Living

with Jim and Gayle

November, 2024

The termite company that did the inspection and remediation for termites before we bought the house stood by their one-year warranty and again treated the area for termites   They were very professional and knowledgeable.


I dug up the three stumps from the sweet acacia trees that we cut down last year.


I replaced the front stump (tree) and back stump with red yucca transplanted from another place in the yard.  I wanted the middle spot to be a mulga acacia tree to match the one on the other side of the yard.  After getting quotes of over $500 for one, I decided to plant an ocotillo cactus to match the one on the other side of the yard.  It is hard to tell if it is alive as ocotillo look like dead sticks most of the time.


The big project for this year is building a large storage shed at the back of the lot.  Last season I removed a tree that was in the way and this season I removed two shrubs and dug out the sprinkler lines.  Jim rerouted the sprinkler lines that would have been under the shed.  He then ran utilities (electrical conduit, water, and sewer) to the back of the lot.  We are now waiting for the concrete pad to be poured the first week of December.




We have tried, repeatedly, with no success, to find someone to patch the holes in the micro-concrete flooring by the front door and behind the couch.  I decided to try to color match the paint and then epoxy over the holes.  I didn't have the patience to put down and remove multiple attempts so Jim has taken over.  He is making progress.  These are the two areas by the front door that he's working on.


We went to the dressage horse competition one day.  Although the horses were pretty to watch, the competition nuances were much too complicated to follow.  We preferred the jumping where it was clear whether a horse had done well.


Our solar panels weren't producing as much energy as they had been so we had them washed.  They were really dirty!




Friends Mike and Libby invited us over for Thanksgiving dinner.

Bo helping Jim (reason he gets a bath every week).