Tired.

Tired pretty much sums up today. I woke up exhausted despite having slept through the night -surprising, considering I have a roommate, or rather a wall-mate since my mouse friend can't actually get into the room (I've checked). He is rather noisy though, usually requiring me to bang on the wall a couple times a night to get him to cut down on his rabble rousing. Kids these days...

But there's no rest for the weary when there's work to be done! Today's to-do list for the manor house involved some painting, plaster touch ups and a lot of cleaning while waiting for things to dry. I spent my whole day up on the top floor in the "blue room" (we mostly refer to the current rooms we're working in by color) cleaning up the walls and floor prepping for primer and eventually more blue paint. Here's a couple shots of my handiwork, as you can tell, I'm pretty proud. (Ignore the unwashed-because-I'm-only-going-to-get-dirty-again hair and face, but I figured I should make some appearance on this blog, in case you've forgotten what I look like...)

It was really pretty fun, not that I'm thinking career change or anything -you'd actually have to have a career for that. But I enjoyed the challenge, especially that bit above the fireplace, I was super meticulous with that. Now please take notice of the carpet, it is suppose to be a navy blue. Therefore, today after washing above walls and cleaning plaster off the baseboards, I spent the rest of the afternoon sitting on that floor with a vacuum, scraping (literally) mud, dust and whatever else decided to imbed itself into the carpet. It was good monotonous work for my tired mind, so I stuck in my earbuds and vacuumed away. Sadly to the detriment of my lower back. Oh well. 

This evening, between a much needed shower and dinner, we were blessed with a little sun shower and one of the most beautiful rainbows I've ever seen! Pictures just can't do it justice, but I tried. Every color was super vibrant and I even noticed another shade below the violet. At one point Clint pointed out that it was almost a triple rainbow at one end. Here's the view from the house looking over towards the pond:

Tonight I was further blessed by Face Timing with my parents for a while. Sometimes technology is a wonderful thing. I love old fashioned letters, but I also enjoy being able to see the faces of loved ones half a world away. I do miss my mountains too, so before I drop my tired mind onto the pillow, here's a shot for all you Alaskans. Though they may be a "fashion item" in our great state, I find them practical, comfortable and earning their keep well here in Ireland. So goodnight from this Alaskan heart and her Xtratufs...