.73″ of rain poured out of the sky today… most of it in about a half an hour! It was interesting there for a bit, with lightning popping and thunder rolling. My dogs just KNEW a strike was headed for them, so anywhere within 3′ of a human was BOUND to be safer, right? They’re…
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All Progress
Most of the snow melted today… and if there’s one thing that will put a smile on a farmer’s face, it is timing the application of fertilizer so that a spring storm will take it into the ground. Vernon managed that today. It’s a fine line between frozen and muddy, because if there’s one thing…
Decisions. Decisions.
Decisions, decisions. New tin roof colors… what to get? My first choice was mottled brown… from a distance it looks like asphalt shingles… not tin! But, of course, it’s more expensive, and not on the “allowed” list of colors. They had a wonderful sage green, soft, and one of my personal favorites for clothing (if…
Makeover
Well, you can’t really tell too much right now, but my house is getting a makeover. The ranch has decided to add fascia, soffit, and a new tin roof to my house! Yippee! As you can tell, the roof has seen better days… and it’s never had either fascia or soffit… so it’s a new…
Do Something!
Wow. What a nice day around here! I worked on my studio, this time doing some chinking. It’s finally warm enough, and it needs to be done before my cement floors get done. It’s amazing how much chinking goop I manage to drop! I wanted to incorporate some colored glass into the chinking, the idea…
Frustration for the Optimist
Mercy, mercy, what a total day of frustration! iPhoto still was not working this morning, so I rebuilt it as the instructions said to do, and everything looks fine. However, it continued to spin along, going through all my photos organizing faces… which is rather Big Brother-ish, but I let it do its thing, and…
Think About It
I know it’s not much… but for someone who can’t do too much work over her head… my shoulders protest!, I’m pretty happy. Vernon helped me insert that panel above the log, which took some doing, believe me! I’ll have to be creative with trim… perhaps rope? Simply adding quarter round to the corners isn’t going…
Imagine Something
Pretty nasty day around here with high winds and occasional snow… I hid out inside the house! Managed to work on this blog a bit… many of my entries still aren’t formatted right, or even copied and pasted yet! But progress is being made! Thanks to Judi over at farmnwife.com, I’ve got this blog configured…
Good Imagination
What a Nice Day! I told Vernon it’s the kind of day that makes you want to have a picnic, or go for a drive, or pour over seed catalogs! We have lost so much snow over the past week, it is amazing! Oh, don’t get me wrong, the fields are still covered in white,…
Halo
There was a little more work done in the studio today. If I had a kitchen fairy that would cook and clean… I could spend more time out there… so if you know one that needs a job? Send her my way! My insulation supports worked out fairly well, though I then had to work…
Colorful Metaphors
Angela… you made the comment the other day about preferring my “large projects” over crafting. If you hang around long enough, you know I’ll switch modes… and having to empty my garage of a huge bag of insulation and 7 sheets of OSB, to help make room for my car… plus your comment… got me…
Wood Shop
Really? You WANTED to see my filthy garage? Well, after my two days at the library, I went back out to it today. Here’s the side I’ve been focusing on… I’m trying to turn this part into my “wood shop”. You’ll have to use your imagination, because this is what it looks like after 5…