Time to "spruce up"

The rain has stopped and the days are sunny, so it is time to do some work in and around the house.
    Our house is turning 104 this year and like any old lady, needs neat hair and some lipstick for the birthday celebration.  The date is not set yet, but early summer sounds like a good time.
     There are plans in place to work on the extention of the garage and the beatification of the alleyway that can be observed through the kitchen window.
      After nearly 30 years, I know every nook and cranny, the inspirational areas as well as the negative spaces! But every time I enter the front door, I am welcomed by well-known objects. Here Andrea poses in the entrance hall next to one of my favourite Victorian prints framed in oak.

Andrea is wearing one of my favourite retro dresses. The black Lady Di hat was a 2010 birthday present from my friend Christine. She bought it at a second-hand shop in Jeffreys Bay.