This was the Nanna weekend but only one of my three grandsons came. I was very disappointed as I had things for them to do, repairs to the coop to be made (so the buys can get used to using the drill and hammer and learning how to paint) but it wound up being just … Continue reading
Okay so I had a schedule. Get the house painted, repair all the windows, put up the new screen doors, cut down some of these small trees, change the outside lighting, re-mulch the yard and get new rocks for the driveway and I am done with the outside until the fall! When the guys were … Continue reading
I took the screens off my windows so I can repair them…that was before I realized I have to remove the sashes. I thought I could scrape and paint the sashes right in place but that is going to be a lot of work to do it in a way that they will not wind … Continue reading
Okay so the guys showed up today to work on the house… And this is how it is looking now… well kindda sortta. It looks way lighter in the photos for some reason. Maybe because it was getting to be dusk…not sure The front of my house looks so funny with everything cut down … Continue reading
I want a fig tree. I don’t know why I want a fig tree, because all its going to do is attract those God awful deer in my yard once they know there is something to eat. I have been here for 5 years and I have yet to taste one of the peaches or … Continue reading
I have a problem and it is about time I correct it. I have no choice now. It has to do with my windows. My 50 year old windows. I have these handmade screens covering two of my windows. No doubt Mr Walker made them when he converted the house from a log cabin because this … Continue reading
I am not sure what in the heck I was thinking trying to paint this house because I know good and darn well I am afraid of heights…but I went out there with my big girl panties on and pulled out my loooong extension ladder and got busy. But before I get into that I … Continue reading
If you just want to see photos you can go directly to my photobucket album. I saved some photos off the Internet but I also took a lot of photos myself while I am working out in the field in Durham, NC historic districts. The houses are being painted all sorts of colors and when … Continue reading
Well I just could not wait. I get a hair up my butt and I have to act on it. Impulsive…always been like that and probably too old to change that now. Its engrained in my blood. So just to remind you here is my house and how it looked this morning. Here is my … Continue reading
Today was a beautiful day and all I could think of was getting a few things done. I had two of my grandsons with me since last night and today we went to get the third one that lives over an hour away. One of them made a movie last week with his Nabi…I thought … Continue reading
When I first got here I made a post in Gardenweb asking for advice on house colors. Someone photo shopped my house with different colors. I picked the Red but ultimately settled on the safer green when I went to buy the paint. Remember this was before I changed the windows and did other things … Continue reading
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