Landscaping

So the house in the Poconos finally has some landscaping and it looks great. Unfortunately Landscaping is a very expensive home improvement. Living mostly in homes that didn't have a lot of land around it I had no idea of the expense even for basic things. But you know what, it looks terrrific and our job now is to maintain it. I hope it becomes not a chore but a hobby that one or both of us glam on to.

Here are a couple more the next day when the landscapers were truly finished.

Charlie's Visit

We had the pleasure of entertaining our nephew Charlie this past week. He traveled from Jacksonville for a week of vacation here in the greater Philadelphia area. It was a week filled with Broadway, history (in Phila. how could it not be), cheesesteaks, a trip to the Pocono's and a visit to his cousins in NJ. I think one of the highlights for Charlie and for me was touring back stage of Wicked at the Gershwin theater in NY. Thanks to my friend Gaby and her connections we were able to tour the stage an hour before showtime and were able to stand in Glinda's bubble, which if you have seen the show know is an amazing stage prop/mechanism. Gaby, Charlie and me then made our way to the famed Palace theater where we saw the new musical Legally Blonde based on the movie of the same name. It was loads of fun and lots of catchy songs. The movie is quite funny and so is the play. maybe not great theater but definitely entertaining and worth the trip.

Anyway Charlie left this morning and now our lives return to the normal with work, but it was great fun and we can't wait for his next visit.