Happenings.

by marycompton

Hello good readers. As you may recall, the last time I blogged, I was watching Inspector Lewis and was kind of horrified by the number of fictional murders taking place in Oxford. Well, you’ll be glad to know that I am now in the final season (9) and I am still shocked. I don’t know how they stay in business. Plus they had not one, but TWO professors murdered in the Observatory. In totally separate and unrelated episodes. It is an impressive setting…but yikes.

Anyway, thought you’d appreciate that update. In other news, I started a “Statistics Bootcamp” this week because I am starting the MBA program at UMSL in the Fall and as an English Major, it is required.

This is how it’s going.

Pray for me.

In more exciting (fun) updates, I had my deck replaced with a patio. I found this in my backyard when I came home from work the night before they started.

Note the sad deck. They also brought a small excavator (that honestly looked like a toy compared the ones I see at work). Quite the endeavor but three days later, I had a pretty patio that is level and contains no holes or food for squirrels.

Mr. Smith did have to work up the courage to go up and down six stairs (we previously had four) but he has mastered it like a champ. And he’s a fan.

The yard is a work in progress, but it’ll get there. In the meantime, I’m very pleased with the patio and look forward to much outdoor wine time in the shady backyard.

And bonus content—look what I found at the Hill Antique Market!

I mean…

…so accurate.

Don’t judge the slipcover—it is to protect the chair. Mr. Smith has ruined several and I’ve just accepted that this is my life.

Count it all joy.