hiccups.....

That's a good one isn't it? Love a catchy title...gets your attention .... then a pretty picture draws your eye.....

The day began so perfectly ... well, with the exception of the hiccups that Mr. BumbleVee has had since about 2:00 yesterday afternoon. If it was me I would probably be tearing out my hair by now. I am sure it must be pretty annoying for him but he doesn't say much. He did manage to get some sleep...they quit about midnight. I think he must have finally fallen asleep still "hicc-ing". It is a full blown, abdomen wrenching lurch each time, and steadily.... it must be wearing him down a bit by now .. but he is still plugging away on the laundry room.
We tried the breathing into paper bags... sugar on the tongue.. holding his breath... pulling hard on his tongue... later we resorted to the medicine cabinet..... tried an old Ativan that I found .... later ...some Pepto Bismol.... a sip of Port.... Ibuprofen by midnight. .. nothing helped. He seems to stop for a bit while eating.. that is it. He says he should just sit there for the day nibbling something....

By noon... this black sky showed up... the wind started to blow... then we had rolling thunder for a few hours... one or two quick bursts of rain... and ... blue sky later in the evening.













Earlier in the day we had to go to Home Depot. I went to the plant section..they just got a huge shipment in...oooooooh....I bought some "Delta mix" pansies ... I love them. Lovely custard yellows with pinks and burgundies in the same flour... so beautiful. Also got some mixed snapdragons...so was busy putting in a few while dashing in and out of the garage to hold pieces of wood for screwing the pedestal boxes together. My hands were looking a bit worse for wear by tonight.... I don't think they will ever look clean again. Hmmm...wood glue sure stains fingers....










These dainty little blooms are Carole Mackie Daphne. The scent is absolutely amazing. Sort of like a day lily.... you just want to breathe deeply every time you get remotely close to it....













Remember this little antique vase? or champagne flute? or whatever it is... how perfect it is for a few sprigs of my Purple Leaf Plum !!

Let there be light! What a difference. My new pot lights versus the old fluorescent lights. The really strange thing about the first pic is that the colour of the walls is not that at all.... as a matter of fact... it looks like the colour we will be painting...while the colour in the pot light pic...shows the actual colour the room is now... pale and nondescript.... how weird. Didn't use a flash in either pic either. Making good progress on the room. Tomorrow... cut and paint side panels for the washer and dryer area.... cut and build a header for cupboards.. perhaps get that installed....