Wednesday, April 22, 2009

gifts of spring






so this little post is going to stay outside of the house. sam's been sanding and it's looken' real good...but i'll let him tell you all about that.

I wanted to share a couple gifts that spring has brought to us...

gift #1 : Trash picked lawn furniture! once we have some of our other priorities out of the way, like plumbing and whatnot, all we have to do is slap a coat of paint on this little set and get some cushions and viola! we are ready to enjoy the great out doors. come to find out, our neighbor dave didn't like the style, so we were happy to relieve their curb of it.

gift #2: Our very first flower clipping ever from our very first yard: pink hyacinth. Everyone elses hyacinths bloomed about 3 weeks ago. i kinda like that we have late bloomers. it's nice to have things in common with your flowers.

gift #3: Our neighbor's enormous crab apple tree cried all over her driveway until it had a lovely coat of hot pink. I walked to her house with my camera, and she happen to be outside, so we got to meet....sweet little lady with thick as bottle glasses, simultaneously embarrassed that she hadn't swept her driveway (why on earth would you want to sweep?) and tickled that i thought it so beautiful to make a special trip with my camera. She told me she planted the tree 17 years ago, when a friend gave it to her after her husband passed away. and the tree still cries it's beautiful pink tears every year.

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

It's Been A While

Hello, faithful few followers. Yes, it's been a while. I won't bore you with details, but I will show you pictures.

First, just to get everyone up to speed, we destroyed the bathroom on the 2nd floor. It's gone.





So sad. We'll build a more different bathroom on the other end of the 2nd floor hallway. This old bathroom was put in as an afterthought, and only left about a foot and a half walkway between the wall and stair railing.

Next up: the 1st floor "closet" door off the dining room.



Huzzah! Got it covered.

And now, in rapid succession, the kitchen and 1st floor bathroom get insulation and drywall. Watch closely now.... wait for it....


Awwww, dang, did you miss it? Sorry, not doing it again. Next, Paint!




It's coming along nicely. Expect to see some floor-re-do-ing pics in the coming weeks.

bye for now.