Anything good under there?

Connor's curiosity about what lies beneath the furniture continues to grow. And, he has brilliantly figured out that he can go AROUND the couch to find his dad who's hiding behind it, rather than just reach fruitlessly beneath the couch to try and get him.



The rains continue to fall here in the nation's capital, and so far the basement has remained dry. All other sources of water seem to have dried up as well, so the magic appliance repairman appears to have done his job. I am still sitting on a chair on blocks...just in case.

Connor has also gotten pretty good at "hiding" beneath a blanket to play peek-a-boo. It's super cute.


The only other news around here is that Ed and I are considering starting a feud with our neighbor. Someone whose backyard abuts our backyard has decided to install a garage - which is pretty annoying on face, but it's super annoying because it's opposite my BUTTERFLY GARDEN! Yes - the garden that was installed because it was in FULL SUN, FULL DAY. And now, who knows how much sun will be blocked by this new garage? Connor - someday when you are old enough to read this, if you notice that there are NO daisies in the backyard, I give you permission to graffiti the garage that caused them to die. At present, they are about 5 feet tall and gorgeous. Not to mention the monardas, crocosmia, coneflowers, lamb's ears... . It's too bad a feud would take more energy than I have. It's going to be 1 foot from our property line. Apparently structures attached to the house have to be 6-8 feet from the property line, but detached structures need only be 1 foot away.

Elaine