This week was very difficult as we laid my Mother to rest. We had a viewing at Oakey’s Funeral Home in Roanoke on Friday, followed by a small graveside service on Saturday at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Due to COVID…
In Memoriam, of Mom:
Mom passed away peacefully yesterday with myself, Steve (DOS), my sister Jenni, my brother Andy, and his parter Art by her side. The Good Samaritan Hospice nurse, Toni has checked in with our family daily for the last few days,…
Summer in Roanoke – August 2020
This year in 2020 has been like no other we’ve ever experienced, thanks to the COVID-19 which is plaguing the world. Like everyone else we are dealing with it the best we can. Fortunately I retired last December and no…
Happy 88th Birthday Mom!
We were fortunate and blessed to have celebrated Mom’s 88 birthday yesterday at Harmony Assisted Living in Roanoke. While it was a small family celebration, it was so nice having the family together, and we were thankful to Harmony for…
Back to Virginia for a while
In my last post we were heading back to Orlando after having been up to Roanoke for a week visiting with my Mom and siblings. We had no sooner gotten home to Florida though, when my brother Andy called to…
July Road Trip to Roanoke!
It’s now July 17th and Steve DOS and I have been to my hometown of Roanoke for a week now. This is the first trip we’ve taken since March, when we were last here and flew home in the midst…
Happy Florida Fourth of July!
This year we stayed home in Orlando for the July 4th Holiday, due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. Normally we go away for a long weekend with a couple added vacation days, although now with retirement it’s not an issue…
Pool Repairs and Re-Screening
After completing all of our other outdoor renovations, the last two home repairs we needed were re-screening the pool cage, and a tile repair to the pool itself (which had a slow leak). We had the entire pool cage re-screened…
Landscaping the Yard: WOW!
Our home remodeling projects continues now with the actual yard landscaping. Now that the bushes have been removed and the house re-painted, it’s time to fill in those loose spaces with some first-rate landscaping, lights, and sprinklers and transform our…
Home projects continue: Adding Gutters and Painting the House
After having the yard cleared out and the new pavers installed, it was quite obvious the house needed painting. While we were intending to paint the house in the not so distant future, the removal of the shrubs necessitated an…