Projects…
They were considered keep busy things when in retirement. Before retirement they were called chores. But to everyone they are called pain in the butts. The list of must do’s seems never ending. It’s a simple fact that during the summer a thing called grass grows. In the fall leafs fall off trees, and in winter the snow block the drive way.

Other things of note is that the sun fades house paint, dock stains and that lake ice can cause great damage to your dock. What’s the answer to simplifying your life? The answer is either move into the ‘Home’ where they feed you oat meal in the morning or get rid of that Honey Do List.

Let’s approach the problem logically it’s getting a hold of a better use of your time. First is the lawn and it’s care… get rid of it. That’s right, back to nature like Thoreau suggested. No lawn no lawn mower, No lawn no fall raking, go with the natural look. The wild life will love it. As for winter driveway maintenance?

Visit your southern cousins December through May. As your painting and staining around the house- go with fake siding. It’s a one time cost and so is a plastic floating dock. See where this is headed? If we eliminate projects we’ll have more time for the things that really matter, golf and fishing. Oh, yeah Rosebud wants more time for "our" fitness program. I’ll watch.

My dad had it right. He hired a colored man, opps… lets make that right, a black African descendant who at the time lived in America helping my dad’s business. He was a really Mr. Fix It. Old Ralph could fix anything even my brother’s bike when he rode it off a cliff. They never fixed my brother. I sure miss Ralph’s golden touch. I’ve got two junkers in the back yard that Rosebud said “they are out of here!”