Thanks to The Caffeinated Book Reviewer for hosting Sunday Post.
The past week we started on a long list of projects we were waiting to get done after we sold our house in Tennessee. First, being in the mountains means we are surrounded by trees, and some of them have to come down for safety’s sake. 828 Tree Removal came out and started on a big project for us. It was interrupted by weather, but they managed to get half of it done and I expect to see them back tomorrow to finish the rest of it. Below is a video of one of our trees coming down. You can’t see the top of it in this video, but it’s very tall and it was close enough to our house that if it ever fell, it would do a lot of damage. We are having a total of ten trees taken down (plus some smaller ones that were in the way). One of the trees that already came down was five feet across at the base. Tomorrow they tackle the ones by the power lines. Praying!
We also had someone from Blossman Gas come out to discuss putting gas heat in the house. Our power goes out sometimes in the winter, so this would ensure we still have heat. We are still in the “getting estimates” phase of that. We want to put in a garage, so that is another possible project, but most of our land is “uphill,” so it would require some serious grading to create a garage site, so we’re undecided as to whether we’re going to take that on.
Doug is almost finished with the inside. There are some ceiling tiles and trim left to do, and that’s about it. It will be exciting to see it all finished. He has some work to do on the outside this summer.
LAST WEEK ON THE BLOG
I reviewed Camp Babylon by Timothy Beavin and Horse Show by Jess Bowers. I did a Q&A with Jess, which I will post tomorrow.
NEXT WEEK ON THE BLOG
I will review That You Remember by Isabel Reddy and Remnant by Katie Sweeting, and hope to review other books as well. I will post the aforementioned Q&A with Jess Bowers, and I might be able to do Top Ten Tuesday, if I have time.
BOOK HAUL
I was given Netgalley widgets of The Adventures of Mary Darling and The Nazi Housewife of Queens, New York. “Nazi Housewife” has already been published so I’ll try to read that one soon.
Mary Darling is a pretty wife whose boring husband is befuddled by her independent ways. But one fateful night, Mary becomes the distraught mother whose three children have gone missing from their beds. After her well-meaning uncle John Watson contacts the greatest detective of his era (but not that great), Mary is Sherlock Holmes’s prime suspect in her children’s disappearance. (Peter Pan and Sherlock Holmes mashup)
Discover the intersection of two lives in 1950s America—an ordinary Queens housewife harboring a dark Nazi past and a survivor seeking justice. In this tense and shocking tale, their paths collide, unraveling a complex quest for truth across time. Based on actual events, this astonishing story follows the path of two women seeking to establish peaceful new lives in America and leave the devastation of WWII behind, but a shocking discovery upends their lives and locks them in a decades-long journey to confront the past.
HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT WEEK!
I find all the home improvements fascinating. I hope everything goes well.
Anne – Books of My Heart This is my Sunday Post
Thanks Anne!
When I saw the title of your post, I thought your TBR pile had crashed!
Now that’s likely too. 🙂
This has been a huge project and I’m glad you are almost finished. I had 2 trees taken down a few years ago that were so tall, they had to take them down in pieces. Have a great week, Bonnie.
I have some like that too. It’s a load off my mind to finally get them taken down
Gas valves are usually controlled by electricity, Bonnie. Some have a battery backup. Sometimes, having trees removed is the right thing to do. I hope things work out for you.
Glad that tree came down safely!