Auntie Violet Gets a Present

If you can remember a month or so ago, the man from Costco came to see us and measured Auntie Violet for new shades. We were told it would take six to eight weeks or so to have them made, so I was definitely not thinking about them coming until just before Christmas. I was quite surprised last week to get a call saying they were in already -- and would Wednesday be a good day to install them?

Denny, the technician, was here a little after 8 am this morning. The first thing he did was bring the stack of shades into the house --

Denny was quite organized and efficient. He didn't even seem fazed by the tight quarters and the valences. Down came the old shades --

I was very pleased about how well the new shades blended in with the valences -- and how quickly Denny got all five of the new shades installed. Besides which he hauled all the old shades and hardware back to the shop to dispose of them!

Here's what the completed job looked like this evening --

On the other side of the coach, there are two shades across and two more small ones -- one at each end.

Denny was done and gone by 10:30. He was very efficient! While he was still here, I started the sweet potatoes for this afternoon's "Day Before Thanksgiving" potluck here at Eagle View RV Resort. I had watched Carla Hall make Candied Bourbon Pecan Sweet Potatoes on The Chew. I thought they really sounded good and decided to make them for the potluck. They seemed to go over quite well -- anyway the dish ended up empty.