Unscheduled weekend

We returned Youngest Grandson to his home last night, but he will return on Tuesday.  I promised him more of Nana's Art Camp activities since the camping week and flying got us off rhythm.  He was asking for help with a painting project yesterday and I took that as a hint.

Steve will be working in Napa today and then off to Fort Bragg on the California coast for tomorrow.  So Youngest Daughter and I will be keeping each other company and tending the five dogs and five chickens.  We're outnumbered, I hope we do everything right.

I have several thousand projects to start or complete.  The summer heat won't allow for much yard work, but at least I reset the pavers leading to the front door so I can cross that off my list.  Our front yard is mighty jungly these days with untrimmed bushes and trees taking over.  I so overdid the black bark on the lawn that it looks like I pulled up a big, black, fluffy quilt!  I can easily shovel off a couple inches for some other projects and wet it down with a hose while we wait for rain.  Eventually it will settle, but instead of rounding my figures up I should have rounded down.  Or maybe the guys were just generous when they loaded the truck.