{round window}

been working on this window all day. a lot of damage. can't fix it, but i can improve the appearance and stability. don't think Bill's builder executed the idea very well. need to at least prime it today. using oil.

diy {progress}

late summer sun streaming through the trees. loving the stain color.

trim left for next year, but freshly washed. need to pick a paint color for the decking, the current brown has too much red in it. leaning towards a cement color.

the remainder of the house is higher. may have to be hired most out next spring including repairing the wall.

i've lost track of the gallons of stain. maybe 14 so far.



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{tired but proud}

8 hours with a paint brush. up, down the big ladder. yes & i finished the circle wall thanks to my amazing dad who turned 77 a few days ago! (he actually wanted to paint it for me, but maybe it was a bit of trickery to get me to finish it myself). it's not a perfect staining job, but heck. not too bad. i'm completely beat. don't even have energy to clean up for the evening.

sipping a nero and relaxing. a gorgeous evening.


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planting

i'm pretty bad at editing the landscape. so, yesterday mom decided i needed to yank out one of the bushes in this little patch. much better (for now).

today. i resume the painting project. i was on pause for 2 days. it rained monday.

expecting the mason any day now.

diy {girl with a brush}

progress. coffee break...next comes the big ladders.


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update! need more courage & some innovation. so close.

home

i'm home this week. i'm sore and it's day one. oy. what's planned? staining the walls within my reach, excavating the berm in the back, log cutting, prepping the new vegetable garden location, cleaning. (oh & those plantings pain me, what were they thinking, but that's for a fall weekend project.) off to stain the circle wall with my new big ladder.

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a fond farewell

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