The great mattress throwdown

In continual cleaning efforts at the chateau we decided to get rid of 30 some moldy mattresses that have been in a closet for many years this is a me throwing them out the window.

A long walk

For the last 7 months Monday nights have been the night where Debbie and I go to the gym of a local junior high for an aerobics-type class, it has been a great chance to get to know some ladies in the community especailly as we carpool each week with 2 sisters, Helen and Annie from Saint Albain.

Now that is is nice out and the days are longer we have been alternating between working out and going hiking through the area. Each time we walk I am so amazed by the beauty and so yesterday I decided to take my camera so that I could share the beauty I so often enjoy.

Here are the ladies walking on a path through a vineyard.

We even found some wild strawberries to snack on as we walked.

Brighten the corner where you are

We have continued with our landscaping work, making new gardens, boarders and planting new flowers.

Here is the newest garden that we just finished Saterday. It is at the entrance to the chateau where we had a patch of weedy grass.

Kathryn, our newest team memeber, and I started a new project today, no not teeter-tottering but sanding down the playground and repainting it. No one said we couldn't use the teeter-totter while we sanded it.