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09 Wednesday Sep 2026

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set the den up for company and was able to accomplish it in a much simpler manner…

rather than bring out the sofa table and turn the couch, I was able to set it up so the bed could be closed, but left in the same spot… often we bring down a mattress to put on top of the pullout, but this is a shorter trip so decided not to do that… the only thing that came out was a small roller cabinet…

once you are in the room and close the door the bed opens up nicely…

but I didn’t think about leaving the room in the middle of the night 😳… luckily, she was able to slip through the space between the door and edge of the bed, lol…

strong…

13 Friday Feb 2026

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been laughing a bit as I had to move the hyacinth into the living room because the scent got too strong in the den, as it is a small room…

as of Thursday, I have been smelling it on my way down the stairs…

when I went to take its photo, the bloom was leaning way over, so full of buds…

put in a chopstick to help hold it up and got a few photos…

guest…

19 Sunday Oct 2025

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took some time on Saturday turning the den into a guest room…

the sofa table makes its way to the dining room window as well as all the plants that are on it… tables and carpet are removed… the bed opens up…

the headboard mattress from the upstairs bedroom comes down to make the sofa bed more comfortable…

fresh sheets go onto the bed, a comforter, and pillows…

and it is done;-)…

all ready for company…

coyote…

03 Monday Feb 2025

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I’ve been watching the solar lights in the garden over the last few days and have noticed that they are lighting up, having not been working for the last few months…

clearly the sun is getting much stronger, even though it has been cold…

so, tonight I was trying to get a shot of the solar light on the deck working and was stunned to see a coyote cross the pond and go behind the tarp which covers the outdoor furniture…

of course, I wasn’t fast enough to catch it in a photo…

I am a bit worried that it might be using the tarp as a den, so we will have to check into that in the morning 😬…

order…

28 Tuesday Jan 2025

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by Monday morning the den was back to normal…

the mattress had gone upstairs on Saturday, and the tables and couch put back in their usual space… I also changed the orchids on the sofa table, putting the ones that are blooming onto the dining room table and the ones that aren’t into the den…

it wasn’t until Monday morning that the carpet and coffee table made it back into their spots… my housemate had to lift the couch so I could slide the carpet under the feet to hold it in place…

I’ve now added a tray on the side table to keep it from getting scratched and added some flowers…

nice to have things in order…

tested…

19 Sunday Jan 2025

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spent time in the den, getting it ready for a guest…

furniture was rearranged and a few tables moved out of the space, lol… it was interesting to figure out where to put them…

once the couch was opened up, an extra mattress was brought downstairs, thankfully I had help with that…

next sheets, a quilt, comforter, and pillows were added…

then I tested out the bed, to be sure it was comfortable;-)…

some flowers and we will be ready;-)…

drapes…

14 Monday Oct 2024

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I’ve been wanting to change the drapes in the den for a while now…

I brought down the ones I wanted from upstairs and went to fetch the step-stool, that was currently in the basement, to get the job done…

my housemate noticed what I was doing and came upstairs…

he, very cleverly, took the rod off off the wall to add the new pieces… they are much lighter and go over the light blocking ones currently hanging there…

I was planning on struggling with them while they were still up on the wall..

how brilliant was he;-)…

sofa…

24 Thursday Nov 2022

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finally took the time to move the table behind the sofa in the den…

it sounds simple, but involved moving the table into the hall, pushing the sofa (and carpet) to the side of the room, getting the table past the edge of the sofa, and then putting everything back, lol…

got it all done, found a quilt to put on the table and sat down to recuperate from all that exercise;-)…

looks good…

wrestled…

09 Friday Sep 2022

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last Saturday, after I got home from dropping my son-in-law at the airport, I wrestled the mattress upstairs … it was on the pullout couch while he was here to make it more comfortable for him…

that returned the den to normal…

Sunday I lay a comforter on the bed, got the mattress on top and secured the four corners… then I was able to move the bed away from the wall and slip the mattress behind it…

sounds a lot easier than it actually was, lol…

pleased with the results and rather proud that I did it on my own…

those big girl pants;-)…