Fiorella Has Hopes and Plans

One thing Fiorella has been able to accomplish in the middle of the chaos is the reorganization of la despensa (the pantry) to suit her own needs and arranged everything to her own convenience. The bottom shelf is now for storage of plastic bags, paper towels, and the like. The next shelf up is devoted to dog goodies and grooming, Above that is Fiorella's shelf, which is at just the right height for her, and the fourth shelf will be for Son when he arrives today, while the top shelf is for the storage of plastic containers that often prove useful.
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On the negative side, Fio is still sludging through the mud on the finances and may have lost an insurance policy. She's also behind on thank-you notes. And laundry.
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The good news is that all of Husband's CDs will have appreciative homes. Fiorella sent a shoebox stuffed full of classical music home to friend Raquel's son, and nephew Barrett will take the rest of the collection off Fio's hands. And did she tell you that neighbor Michael has offered to fill in her outdated koy pond in return for the flagstones built up around it? She'll probably take him up on his offer later in the spring.
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As soon as she knows what her finances will be like, Fio wants to straighten and extend the backyard chainlink fence. Also to build a retaining wall to keep the sloping back yard from ending up in the dry creek a couple of yards behind the fence. and, in the front yard, Fio is contemplating protecting her iron plants from the inevitable armadillos by installing a removable metal fence.
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Fiorella has noticed that las piedras along the driveway need shoring up again, which means that as soon as the weather clears, she'd better be trundling her little red wagon out onto the acreage and loading it up. She's spotted some good rock sites further into the woods.