[chosenbyone]

I have been adjusting to not working again with going to estate sales and working in the yard.

I have gone to as many estate sales as I could the last few weeks. I found some great Chinese antiques a couple of weeks ago. I bought a set of vases (three) and an 50"X30" painting of a Geisha girl on silk parchment. I was pricing the framing for the painting and it will cost nearly as much to frame it than what I payed for it.

I planted some Azaleas and some Confederate Jasmine in the backyard this afternoon, while trying to keep my new puppy from crawling under the deck where I couldn't get her.

Oh, yeah, I got a new puppy last weekend. She is a 9 week old mini-dachshund named Gracie. My 8 year old Cairn terrier was not too pleased with me this week.