The rest of the projects

Just another batch of projects from a few weeks ago that I never posted...

This is what every homeowner wants to see when she removes the cover plate of a light fixture that's been in place since 1959. How do I know it's been there since 1959? Because that's the date on the Chicago Daily Tribune in the above picture. This was in a very crispy wad, presumably insulating against drafts. Right up next to a bunch of wiring, on a fixture that got regular use. Apparently, Eisenhower was heckled at London Heathrow Airport, among other top stories. Stevens Budget Shops had a big sale, featuring some rather svelte-looking illustrated women.

This is the dining room window, with a sill and casing reinstalled. Samesies in the living room, though the paint is all touched up in there. Wall treatment till TBD.

A bit hard to see without a comparison (wait, check this, you'll have to zoom in on the picture to see the missing trim) but the dormer is now all trimmed out! Nice to get that checked off.

Admittedly we are still missing grass and the fence still isn't finished, but hey, we have lots of blackeyed susans!

Here is the pool shack, now with new and improved structural integrity! Not surprisingly, all kinds of issues were discovered during the shoring-up of our beloved lobstah shack, but it's all all ship-shape now. Er, mostly. Still needs a bit of paint. But it's not going to fall over if there's a strong breeze anymore.

Upstairs bathroom now has towel bars. Towel bars are expensive. Even my planned DIY-pipe solution was going to cost as much as a cheapish pair of bars, so I got the second-cheapest towel bars Lowe's carried. At $12 each, I have no regard for form here, but they do their job. Plus, I was even responsible and painted the door (but not the trim; let's not be rash) before installing them.

Here's me with Cara and Kristan (two of my former colleagues) at Kristan's beautiful wedding two weekends ago in Jackson, WY. Bride requests cowboy boots, I buy used boots on eBay. :D <3 br="">

Lastly, this is just too awesome not to share. Sunset over Edenvale Winery in Medford last week. Sometimes the sunsets here are just unbelievable. And you can't even see the sun sneaking through the hills in golden beams in this shot. It's really just too much.