Summer projects

Summer is over.  This semester got off to a flying start. And my brain, which has been on a break all summer, took a few weeks to get back on wheels. But I feel much better now.


Are you wandering what I did this summer? Here a small list:

• I went hiking with Princess to different places in my neighbourhood
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• I have been seen on the street wearing this (yep, sometimes you don't remember what Princess put on your head)
  

• But mostly, I did some home improvements:
• Here is what the house looked like a year ago when we bought it, and a year after (it was nicer this summer with all the flowers)

• We have done some organization in the garage (which we built last Fall). You know, putting some shelves and stuff like that. Nothing very inspiring for a woman :-)
• Painting, painting and painting, outside and inside (is there an end to it, I wander?)
• ok, this one, you might think I am crazy, but I assure you, I am not :-) We finished Under the front balcony... let me explain: you see, I have big windows in the basement that look just under this balcony and it looked terrible. One the these windows happened to be in my study, so I looked to it a lot, about 60 hours a week of it. I wanted it to look neat. And painting it white brings more light to the room. 

• We worked to improve my study. About 8 months ago, while I was freezing in the room I call my study, we found that old fireplace behind the wall (even with some logs!)

This summer, we destroyed the fireplace (believe me, it was not easy!), found a few surprises, but in the end, I am satisfied with the results.

• There was also the backyard and the new patio, because the old one was falling in pieces...

So, my summer was kind of busy. And I was SOOO happy to get back to school. After a year, I still think I have taken the right decision... it's a good sign, don't you think?