Showing Off

So here is the deck before and after my power washing. How lucky am, I edited Pulitzer Prize winners and I did this, very cool in my book!

Power Play

Talk about satisfaction, oh my goodness, this is cleaning heaven! It is just a part of two decks in a backyard that I am power washing. I thought about very little, loved just doing each inch, watching it transform. It is not to say that I have not loved being a journalist, especially working with the best images and most talented photographers in the world, it's just that this is like a second chance to see what makes me tick and I am so grateful for it.
I still have the second deck and the brick work to finish up tomorrow, I will post comparison shots if they work out.

New Life

Finishing up the 'quiet season' for the irrigation business, which has been anything but quiet for me. It was the first time to love my life without a news obsession or deadlines, without a worry about what would await me after the couple short weeks of a vacation. I have been quiet by myself, loud with friends, took an very intense gardening class, complete with homework, quizzes and a final exam and I have cared for my house plants within a inch of their lives! I worked 9 hours today, helping to clean and organize a large workroom as well as help design and fabricate unique drain covers to will help a senior residence in Queens avoid future flooding of the classrooms. I have found that beside for working with photographs and people I love to work with my hands, really work. Here, the sun shining through a new leaf (so appropriate) on my Alocasia Polly.