Minimalist Decorating

 

I sent off an e-mail to my House Rep and got his automated response this morning.   When sending an e-mail through the federal system, the form requires a prefix to your name (i.e. Mr., Mrs., Sister, Doctor, Honorable, etc.).  Over the years I've tried out many prefixes (after all, I am a Sister to my siblings and attempt to be Honorable in all of my dealings).  Lately though I've settled on the 'Ms.' prefix.  Smiled today when I realized the responses from this rep  refer to me as 'Miss'.  I haven't tried 'Mr.' but  I'll use that for awhile.  I'd estimate that half of the time, my rep's response has nothing to do w/ the topic I wrote about.  Pretty sure that neither he nor any other being actually reads it.  At least I'll get a laugh if his automated response will be to "Mr. Susan Mayer".

Mourning Doves are getting frisky.  Well the males are.  So far the females are having none of it.   The frost is out of the ground - at least the Town Chairman said he tested a number of roads and none were 'squishy'.  Might be my imagination but there is even a faint red haze over parts of the forest.  The red maple are thinking about blooming.

Sister Connie and Brother-in-law Dan are having their home remodeled.  This picture was taken by Connie to show they are ready for the workmen.   While their house is torn up they will be living in their attached apartment.  Good thing the weather is getting nicer and they can both go outside.  Compulsory togetherness might become too much of a good thing.