Lake miscellany

I've been working on lake house minutiae today. Boring but necessary things like figuring out what inserts will fit in my kitchen drawers... a spice holder, silverware, etc. I hope the next time we're up at the lake that we don't have another thunderstorm sweep through the area. There were no tornado sirens going off, but the wind was a whippin'. Below is a little video I took of the lake while standing in the living room looking across our back porch to the water. The other video is the next day when we still had waves with white caps.

One thing I love about this lake house is the new Speed Queen washer and dryer set I had delivered a couple days after we closed. I'm talking old school agitator, with basic knobs and none of those fancy sensors that break at the drop of a hat. It only took six loads to get all of the new towels washed, dried and put away. 

One thing that kept me busy at the lake house after the husband left was unpacking. I was able to decorate shelves in the jack and jill guest rooms with items from the old lake and river houses. I also put together six of the twelve dining room chairs, which took almost three hours and earned me a set of sore fingers afterwards. It's not that this was difficult, but rather time consuming because the pre-drilled holes aren't always straight or smooth. But I persevered and got them done before the table was delivered.

The dogs were a bit bewildered at first with this new locale. But I can vouch for them thoroughly enjoying daily strolls through the neighborhood. We walked to "the point" several times, which is one street over where local pet owners gather in the mornings/evenings with their doggos. It's also where they stage the annual fireworks display, which will give us a fabulous viewing spot from our backyard come July.

As you can see above, sweet old Pepper needed a nap after her daily strolls. Of course, part of that is because she always does her best impression of a husky trying to pull a packed sleigh through the snow when we take her walking. So much enthusiasm, y'all, but such short legs and a generally sedentary lifestyle otherwise.

It's a good thing I purchased a mop, bucket and vacuum on one of my initial trips to Walmart because the hardwoods were filthy. As in black feet at the end of the day dirty. I cleaned them at least four times. However, once was because my first mop was cotton and it left little specks of lint on the darker-than-I-like floors. Which resulted in me hightailing it down to the nearest Brookshire Bros to get a microfiber mop so I wouldn't lose my mind. Grubby floors are definitely a pet peeve, and so I ordered two pretty rugs from Pottery Barn to cover up a big expanse of the thirty foot long entryway that's a magnet for every little speck of dirt or dust tracked in the front door.