Bringing Meaning to Our Lives

Funny. The topic of replacement windows is much on our minds these days. I think a new sliding glass door is in our future.

Our newly painted living room

". . . I had a nice tan color in mind, but May latched on to this sample called Caribbean Pink. She said it made her feel like dancing a Spanish flamenco. I thought, 'Well, this is the tackiest color I've ever seen, and we'll have half the town talking about us, but if it can lift May's heart like that, I guess she ought to live inside it.'"

". . .Some things don't matter that much. Like the color of a house. How big is that in the overall scheme of life? But lifting a person's heart -- now, that matters. The whole problem with people is. . . they know what matters, but they don't choose it. You know how hard that is?. . . I love May, but it was still so hard to choose Caribbean Pink. The hardest thing on earth is choosing what matters."

August Boatwright in The Secret Life of Bees

These colors lift my heart.

Before and After -- Ta Da!

This is a bigger deal than I thought.

I'm glad I didn't get it in my head to do the bathroom myself. I had no idea how involved it would be. This is the progress we've made this week. We're still pretty dusty here.

Beware the Monster Mosquitos on Sullivan's Island

Very nice party Saturday night - a most picturesqes setting on the water-- you expected to see Pat Conroy come around the corner with a beer in his hand at any minute. There was lowcountry boil and all the trimmings, but -- the mosquitos 'most carried us away! My ankles look like I have the measles and it is still keeping me awake at night. Grrrrr!

The bathroom renovation has begun. Pictures soon.