Patty Visit Update 1

So far, everything has gone according to plan during Patty's Visit. We even had some extra stuff thrown in, such as a pizza dinner with George, Cheryl, Brian and Amy on Tuesday night to provide all the oranges and lemons that they could take.

We have almost completed the garage project. There is now enough room to park the car in the garage and we have emptied the dumpster once already. There is still a portion left to do as we have to go through and sort out the stuff that is in the storage cabinets in the garage. It has been a fun project actually, and we expect to wrap that up today.

Almost all of the fruit has been picked and we made a trip to the Food Bank in Surprise with all the extra oranges and lemons. The landscaper is due today to perform the pruning of the fruit trees and fertilize them for next season. It is going to happen just in time as the new growth has already started on these tress with blossoms beginning to appear with the new fruit.

I will continue to update the activities and events during Patty's visit but here are some shots of things that have happened so far.

Starting out with the garage:

The Crew:

The end of the first day with the car finally fitting into the garage:

The dumpster being emptied for the first time:

Our fruit picking party:

The rest of our effort to clear the trees of the fruit and the breaks we took along the way:

This is a sample:

And, finally yesterday, the bins at the Food Bank:

Patty and I also stopped at St Vincent DePaul to drop off items for charity. So, our working crew is about ready to start another day in the garage, so I will end this entry for now and try to get more for an entry tomorrow...