We have been putting off getting a shower door for the little bathroom. Our contractor was going to install a shower curtain, but we told him we wanted something else. Verna wants to get a European-style splash guard rather than a full sliding door. We contacted a shower door company and they should be out sometime tomorrow to measure and show samples. This is the before picture of the little bathroom. Click to enlarge.
We celebrated with beef tenderloin (filet mignon) steaks on the grill and a nice quiet dinner on the patio. Last night, we saw the fireworks from Sunset Park just to the west of us, followed by some awesome summer monsoon thunderstorms in the area.
I spoke with an old friend on the phone yesterday. We were getting caught up on all the latest events since I talked to him roughly six months ago. One of the topics (naturally) was the new house. A specific topic about the proximity of neighbors came up. I told him that our closest neighbors were just across the road, but that other neighbors were scattered around on larger parcels. In the photo, you can see our house (red circle) and our closest neighbors. Note that the aerial photo was taken before the house was finished, but the rest of the neighborhood is like it appears today.
Click on the image to enlarge. Compare this to the old neighborhood where you need “house floss” to clean between the houses.
These six peanut cactus flowers opened up today just in time for the holiday weekend. Click on the image to enlarge.
Our little Red Bird of Paradise shrubs in the courtyard are getting really pretty with new flowers every day. This is a shot of the second bush that has flowers opening. We expect that there will be more because these grow fast in the hot summer and go dormant in the winter. Next year they should have way more flowers (I hope). Click on the image to enlarge.
