met my goal

Wanted to have a new quilt on the bed by September 1 and I was early. It was on the bed on Sunday. Although now I'm moving on to new pillows.

When I removed the covers on the 40 year big pillows to wash them I discovered the old pillow forms underneath were disintegrating. The covers had been replaced at least three times so I guess I got my money's worth out of the original forms. So I've ordered new large pillow forms and am working on replacement covers. Felting experiments have begun. I turned a five year old knitting project, originally designed to be a throw, into a felted pillow. Bravely I plunged it into hot water in the washing machine this morning, and successfully removed it. Now I've ordered a couple of more skeins of yarn to fashion another cover. We will be comfortably reading the paper in bed soon. Ah the joys of retirement.

new in the neighborhood

 

Creating quite a stir, the Mikes have boldly painted their house. While it does take a little getting used to I'm working on updating my garden with complimentary purple and red pots and trying to figure out how I can keep marigolds going year round.

The whole neighborhood is jockeying for parking places with my carpenters and floor installers, the Mike's painters, and the house under construction across the street. So far no fights have broken out and Dash and Aero are getting used to the commotion. This morning I thought I will look back on this on a quiet foggy morning when I don't have to worry about being up and dressed by 7:30 in the morning and laugh. But I am longing to bake in my own oven.

kitchen update

Look wainscotting!

We are starting to look like a kitchen. And Dashiell is our chief inspector.

a ranger meeting

A hot dog afternoon was organized and six of the rangers (the sixth being me the photographer) gathered at Camp Taylor for some grilling, story telling, and general fun.

Fish spotting was included, of course.

look we have cabinets

Well the beginning of cabinets:

 

And aren't the hardwood floors beautiful?  Well under the drop cloths they are.

a beautiful sight

After a few ups and downs and scope ever expanding we came home Friday to the most beautiful sheetrock, taped and textured, and patched walls.

 Never did I think I would enjoy looking at patched walls so much. But it's forward progress. Keep our fingers crossed and we will have kitchen cabinets by next weekend. We've added refinishing the hardwood floors and painting to our project.

I broke down and ate a donut this morning

Mike may try one tomorrow. Here are the views of our work room:

my zone

Mike's zone

The library as we used to call it before it became a storage closet:

But we have sheetrock.