#Spring cleaning 2023

1. Bert, the toolman was back this week to help my Spring cleaning in the garden.
2. I have a hard wood deck…but after a year there appears a  “moss” on the wood.
3. Walking on the deck during the winter (rain, hail, snow)
4. …is as slippery as walking on ice! 
5. Thank goodness for pressure washers!
6. The cats appeared  after the job was done….very noisy machine.

1. As you can see I’ve created a cat friendly “fence” in the backyard.
2. Ben and Jerry can gawk at the birds…and still stay in safe on the deck.

No respect for my plants!

Reminds me of Snoopy saying: “Curse you Red Baron” in the cartoon strip! Jerry has his eye’s on a pigeon!

1. But the tool man had one more surprise …not for me…but for JERRY.
2. The cat lives in his “private gated community” but yearns to look above the fence.
3. There are a few wood pigeons that drive him crazy in the morning.
4. Now he can  get up close and personal and…
5. show them  who’s the boss in this neck of the woods!
6. Bert made a very special “lookout post” for the cat.
7. Jerry sits there constantly!
8. So this ends….the April  KITCHEN journal
9. …and I must get back to reading books!

Ben was hesitant…but finally dared to make the leap  and enjoy the view!

1. Perfect ending to a very busy month of April…
2. Hasselback Tomatoes and Pinot Grigio wine!