Sunny Saturday/Tailgate Party

All week I had looked forward to sleeping in late. Today was the day. It was very sunny when I finally woke up and the outdoors called to me so I listened. After enjoying some coffee and conversation on the patio with my neighbor and good friend Janet, I continued the garden clean up.

I did take a break to do some painting. I have a round metal table and matching chairs that are light blue. It is a rather boring color to me and I have always wanted to paint them so I did. I found the perfect paint at Menard's the other day, the color is Rustoleum spray- Key Lime. It took about 20 minutes and $9 and it was so easy. I love it and it sure makes an improvement on the look of the patio table and chairs. I am now trying to figure out what else I can paint this same color. I will be on the look out.

Don't they look great? They are now a Cyndee color.
The color is kind of bright and shiny, I wonder if they will glow in the dark.

I finished cutting back the gardens on the north and east side of the garage and managed to fill two lawn bags. The only remaining plants not cut back are four Sedum "Autumn Joy". They will turn red and look nice through the winter so I won't cut them back. The clematis is still left on the trellis. I will have to cut that one back later.
The north side of the garage is totally cleaned out.
I can finally see my little walking path of bricks. I has been covered with plants for the whole summer.
The east side of the garage.
The remaining sedum "Autumn Joy" and clematis.
My potted tomato plants are doing well. The orange and the red cherry tomatoes are very sweet.

The chipmunks planted a sun flower in the pot with my Thyme and Oregano. It bloomed the other day.
Seally was enjoying the nice weather by sleeping.
Muffin decided to take his nap upstairs in my quilt room.

After all my yard work, I relaxed and then headed out to a party. Clarisa and Rex had a post game tailgate party this evening. Dan, Ken, Steve and his wife Denise and I enjoyed the great pulled pork sandwiches and cold beer that our hosts provided. The weather was cooler this evening and we enjoyed catching up with each other's lives. Steve's oldest son just started at Olivet College, Dan is looking forward to another Engelbert Humperdinck concert with his wife Theresa, Ken is busy working on the homes he rents out besides spending time with his three young ones, and Clarisa and Rex are looking forward to being grandparents.

They are all friends from high school and are very dear to me. Steve and I were in school together from sixth grade on. Rex, Ken and I were in homeroom together for three years. Ken and his wife, Jennifer, Dan's younger sister, live behind me. Clarisa and I have been friends since high school and she also grew up in the neighborhood that we live in now. Dan takes care of all my tire needs at Quality Tire.

Ken, Dan, Rex and Clarisa.
Rex, Dan and Steve.
Steve and Denise.