course of these days.