We are making great progress, but still a lot of work to do
July 23, 2012
September 24, 2012
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Progress
We have made great progress in the past week. The siding is on the back side, the lower part of the left end, and half of the front. It will end up getting painted blue/gray to match the house. With white trim.
And this morning when we left for work, this bug was sitting on the side of the house. It is about 3 1/2 inches long.
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Garage Progress
Lots of progress - But still lots of work to do.
Windows removed and rotten siding from the bottom.
New sill built. Studs added.
All the sheathing filled in and now the plywood started inside.
Windows removed and rotten siding from the bottom.
New sill built. Studs added.
All the sheathing filled in and now the plywood started inside.
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Tues, July 24, 2012
And J & R get home tonight !
Much slower process than expected! 4 layers of shingles.
Much slower process than expected! 4 layers of shingles.
Monday, July 23, 2012
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Yard and New Project
The new landscaping is looking beautiful.
Its been so dry though, that we have to water.
The oakleaf azalea has large stately looking flowers.
Doesn't this look nice and inviting?
The first day lilies were the traditional yellow and were very pretty.
But then these came out in this pinky-salmon color! Beautiful.
I thought these azalea were supposed to be either pink or blue, but our has kind of a mix. The pink is more pronounced in person.
We had a deep purple lilac at the end of the porch which we had decided to cut down because it was looking spindly. We left the stump and one branch so it wouldn't look so bare. All these new shoots have grown up out of the stump. We are going to leave them and see what happens.
And then we've started our next project. Doing much needed repairs to the garage. We are replacing 3 windows with a smaller size. We have the first taken out. Now we will need to re-frame. The old framing though, is 3" studs on 24" centers. We've decided we will have to build it all out to the dimensions of current faming lumber, otherwise we would have wavy walls between the new and the old dimensions. Should not be difficult though.
I'll let you know how it goes.
Its been so dry though, that we have to water.
The oakleaf azalea has large stately looking flowers.
Doesn't this look nice and inviting?
The first day lilies were the traditional yellow and were very pretty.
But then these came out in this pinky-salmon color! Beautiful.
I thought these azalea were supposed to be either pink or blue, but our has kind of a mix. The pink is more pronounced in person.
We had a deep purple lilac at the end of the porch which we had decided to cut down because it was looking spindly. We left the stump and one branch so it wouldn't look so bare. All these new shoots have grown up out of the stump. We are going to leave them and see what happens.
And then we've started our next project. Doing much needed repairs to the garage. We are replacing 3 windows with a smaller size. We have the first taken out. Now we will need to re-frame. The old framing though, is 3" studs on 24" centers. We've decided we will have to build it all out to the dimensions of current faming lumber, otherwise we would have wavy walls between the new and the old dimensions. Should not be difficult though.
I'll let you know how it goes.
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Charley and Jackie were up at 6:30 to head to the Farmers’
Market in Wilmore.
Bob, John and I got up at 6:30 so we could drive to Danville
to the rental place to pick up the excavator.
First we had breakfast at “Old McDonald’s.”
I was upstairs looking out the bedroom window when they
unloaded the excavator. In the distance,
you see the area where they are growing vegetables for the market. Watermelon, cucumbers, tomatoes, squash,
pumpkin. Lots of good stuff.
Bob & Charley spent all afternoon getting started on
digging the trench. John had a turn
behind the controls also.
John had a hard afternoon.
In the middle of the garden, a bird has made a nest.
It was HOT!
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