I’ve been busy. But a different kind of busy from studying.

We went to my cousin Eric’s graduation. It was lovely to see everyone, even if it was just for a short time.

Then we came home and did a lot of work on the house. We painted the front porch (and are now the proud owners of a paint sprayer–there was no way were going to paint the latice by hand), and the window frames (this involved ladder climbing and contortionism to paint around the awnings). And of course I did a small amount of gardening: I purchased another astilbe for the shade along the side of the house, and another Calibrachoa–this one purple–for a hanging basket. All in all I’m pretty pleased with the way things look. I’ll have more pictures of the plants as I straighten and mulch.