Beneath the Wraps

           For a week now we have been touching up our house.   The deck REALLY needed a make- over.   I don’t think it’s been painted/stained for two or three years.   It NEEDED a fresh coat of something.   And Richard was concerned about the trim facing west as it also needed a fresh coat of paint in his opinion.   Honestly no one is going to notice.   Nobody ever goes back there – especially to look at the shutters.   But whatever.   So here are some things we have done.   we painted the chairs after this photo was taken clean up             I thought I had posted about our make-shift shed that we made from the tarp of a greenhouse kit.    Richard built the frame to last – but the tarp did not.    It started out with good intentions but became more of an eye sore each time it was moved.    And so much junk accumulated over the years...

            After over a month of parking our cars in the street we got our driveway back – at least for the time being.   The exterior of our new room is finished; we now have to work on the interior.   Plus there is still the issue of the floor.   The wet spot in front of the toilet seems to be growing. Roland and I painted the sides – mostly Roland.   He ended up purchasing a spray painter and moving it was a two man job.   I finished restaining the front dek and will continue with the back stairs – a chore I would prefer to have completed before 7:00 a.m. Today Jenna and I took Bonnie for a walk.   We walked to a house where a new family has moved in.   There were several cars pulled around waiting for the new owners who got stuck rerouting themselves due to accidents or fires.   I walked Bonnie home after learning the new move-ins had dogs and so did the neighbors.   There were five dogs in the driv...