As soon as the sun begins to shine in earnest, the days begin to lengthen and the air has the fresh scent of the extreme oxygen levels ~ we begin to feel like cleaning the house more thoroughly, the desire to start digging in the garden is revived and setting up our outdoor patio areas for the season is a project tackled with relish! The windows get washed, the concrete gets hosed down, the extra blankets get washed and put away and the thought of not having to turn on the furnace enters our minds.
Over at the cabin, I had hung this quilt out on the badminton net to just freshen it up in the spring breeze ~ the spring like colours adding to the prettiness outside. Such a simple old fashioned thing to do ~ more things in life should be so simple and so satisfying!
I hope you have a satisfying cleaning season ….. I am hoping to! If only the sun will continue to shine ~ warming us up to the thought!
We have now been back home for a whole 2 weeks and like you, Linda, have been spring cleaning in ernest ever since getting back. Bruce has been out power washing everything in sight, cleaning out the gutters and building a new wooden deck and stairs on the waterside of the house.
I’ve tiddled up the gardens, vacuumed up all the cobwebs that accumulated over the winter, scrubbed down the window sills and have painted four new adirondack chairs and repainted seven older ones in a colour I`ve chosen to call, Bordeaux.
It feels really good to have these jobs behind us, but we enjoyed doing all of them.
While we were doing the spring cleaning, I have to admit that we enjoyed the cooler temperatures, the spring showers, the cool breezes off the ocean and the spectacular views of snow capped Mt. Arrowsmith. But now that the cleaning is behind us, we are looking forward to seeing the sun and some warmth again.
I`m also looking forward to sharing some fun and laughter with my Q. B. buddies so I`m hoping you are able to come out and play real soon, Linda.
Hello my friend! It sounds like spring cleaning really had you both in its grips! It does feel good doesn’t it. We are trying to clear out some of our excess stuff as we clean, and do need to start some staining outside too! I can’t wait to see your chairs all done fresh, you are so adventurous with colour – I am trying to not be so conservative! Play time soon!