25 April 2025

What a week.

Board Member helped with a LOT of projects going on in the Community; new sidewalks, new grass, possible new benches, getting out the pool chairs (ETC) for the May 1st opening, securing a space a homeless person was living in, pulling up dead trees for the "Free Tree" program, checking on various bids/estimates for other projects, and SO much more. Getting those steps in. The concrete guys worked behind The Hermitage, in the alley, ALL week, starting about 6:30 every morning. They were breaking up and removing the walk, forming, making a LOT of noise, etc. This morning they are finishing the forms right on the other side of The Hermitage wall, and getting ready to pour the cement. We will be SO glad when all of that is done. Little Chris not so much. ALL of the HUGE "JUMPS" in the concrete walks will be gone. He loves going over them on the bike when we ride our bikes on his visits. Maybe we will make some like Builder did when his dad was small. And the geese at the pool "seem" to be gone, however there is evidence that they may pop in from time to time.

Disciple had an AMAZING Easter Sunday and the icing on the cake was having two of Queen's children and significant other's attend Church with her! She sang in the choir, and with family there, the songs, AND the spirit, SHE was overwhelmed and the spirit leaked out of her eyes. A friend told her she looked beautiful, and she was SO thankful for the compliment.

Queen's oldest had a small Easter dinner at his house. He made Tri-Tips. Jenny made the potatoe's, deviled eggs, and awesome skillet cookie and ice cream dessert. Chef made a broccoli/cauliflower casserole, crab dip, corn salsa, onion dip and macaroni salad. She also played rummy with the oldest....we didn't get to finish.

Organizer has been "trying" to get EVERYONE's act together for the garage sale THIS WEEKEND! There is MUCH to get out there, but things have been slow due to other things happening in The Hermitage. Time will tell. She DID get the closet in the master chamber somewhat organized. However, Employee pointed out something. NONE of us wear most of the clothes/shoes in the closet, dressers, OR the armoire. SHE was the one who wore most of them, and since she retired, very few of us get dressed...well, like that. YES, there are days we all roam around The Hermitage, taking care of our duties, IN OUR PJ'S! Only when we decide to go somewhere, does Chauffeur insist on normal clothing. Disciple dresses on Sunday and Thursdays, BUT the rest of us just throw things on. SO why do we "need" over 100 pairs of shoes? WHY do we need ALL of these pants, tops, ETC?!?!?! A pair of overalls, a few t-shirts and some flip flops and we are good to go. EXCEPT when Chauffeur is taking us somewhere. So, Organizer has been trying to be rational about things, NO matter who screams about the shoes! The patio DID get organized and cleaned up. Things are positioned for the "sale" tomorrow.

The HOA only has two garage sales a year, April and October, and we missed the one in October. Organizer is saving some of the stuff for the fall, as it will sell better then.

EVERYONE in The Hermitage is impressed with Gardener!!! The jasmine smells amazing! Flowers of all kinds are everywhere. It is our own little heaven! Several of the neighbors have commented. She also crossed off another thing on the "Things to do in 2025" list! Not to mention she has picked strawberries twice, and did NOT share.

Anyway, we are trying to press on, and so we come to the Redistribution of "whatever" has been collected lately. Along with some of Photographers own photos.

We hope you are enjoying spring and that life is well. We are SO blessed and thankful!