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06/18/2026

Tuesday Lawn Care & Landscape Rescue Day
(posted late due to technical difficulties - while taking a hydration break at the Rental Reno)

Three basic Lawn Care clients & a Landscape Rescue client.

One lawn care client had a majority of the front lawn with dead grass from too many low cuts. We discussed using a method of rotating mow directions on higher cit settings each visit to bring it back to life. One complete cycle has been completed with more than half of previously dead areas now full of life. One more cycle of direction rotations and it should be fully green.

A second client for basic Lawn Care we tried the new metal blades for the little trimmer to find her paver walkway from driveway to backyard, I can give these blades and little trimmer an excellent review.

The Landscape Rescue client's first project was the planting areas in either side of main entry way to her home. We cleared out over growth, over abundant orangic material (oak leaves, stalk-sheds from the plants), unburied her planter border stones - first project complete, next week we start project #2 for her.

06/17/2026

Rental Reno Day Seven:

Back to Rental Reno after Tuesday Lawn & Landscape Day (will post Tuesday Pics later - technical difficulties occured with yesterday's attempt)

Day three of paint prep - finished scraping the first guestroom, second guestroom scraped a bit loose paint on trim, and caulk seam where the wallboard and chair rail had been, then all the door frames (plastic door trim that old paint did not adhere to. Moved to removing wallpaper border in bathroom. Finished the day by starting on wall washing ahead of drywall repair, got the living /dining area done.

06/16/2026

Past Projects

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06/15/2026

Rental Reno Day Six:
Day two of paint prep. Removed paneled wallboard from 'accent wall' in living room, and off bottom third though hallway, and two guestrooms. Found a plethora of fun and very dated lost items from previous occupants. Pulled the nails that didn't come out with trim and wall board sections, and started skimming walls to smooth out areas where caulking and paint layers showed as sections. Funny thing happened in first guestroom; the paint peeled off in sheets. The most common reason happens, is when a water based paint is used over an oil based paint without a primer. As this house was built in 1970s, and looking at the type of paneled wallboard I removed, my money is on it having been latex paint over an oil based flat paint.

06/15/2026

When procrastination ends...

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06/14/2026

How small business owners spend their weekends when they end procrastination of home chores...this weekend was spent organizing at home.

Outside - put my flag out front ahead of USA's 250th birthday, worked on the summer time arrangement of the chicken run (moved nesting boxes away from sun/rain & put out extra water stations), cleaned out the coop (soiled wood shavings went to raised garden area for on location compost). Repotted home garden plants needing more room (Rosemary, mint, tomatoes, and chives).

Camper - added to the visual exterior Hillbilly affect, rearranged outdoor seating for better conversation flow, reorganized the extra supplies /storage inside for quicker access for guests ( & at a glance inventory after check-out - this latter reason a necessity after a recent guest deciding to help themselves to cups, towels, blankets, etc.) Followed a recommedation from a guest to have a fan to help push the AC through the bedroom loft during the summer - (took it out of camper closet storage, and installed it on the wall ready to use).

Next up - actual ( ) tasks, double check all necessary tools for Rental Reno - Interior Paint Prep (bucket for paint sprayer, wall washing equipment, drywall repair stuff. Last but not least, finish estimate for a routine home cleaning and send off to prospective client.

06/14/2026

If this is you, know you are not alone.

06/13/2026

My neighborhood pawn shop had an amazing deal on a great airless paint sprayer for larger jobs. Tested, bought and now property of Call Heidi / CHC /Call Heid Consulting

06/12/2026

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