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| Spider by porchlight…handheld at 1/4 sec., taken about midnight a couple of evenings ago, from inside looking out when I let Moon-the-Dog out for her pre-bedtime ramble. |
As some of you may have guessed, my laggardly blogging is due to the fact Myladylove and I are still consumed by our whole-house remodeling project. At least during every free minute we can find. Morning, evening, midday, after work, weekends, holidays…if we can find a bit of time—hours or minutes—we try and get one more task completed. Even if it's nothing more than painting a piece of trim or sawing some 2X4s for framing. And you'd be surprised—it's these little things that keep the job moving along. In fact, building a house is merely a bunch of little tasks done one after another.
The good news is that we're making progress. The downside—or at least daunting view—is that while one room is almost done, four or possibly five or maybe six remain, not counting the hallway, and depending or whether our fervor is strengthened or weakened by the time we get around to the laundry/pantry/storage room which we may divide into two separate rooms.
I haven't been out for a photo ramble in weeks. Haven't stream fished for smallmouth bass, either. I've not even taken the time to make the rounds of nearby garage sales! But I'm ordering a new memory foam mattress from Bed-in-a-Box this morning, which should be here before the week's end. By that time the bedroom will be finished except for some possible built-in bedside tables and bookshelves. And at that point, before starting on the kitchen—or perhaps the bathroom—I intend to steal a day and enjoy a bit of outdoor time.
As soon as I make my mattress-ordering call, I'm heading to the lumber yard for some pieces of oak to use for trimming the edge of the platform bed's top, and casing the door opening on Myladylove's new closet—the interior of which she painted robin's egg blue, yesterday—so's I can hang the louvered bi-fold doors this afternoon.
I'll write again when I resurface for another breath.
4 comments:
Slowly, slowly, one gets there. Robin's egg blue sounds lovely.
Hi Grizz - oh my - you are really in the 'thick if it', . I am exhausted just reading about all you are doing. I am also impressed by your skill to do such renovations and design. One nail, board,tile, trim, pipe, frame, paint and stain at a time, Phew.....Take time to rest, have a sweet tea or a brewsky - k?
Love to you always
Gail
peace.......
Solitary…
No worries on the slowly part. I think, plan, measure, remeasure, then try to remember what it is I'm attempting to do…at which point I often start the whole process anew. I just keep reminding myself that Rome wasn't built in a day!
Gail…
My father had skills. I have just enough know-how to get by—and sometimes (uh, often) several measures less. But never fear, I'm drinking tea by the gallons, sloshing as I muddle along!
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