tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323983022024-03-07T04:40:37.130-05:00Hilltop GothicRenovating/restoring my vernacular gothic revival cottage in a neighborhood of mostly late-19th-century homes on a narrow, steep little street.<br><img src="http://members.cox.net/xod/myhouse.jpg" width="150" height="150" align="center">Durfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12420996423865766750noreply@blogger.comBlogger169125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32398302.post-27162692873330158192022-10-07T18:31:00.007-04:002022-10-07T18:33:14.213-04:00Such A Pretty Closet<p> Closets are the bane of my existence (<a href="https://hilltopgothic.blogspot.com/2007/01/how-could-one-closet-take-so-much-time.html">here</a>). They're so hard to work in. Mine are especially petite.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5idemqZoZbtFrEKRVRcWsLG0dStnmbaiVpeai41JOvQ9Q2mB0SDnBSHCz8bZBsDhpJvs0U9yFSUJgEeT5qRDhtf-uhhdg8eRq0Bozboyk8aLmFdH8Zi4BLNwI37QWCF8AHlwzKE2wfnl8GIm8avMm7up1aT4cRVZbOhujoCTgLw2klZF2YQg/s1334/F5C37EB2-5967-4CA9-9825-87D4B925D326.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1334" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5idemqZoZbtFrEKRVRcWsLG0dStnmbaiVpeai41JOvQ9Q2mB0SDnBSHCz8bZBsDhpJvs0U9yFSUJgEeT5qRDhtf-uhhdg8eRq0Bozboyk8aLmFdH8Zi4BLNwI37QWCF8AHlwzKE2wfnl8GIm8avMm7up1aT4cRVZbOhujoCTgLw2klZF2YQg/w225-h400/F5C37EB2-5967-4CA9-9825-87D4B925D326.png" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOOdsPYEfNOQGwOz_3m7iunXXObR-nw2p311lHTUDjSj0BIT5WPZBJir0MVzFq4NNggjpohyoRH1zCXO5NNS3-T_NmpvgDlFRYiA2V90ZhOdCCisZef14Q1AtBjFo18_RdxjYzkw9KsYr4XzHokgz4z--84RHExmiX0ZK4cV7Di4msYKmCqK0/s1334/E268DE7B-FC13-4576-9562-0A01DA84EEB1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1334" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOOdsPYEfNOQGwOz_3m7iunXXObR-nw2p311lHTUDjSj0BIT5WPZBJir0MVzFq4NNggjpohyoRH1zCXO5NNS3-T_NmpvgDlFRYiA2V90ZhOdCCisZef14Q1AtBjFo18_RdxjYzkw9KsYr4XzHokgz4z--84RHExmiX0ZK4cV7Di4msYKmCqK0/w225-h400/E268DE7B-FC13-4576-9562-0A01DA84EEB1.png" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ejGnjoz9IGKmao4A9KOVoXTs8e6YOKjg-jTXqIJRbvjiavhPHIkVym8w6pbN3STcZgYv43mVbAmFA1N8jOaR6cGTRk0EBoT-nHaqj6LT5yMckxqk5j4O2NEJj-d9EvW28YDQCMhEBvnwEXou4Ohso0o3T34UVqD3gktpeGvm_WXno62T0Sc/s4032/CED2F969-8E57-4561-9963-3921D20F221B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ejGnjoz9IGKmao4A9KOVoXTs8e6YOKjg-jTXqIJRbvjiavhPHIkVym8w6pbN3STcZgYv43mVbAmFA1N8jOaR6cGTRk0EBoT-nHaqj6LT5yMckxqk5j4O2NEJj-d9EvW28YDQCMhEBvnwEXou4Ohso0o3T34UVqD3gktpeGvm_WXno62T0Sc/w300-h400/CED2F969-8E57-4561-9963-3921D20F221B.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div>I'm really digging the white. I used to think they should be the same color as the room it was in. But then I read they should be white in order to see what's inside better.Durfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12420996423865766750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32398302.post-55009990876589665472022-08-30T16:06:00.004-04:002022-08-30T16:06:40.819-04:00The OfficeThe worst part of this job was removing three layers, plus the backing of the original layer, of wallpaper. The original layer had been painted a deep rose color, and the backing was stuck. I wasn't sure about how the crummy surface would take paint, so the paint guy recommended a special (very expensive) primer. It worked!<div><br /></div><div>The second worst part was removing the smelly carpeting. The backing stuck and I didn't think I'd ever get it clean. I did the best I could with what I had. Surprisingly removing nails, staples and the tack strips was relatively easy. We decided to move the desk across the room to disguise all the stains. Oh, and painting the baseboard near the paneling with a little, teeny tiny paintbrush.
I initially wasn't sure that the color (Benjamin Moore Salisbury Green, from the historical collection) was dark enough, but I love it now. I think it's perfect with the paneling. I also think painting the paneling white would have been a mistake. I thought of trying to remove the paint off the baseboards and staining them but that would have been an enormous project, plus there's white trim around the window. It's all kind of mismatched, but it is what it is.
What's left is to get a ceiling fixture from my brother and have my brother-in-law install it and replace two electrical receptacles. I also need to replace a white switchplate with a brown one.
<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8p0mC2k1KinoAlIXQ97yrEt2fZFcgdfOdon0Oii63FY1pwgDfze0GmxDzh09zymIj-YXa78RFicgyoP136FoQIYJMzWcArAcFyiKCM7hxFmEqKo5N-zCU-cSIq1FLX0bRf8tdkq9QrmL4JMOtF1F3a8LJUfes9hUgt0dD8PryYoW76PIcNIo/s4032/71092584-1FB4-414C-950B-107785E93442.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8p0mC2k1KinoAlIXQ97yrEt2fZFcgdfOdon0Oii63FY1pwgDfze0GmxDzh09zymIj-YXa78RFicgyoP136FoQIYJMzWcArAcFyiKCM7hxFmEqKo5N-zCU-cSIq1FLX0bRf8tdkq9QrmL4JMOtF1F3a8LJUfes9hUgt0dD8PryYoW76PIcNIo/w400-h300/71092584-1FB4-414C-950B-107785E93442.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Zi9qzVFSvpLM2pzt86zP9-aWawGaQmtYyUtkgTKKfS_gSFy15UU-qqxoVRuyxm4pyI9CkJyBT4g_hjrbtl9nriNebBoGA0EveqpICmmOPXcaCX-QUUKmRS2SlGezDzm3vE62BCBb1hPr95T4Mi4C-359BNaBpdpoKjMWg4w-zsckH1Th9_8/s4032/D9A9D8CC-FD6B-4FCA-A0D5-69E14EEE5D82.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwj5Mxdy3IleNl5t8mRpxJQyauROoYPAGe1Eb5VTQa3jFKksjoeic1k7wRt3T2tVaCXMQAOJnaVJO8cgypahGuRR3u_6LY0r-k2k1kTltxLbZxwyO7N3BaXCC-YPbYwX8GXDS__-zLVSTasbw4sLw2WOq13Y5Dy726aUTRFLeQteXMCTh5sKE/s4032/E7147522-3266-419A-BBA8-EC1EFE00DB3E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwj5Mxdy3IleNl5t8mRpxJQyauROoYPAGe1Eb5VTQa3jFKksjoeic1k7wRt3T2tVaCXMQAOJnaVJO8cgypahGuRR3u_6LY0r-k2k1kTltxLbZxwyO7N3BaXCC-YPbYwX8GXDS__-zLVSTasbw4sLw2WOq13Y5Dy726aUTRFLeQteXMCTh5sKE/w400-h300/E7147522-3266-419A-BBA8-EC1EFE00DB3E.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div>These are items found under the rug, under and in the radiator and under the baseboard. Mostly Lego pieces, but the bat ring is cool, as is the plastic chipmunk. There was also a bobbin and three common pins.</div>Durfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12420996423865766750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32398302.post-13306653080048425242022-07-22T19:59:00.002-04:002022-07-22T20:00:42.599-04:00High Garden Season<p> Well the roses did quite well this year. I’m about to ditch Abraham Darby and Crimson Bouquet because they barely bloom anymore. They’re 16 years old. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipaM0Oj4bvebxw-tq-G45ZUzStg-yccb744M2mfuAG6MKH7rPW-RHt16lxdn6grNizrLtOyrWneE5dkxnRuLSNNpgFz3-bW54Khd78NjUNdiJ_aw3JIB6FUEwBhc_GA59L1b4UhlLdb2WvZ5D81CWTbmrNaIF4rx7QOb_Iycvvd7hdbU5jjZo/s1800/2DF1F846-C9FD-4DAE-BFF4-91C53ABBF493.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipaM0Oj4bvebxw-tq-G45ZUzStg-yccb744M2mfuAG6MKH7rPW-RHt16lxdn6grNizrLtOyrWneE5dkxnRuLSNNpgFz3-bW54Khd78NjUNdiJ_aw3JIB6FUEwBhc_GA59L1b4UhlLdb2WvZ5D81CWTbmrNaIF4rx7QOb_Iycvvd7hdbU5jjZo/w320-h400/2DF1F846-C9FD-4DAE-BFF4-91C53ABBF493.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red Double Knockout</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ0O2_aLP2jXu-rb5pRsib12Neb8y_ImKerafxqwBBxnLLYfSV6YBtU-BUjFnGqUOYP41j__lvorhyuUVsmwGw6CFcri0HlwqQ0as9a5BOurm1MtI5RawQGk0UI_wJNS8nGj-kG9ObRwUJRDhgZaaEROtlTXXh98_lrHYNszD7ZDsQX3SZRAs/s1440/031B3BBD-DC2C-41AE-8E89-B85834501A5F.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ0O2_aLP2jXu-rb5pRsib12Neb8y_ImKerafxqwBBxnLLYfSV6YBtU-BUjFnGqUOYP41j__lvorhyuUVsmwGw6CFcri0HlwqQ0as9a5BOurm1MtI5RawQGk0UI_wJNS8nGj-kG9ObRwUJRDhgZaaEROtlTXXh98_lrHYNszD7ZDsQX3SZRAs/w400-h300/031B3BBD-DC2C-41AE-8E89-B85834501A5F.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bonica</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijHu-8yr4SwywRVTscFilvdFa58EtILDvgQB2hpBuSZTw2HGDymSYO8A_f31_rA8L6kjXnUicEIaLXrLk2KKA5Hpg1GGqESl5ISgyf6uW4g3dCvyB3GXQqausDu8-GleDw8qG_HT2Ieg-daqgCeS3nGNfDW1hiWtjALrfR3MVc3sl4KVMP_3g/s4032/758C4F16-6E5B-4558-93CA-313D5A5F717C.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijHu-8yr4SwywRVTscFilvdFa58EtILDvgQB2hpBuSZTw2HGDymSYO8A_f31_rA8L6kjXnUicEIaLXrLk2KKA5Hpg1GGqESl5ISgyf6uW4g3dCvyB3GXQqausDu8-GleDw8qG_HT2Ieg-daqgCeS3nGNfDW1hiWtjALrfR3MVc3sl4KVMP_3g/w300-h400/758C4F16-6E5B-4558-93CA-313D5A5F717C.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crimson Bouquet (Grandiflora)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC8fxQ6YIcIgK8Fnxk9wnPFYEN_NFkcAZYtv0ZJQfYpnOcqfX5rLZGys_cIdQlEVZrUEiX1sqpAlaNeiRAKr_x9paOfd8SBthReY5jW-piTRrUelqGbh6zzBomFCHkv8njrcCXx4znBA6gkwZclPlY-km6mGyczIx87ROvzclVWpxa6pwYBQ8/s1800/838E101A-B46D-4795-B57E-073C08B30ED0.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC8fxQ6YIcIgK8Fnxk9wnPFYEN_NFkcAZYtv0ZJQfYpnOcqfX5rLZGys_cIdQlEVZrUEiX1sqpAlaNeiRAKr_x9paOfd8SBthReY5jW-piTRrUelqGbh6zzBomFCHkv8njrcCXx4znBA6gkwZclPlY-km6mGyczIx87ROvzclVWpxa6pwYBQ8/w320-h400/838E101A-B46D-4795-B57E-073C08B30ED0.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red Fairy</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihBDyHyM_y3VfVLrLvqo0UbSSWSab55ut10KCqd03djvldlHTEWXnnvKMUl8uWWut0YqfE6bzrUdjjOAk56IShBw_AjmEmk4C-6kEeRjU2CRXowF7wYlYis2kOrpADglOzkvOkQPoWa3MdAsewphF28AisqM41CiPvDrreoEF88R8dzlxFOvA/s1794/765789CE-2850-48DA-862A-43268D690F76.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1794" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihBDyHyM_y3VfVLrLvqo0UbSSWSab55ut10KCqd03djvldlHTEWXnnvKMUl8uWWut0YqfE6bzrUdjjOAk56IShBw_AjmEmk4C-6kEeRjU2CRXowF7wYlYis2kOrpADglOzkvOkQPoWa3MdAsewphF28AisqM41CiPvDrreoEF88R8dzlxFOvA/w321-h400/765789CE-2850-48DA-862A-43268D690F76.jpeg" width="321" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Harlow Carr (David Austen)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyNNorVQw8smMqvRhKIp7AYbmz3q6lfxGaEhUaNbU_MguUUOtaMS0V6uybQOJzx6zzzmD1UCNYvDZeBmlmd-UV3y6UVVcC-Mnb1SH9w89Df8ULsaon7eRc3UwU2hTcjQiVFM6vunHKR26a1OYea6yecwAJYjHTEBsB30STWZjzdZ2VHiho-Vk/s4032/4234665C-5DE3-4C1E-BA51-CC0647CCD439.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyNNorVQw8smMqvRhKIp7AYbmz3q6lfxGaEhUaNbU_MguUUOtaMS0V6uybQOJzx6zzzmD1UCNYvDZeBmlmd-UV3y6UVVcC-Mnb1SH9w89Df8ULsaon7eRc3UwU2hTcjQiVFM6vunHKR26a1OYea6yecwAJYjHTEBsB30STWZjzdZ2VHiho-Vk/w400-h300/4234665C-5DE3-4C1E-BA51-CC0647CCD439.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red Fairy</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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The hydrangeas were OK. Better than expected.
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The back garden is just about perfect, except that I cut the smokebush way down and it didn't come back too well. When will I learn? The Invincibelle Spirit never recovered. About the only thing left to do is plant more phlox and switch around the daylilies by color when I figure out what color they all are.
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And she asked me to weed and mulch her front garden, which I was happy to do. It looks spectacular and it made her so happy. Consequently I’m way behind on gardening. And my guest room? Fuggedaboutit.
Just yesterday I fertilized and put compost on select roses and clematises, about a month late. Most of the roses this year are ginormous and the hydrangeas are looking more promising than I initially thought. The iris did well. Apparently I had divided the front ones, which is why last year's were sparse. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoTh3jX4CwtztrrIev9SFOsjZ54AYuew-oiKRv3MBTcLCLAsoR-HO7CE7TioLvoKC541gbVI3Xuzv3obru_7w7DsVcZSsccch8P8fzBS5wW07LXAWoYudM5S6OkrAokzRObSL34qE12kd3Q0AMC8CkatugIABepqpZj5U9Ow8bxtd1qxujxbE/s4032/E764AF9B-637E-48E6-A946-043C87AF3BEB.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoTh3jX4CwtztrrIev9SFOsjZ54AYuew-oiKRv3MBTcLCLAsoR-HO7CE7TioLvoKC541gbVI3Xuzv3obru_7w7DsVcZSsccch8P8fzBS5wW07LXAWoYudM5S6OkrAokzRObSL34qE12kd3Q0AMC8CkatugIABepqpZj5U9Ow8bxtd1qxujxbE/w400-h300/E764AF9B-637E-48E6-A946-043C87AF3BEB.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'll try to remove the last bit. Got a special primer also.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFivXymo57WtJgB6XDVHD7m3bkvSJV4Lu774DKjT2dI6XyQwI2Keo3uAfC5BGUzHozVDPoajz6JyCWo8V9J_LcRM2--QHa5Bz1uPiC7upNVosaBbumrCK6y-uC9xI46d1Epr5li0or-SjiT07en8HC0d_Z_4m-5hvP1pZchOjQpj0EhoZo8hY/s4032/CE732A62-60B9-4892-B83F-D67BCB51FD84.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFivXymo57WtJgB6XDVHD7m3bkvSJV4Lu774DKjT2dI6XyQwI2Keo3uAfC5BGUzHozVDPoajz6JyCWo8V9J_LcRM2--QHa5Bz1uPiC7upNVosaBbumrCK6y-uC9xI46d1Epr5li0or-SjiT07en8HC0d_Z_4m-5hvP1pZchOjQpj0EhoZo8hY/w400-h300/CE732A62-60B9-4892-B83F-D67BCB51FD84.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGS_-1kcCdVK1yuUgzLbc1wfaKX7-bINsZHCORsiSZ6f4YSFKccXmSjkIcABG1MIVV_an9G74JS_cd22zu9-wBGcO7d9cF9bWrMkijkl-p8VaHWPccsyEQ2R8F8t30cvxt3Pi7wOElKL14DpowKKs8Ptbu8m3BeC060MHp9dfzFLOO12U26F8/s4032/78A7536C-2212-4D3B-99F5-BA2B5366DECA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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My fave color.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div>Durfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12420996423865766750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32398302.post-25526919229903066512022-04-29T11:41:00.001-04:002022-04-29T17:34:46.418-04:00My Father’s Office I promised my mother that I would clean this space when I retired. It's a small room with one window facing east. It’s been quite the project. Not one to do things halfway, or knowing when to stop, I'm fully immersed! We got rid of the computer desk and one of the shelving units. My oldest brother took one and I’ll probably use one for my clothes in the guest room. There was a lot of genealogy stuff that this brother was happy to take. He came upon diaries my father had kept from his 20's and 30's; it's fascinating reading and so wonderful to have found. This room hadn’t been cleaned in a long time. I recently started up again when my youngest brother called me out for abandoning the project. Well, I'll show him! I took a vacation from all projects during the holidays.<div><br /></div><div>I’ll rip up the rug and replace it with a pink and green one from my sister that I had in the parlor. It “clumps” up and drives me crazy but that’s my most-used room. This room will have one large desk and my great-grandmother's gateleg table, which I have to repair. This space will hopefully be used by my mother for paying bills. </div><div><br /></div><div>I’ll paint the ceiling, install a light fixture from my guest room and clean up and oil the paneling. I’ll use the curtain rod I found upstairs in my mother’s house and hang curtains from her or me.
But right now I’m working on removing the third and final layer of wallpaper. I’m almost done. Then I have to spray and scrape the wallpaper backing that’s left. Then patch holes, prime and paint the drywall Salisbury Green. Thankfully my mother trusts me, having seen my makeovers of her living and dining rooms.<div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ3Z-j04NiM0Yb0WjmxYMWywceiwrt1MkRifkF9zNG9TlHtLd2FlCFbSwpjkI8v_qdCzZ3e7AFAswiZI7BcfZ01hpjk6DUnwKY9yGdTu096ql9q7m2MrAk-DD-trl8aG3I7htqQo0hf_Ch3dEETSGWTBxsPuLPdkqFKrAgUBpDEz8EQNX5rZU/s4032/0B41DA6F-48AF-4F79-83C6-9093ABF653A9.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ3Z-j04NiM0Yb0WjmxYMWywceiwrt1MkRifkF9zNG9TlHtLd2FlCFbSwpjkI8v_qdCzZ3e7AFAswiZI7BcfZ01hpjk6DUnwKY9yGdTu096ql9q7m2MrAk-DD-trl8aG3I7htqQo0hf_Ch3dEETSGWTBxsPuLPdkqFKrAgUBpDEz8EQNX5rZU/w400-h300/0B41DA6F-48AF-4F79-83C6-9093ABF653A9.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I might have to paint the window frame on this old vinyl window.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Just a little more to do!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5F9G-3RU_qcWWwtUJhaxfRe6BbhUHiP2gqvKKLxGIo9EzzKoCucSmSdGwpWzNNq8C1FiYrKjIhUZ-MuDt6SrP8zWk0L_IxFEZ66doqcf7yZ58bZCIvTtQmOSZ75rzjdxUzbE9_b4eJiC5I7Nxt9hfXqjERjGqPIozjKru5GaYiQjwPy9aFuQ/s4032/F367827F-9CA5-4C92-A3BC-704501024FA8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5F9G-3RU_qcWWwtUJhaxfRe6BbhUHiP2gqvKKLxGIo9EzzKoCucSmSdGwpWzNNq8C1FiYrKjIhUZ-MuDt6SrP8zWk0L_IxFEZ66doqcf7yZ58bZCIvTtQmOSZ75rzjdxUzbE9_b4eJiC5I7Nxt9hfXqjERjGqPIozjKru5GaYiQjwPy9aFuQ/w400-h300/F367827F-9CA5-4C92-A3BC-704501024FA8.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8r1ZAK97IN3xuMBLgbX2zDlQr73YLuaYoXLJZvDeQQhptt3mgMdPWP5lavbQ7I1dmyr39PGcIEdN-Za4WeIKptj8fnTDawwTJT94SEAMNSUoSB_jH2CYH75PFuIqHhzrkDVzacYYSbzO69SHFWTYkS0ll5y23VSyMXqF6Znp_NbMI7hzVyW0/s4032/F3987280-56F1-410F-B149-B938FAE2B297.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8r1ZAK97IN3xuMBLgbX2zDlQr73YLuaYoXLJZvDeQQhptt3mgMdPWP5lavbQ7I1dmyr39PGcIEdN-Za4WeIKptj8fnTDawwTJT94SEAMNSUoSB_jH2CYH75PFuIqHhzrkDVzacYYSbzO69SHFWTYkS0ll5y23VSyMXqF6Znp_NbMI7hzVyW0/w300-h400/F3987280-56F1-410F-B149-B938FAE2B297.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This should be beautiful with the dark paneling.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR_17w970p3FaZMNehWwDb3XhkxiqOg8GFejspnTyMA8aM5Q8FHSCiltjGdv4XerLe52Hbviu8xM1Q6Cq67NVLNHDXCVUWlEaFQa7pqHEONSn81__fGfyTqzUG68bpFUq7rYG55sbZyAR1jskZ-40z7l63bfZ62pCIlY8dsqJ0_e_1x_q71T0/s4032/FF0D4B17-FA8B-4EE6-87B6-C0336D03F681.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR_17w970p3FaZMNehWwDb3XhkxiqOg8GFejspnTyMA8aM5Q8FHSCiltjGdv4XerLe52Hbviu8xM1Q6Cq67NVLNHDXCVUWlEaFQa7pqHEONSn81__fGfyTqzUG68bpFUq7rYG55sbZyAR1jskZ-40z7l63bfZ62pCIlY8dsqJ0_e_1x_q71T0/w400-h300/FF0D4B17-FA8B-4EE6-87B6-C0336D03F681.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baseboard needs painting.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>But right now I’m working on removing the third and final layer of wallpaper, which was apparently painted bright rose. I’m almost done. Then I have to spray and scrape the wallpaper backing that’s left. Then patch holes, prime and paint the drywall Salisbury Green. </p><p>This is in the early stages after we’d already removed some stuff. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjBFdS8ZxSEq779nIc8MQUBRhEs7h5gSD6Cf-hJUbxfQ4_MrQREYUufk70U_UmDcuJOWKqcgfVW2vL0ZcKZ9B3z8jJECp4ss_9pf8pFbj_iIhqFxKeL1wR10FUABS5AXOfuB-KELF7HoKEmVGmkGCvkvU3h_Ut3LRqu122tDNCO92OXevt_JI/s4032/2D3CADBB-A008-4ED1-812A-EFEECF78D423.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjBFdS8ZxSEq779nIc8MQUBRhEs7h5gSD6Cf-hJUbxfQ4_MrQREYUufk70U_UmDcuJOWKqcgfVW2vL0ZcKZ9B3z8jJECp4ss_9pf8pFbj_iIhqFxKeL1wR10FUABS5AXOfuB-KELF7HoKEmVGmkGCvkvU3h_Ut3LRqu122tDNCO92OXevt_JI/w400-h300/2D3CADBB-A008-4ED1-812A-EFEECF78D423.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidlRPRD9DgHqDUl0kCd40MT5zj5dr5udmtH_PZ86qJfhbH1r4SzPgL9ETdEL6KT3xQFpGMj6dSVFUKB77d3cwcB5fYyhv7jW3CU79rPxernnDInIoIskKeuG72AqOmO5de7W58PEeXk7wkIIRetJ5htsliayGdgqQsrlMJPHUQpd52krAZqoA/s4032/18D81E17-1FAB-4BA5-940C-0D91ECB13A49.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidlRPRD9DgHqDUl0kCd40MT5zj5dr5udmtH_PZ86qJfhbH1r4SzPgL9ETdEL6KT3xQFpGMj6dSVFUKB77d3cwcB5fYyhv7jW3CU79rPxernnDInIoIskKeuG72AqOmO5de7W58PEeXk7wkIIRetJ5htsliayGdgqQsrlMJPHUQpd52krAZqoA/w400-h300/18D81E17-1FAB-4BA5-940C-0D91ECB13A49.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihgTqFLEeuZB1KgOAJh6BPn09pFDH4Oze5O0d9SIQi64QR2cbPjft3vaiBRXNKfH690_qwBsjeQ5V7WEreDGllMfvwtPSiMMaYzJtR83Es5-dzXjYeLx-U5cGvyE6iWfapOyTiKdXRlDpaGsTuQJnL1OvgDyFXzj5Rexhxh6pKic6M7-emN8E/s4032/37E0669D-1C83-4557-8C5E-5A2BBA973C72.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihgTqFLEeuZB1KgOAJh6BPn09pFDH4Oze5O0d9SIQi64QR2cbPjft3vaiBRXNKfH690_qwBsjeQ5V7WEreDGllMfvwtPSiMMaYzJtR83Es5-dzXjYeLx-U5cGvyE6iWfapOyTiKdXRlDpaGsTuQJnL1OvgDyFXzj5Rexhxh6pKic6M7-emN8E/w400-h300/37E0669D-1C83-4557-8C5E-5A2BBA973C72.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnOSobMuN7zMruYEvvg9CkniF844mJJTFBO23qrnzV2jB4L98OZaIT5kzeS7J4co9TOBuKRpQ-YlIwiYWLrMlnd1fc1YHcMNn4bRvVKAbWFVb8qnJ8KnEVc2QO4yFwbD3e811307nGf8NUrbtYqhqKqhbyr9QnTAkTjY168T-PNpp7RU9tZr8/s4032/C6445545-A32A-4B34-BEA4-1986ED334BF3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnOSobMuN7zMruYEvvg9CkniF844mJJTFBO23qrnzV2jB4L98OZaIT5kzeS7J4co9TOBuKRpQ-YlIwiYWLrMlnd1fc1YHcMNn4bRvVKAbWFVb8qnJ8KnEVc2QO4yFwbD3e811307nGf8NUrbtYqhqKqhbyr9QnTAkTjY168T-PNpp7RU9tZr8/w400-h300/C6445545-A32A-4B34-BEA4-1986ED334BF3.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>My mother always loved Americana/Colonial Style and this wallpaper references nearby Hartford and New Haven, Connecticut. Thick wallboard had been installed on top of plaster. This house was built in 1945. It's a really nice, large brick home with a bedroom, bathroom and family room addition.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWy8K0YBI5NW2S5SFSXWl_MJpz7pkAxi-UAOV2OFL0NVTtpGd41JdusFZriHS3KienuL7ZfDIu7wk1g-ZldbZsqoeqNJv5Q1E4v0yC3ipKfKB_gXAWxNfeCUxwupQrG6X9X57heQrLFMKEjC4BQN_AcL8fYxrKrRsxQwewyAsnlxfiroV_aGg/s4032/5B4A6E32-E784-4553-87E4-789D8536F512.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWy8K0YBI5NW2S5SFSXWl_MJpz7pkAxi-UAOV2OFL0NVTtpGd41JdusFZriHS3KienuL7ZfDIu7wk1g-ZldbZsqoeqNJv5Q1E4v0yC3ipKfKB_gXAWxNfeCUxwupQrG6X9X57heQrLFMKEjC4BQN_AcL8fYxrKrRsxQwewyAsnlxfiroV_aGg/w300-h400/5B4A6E32-E784-4553-87E4-789D8536F512.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Can you see the three layers?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3vO_qDnwhL0fQ66PFIBoaPj7MnUp-qjDRBmCHrEi-oWCnmayFKcjxpqzXaies3fTZwWYjFbZh9oPmI19AaC9ywyIHRyFPqgf9XD5WJ_aFPde-IycfcYQBu_A5rjy3AV9MSM7hBQXHjJ-BFTMOmXc_6Swh3YoqmG0SOLKbf_lbbZec83liISA/s4032/9E02C67A-4455-4E84-9AB9-86054E8AE9F9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3vO_qDnwhL0fQ66PFIBoaPj7MnUp-qjDRBmCHrEi-oWCnmayFKcjxpqzXaies3fTZwWYjFbZh9oPmI19AaC9ywyIHRyFPqgf9XD5WJ_aFPde-IycfcYQBu_A5rjy3AV9MSM7hBQXHjJ-BFTMOmXc_6Swh3YoqmG0SOLKbf_lbbZec83liISA/w300-h400/9E02C67A-4455-4E84-9AB9-86054E8AE9F9.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHNBOCuffziNy4r0RCHZuCoLShHx2NjVWNgzb1McrYJh3ZJz9DvjOvgVkSyqSBZxn1ydEALKpqaV6mZeTPWhZG8xiXXse5FoWRg7UhIHd24q5Y6iTiolRvpoyZe8rmqVbdSe8E9vwNTDMOg6BRtvRvvIq4jCweSslzEn3SN3bXOO0tu40WHLQ/s4032/5898B48B-D9D9-4525-9C75-613E5459EC6A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHNBOCuffziNy4r0RCHZuCoLShHx2NjVWNgzb1McrYJh3ZJz9DvjOvgVkSyqSBZxn1ydEALKpqaV6mZeTPWhZG8xiXXse5FoWRg7UhIHd24q5Y6iTiolRvpoyZe8rmqVbdSe8E9vwNTDMOg6BRtvRvvIq4jCweSslzEn3SN3bXOO0tu40WHLQ/w300-h400/5898B48B-D9D9-4525-9C75-613E5459EC6A.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSTbHWTAGmIXTKVNuhomJcpGsNumFkpROS-fn87nREKq1GEx9w1M0tgg-i4DvdXqfHbiLdblpCh6Ai8r1smFuYohrITxDanXq7Rr4Ut5fwzZlTcPiXhOJiV5R2Iw84gW8lctyocPqo0U8IwawKT0tMCEZf8DKy5TOF46MkIDYNLeWZwxdQ2lI/s4032/54057899-FC6C-4151-8C2F-79F432113FD0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSTbHWTAGmIXTKVNuhomJcpGsNumFkpROS-fn87nREKq1GEx9w1M0tgg-i4DvdXqfHbiLdblpCh6Ai8r1smFuYohrITxDanXq7Rr4Ut5fwzZlTcPiXhOJiV5R2Iw84gW8lctyocPqo0U8IwawKT0tMCEZf8DKy5TOF46MkIDYNLeWZwxdQ2lI/w300-h400/54057899-FC6C-4151-8C2F-79F432113FD0.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9uGdELMG5S8RaHGgD82VXCoCCX5cDG5k5pRQ5rgave0X51s6_R9N7ppKVenmxtlOuS_8eWQM10wmKyIgbSkIrLobb6xuzlowq9uwjQrb66_gQJ3oMi4bqzKPsNEmNm8pm-N0Zj41cNP3wMYqndpUI_VQnaA473MVKZKd1OxHaiwq-A9U3iXE/s4032/BCAC6409-587B-4E40-89F4-32D7DD27DFC0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9uGdELMG5S8RaHGgD82VXCoCCX5cDG5k5pRQ5rgave0X51s6_R9N7ppKVenmxtlOuS_8eWQM10wmKyIgbSkIrLobb6xuzlowq9uwjQrb66_gQJ3oMi4bqzKPsNEmNm8pm-N0Zj41cNP3wMYqndpUI_VQnaA473MVKZKd1OxHaiwq-A9U3iXE/w400-h300/BCAC6409-587B-4E40-89F4-32D7DD27DFC0.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div>Durfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12420996423865766750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32398302.post-62938803894910273532022-04-28T20:10:00.019-04:002022-04-28T20:18:05.530-04:00The Guest Bedroom (After 9 1/2 Years)<p> Well I've finally gotten back to this reno/rehab job. The woodwork is scraped; the cracks and holes are patched and sanded; the closet is skimcoated; everything got a good sanding; the window, shelves and doors are removed; and all is vacuumed. Friday I primed the ceiling, and most of the closet, plus some baseboard, with oil-based Kilz. It wasn't quite as miserable and messy as I thought, but the roller absorbs a lot and then you have to keep re-dipping it. The closet is a nightmare because I was breathing in too many fumes and felt nauseous. Plus there's no room to move around. But it'll all get done, and look really nice! Here are some before shots:</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiKPr4KqPBngDxaGdHu-HGbr1faKaN4byI-zahzNiuQ6-606ww9nk5szmOeuXcQo9pIuLiCnHNcTXqKGTinSahIqVtQVF3QNm0KKHL2QvAg6V_2enM3mgLLUWexZm8Imr-kkGLt6Rqm21mNA3ORpGSAkMSrFWYRomeDAXMAwBq-tdUOI0ZwTVTntV7/s4032/1B3203A0-2283-4C08-A165-DFDD76448797.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiKPr4KqPBngDxaGdHu-HGbr1faKaN4byI-zahzNiuQ6-606ww9nk5szmOeuXcQo9pIuLiCnHNcTXqKGTinSahIqVtQVF3QNm0KKHL2QvAg6V_2enM3mgLLUWexZm8Imr-kkGLt6Rqm21mNA3ORpGSAkMSrFWYRomeDAXMAwBq-tdUOI0ZwTVTntV7/w300-h400/1B3203A0-2283-4C08-A165-DFDD76448797.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Closeup of horrible cracks at the top of the closet.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgevHpSuygmqf7dug_HlTjh7c9UF43eHyvzFY8S2qFAKA9KM_WRkAW7nloy5nfchVd0iWaqFZ9zcYkRF-854TNqtPtQV88864AFIZYVOFT2Hlu3Dc4RS5u8kEnp4ZaZVuxB7X3E8zIL9wi3sRrbK2D-JQLJ8kjFycxIB1io1jwXxV2Acy1TmDEgb-NE/s4032/8E80B9DC-548E-490C-B6B7-9BB379E0F313.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgevHpSuygmqf7dug_HlTjh7c9UF43eHyvzFY8S2qFAKA9KM_WRkAW7nloy5nfchVd0iWaqFZ9zcYkRF-854TNqtPtQV88864AFIZYVOFT2Hlu3Dc4RS5u8kEnp4ZaZVuxB7X3E8zIL9wi3sRrbK2D-JQLJ8kjFycxIB1io1jwXxV2Acy1TmDEgb-NE/w300-h400/8E80B9DC-548E-490C-B6B7-9BB379E0F313.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">To the left of the closet (note cracked ceiling).</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8IpVDXD6yqpYR3bhA-s3U2Ra118ZtJLIytCDrJj-zw7sQIymXWALrm9xTsdwlUu9E85p2akmRMR5hY_Wk_A7mnB7gHTFMjk2OfQzqlOwoDKZbvGfPO9RL0TmW8BhsIwTP0fQTtYXmwSzWw6eGAkqrLYFUMF8_oy-S2gCrm617m5vkpI3yn0rfQEQi/s4032/95B307D5-7071-4A1A-9E92-800558C028C3.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8IpVDXD6yqpYR3bhA-s3U2Ra118ZtJLIytCDrJj-zw7sQIymXWALrm9xTsdwlUu9E85p2akmRMR5hY_Wk_A7mnB7gHTFMjk2OfQzqlOwoDKZbvGfPO9RL0TmW8BhsIwTP0fQTtYXmwSzWw6eGAkqrLYFUMF8_oy-S2gCrm617m5vkpI3yn0rfQEQi/w300-h400/95B307D5-7071-4A1A-9E92-800558C028C3.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left side of closet.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_CrTUt8fls00fdcnkojBArdpFDwYBZP76MynYFlDSm-XC7dXZTCNGFG4B_tvUe48d3O1TfzeIeLKGOoK1Z78PnKUlziEUQA8psF3bHgLcUm04aOZIDK2JDHa6OP0hm5Gp4ysDjTsEf4bvyAbEpi7ZqlC2uu35vm0lGHpQ3gqq-1pRyLI-U7VW8OPf/s4032/3943F5D8-5A2D-438A-A50E-E4BEDB5F2881.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_CrTUt8fls00fdcnkojBArdpFDwYBZP76MynYFlDSm-XC7dXZTCNGFG4B_tvUe48d3O1TfzeIeLKGOoK1Z78PnKUlziEUQA8psF3bHgLcUm04aOZIDK2JDHa6OP0hm5Gp4ysDjTsEf4bvyAbEpi7ZqlC2uu35vm0lGHpQ3gqq-1pRyLI-U7VW8OPf/w400-h300/3943F5D8-5A2D-438A-A50E-E4BEDB5F2881.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The one window and radiator facing west.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8xHs6uyRjvL_yPsvW9smzdnv8kHXxLz1dIS4I7u7_tIhVXecqdKcNuLuze7_fKQz-EFuvOCPmmUDn_PLO4n89dGMdDnlLJMlm4u9OG-jiM3Nn-HV85TK-XTcnDMK4puxtM0Vks5ZOss6j2xNVsRccSrmFA9JNQ44bou-M7r3l6P5K7Y6feF20PJHk/s4032/EE106211-47B2-44A0-A2FE-B50702572A3A.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8xHs6uyRjvL_yPsvW9smzdnv8kHXxLz1dIS4I7u7_tIhVXecqdKcNuLuze7_fKQz-EFuvOCPmmUDn_PLO4n89dGMdDnlLJMlm4u9OG-jiM3Nn-HV85TK-XTcnDMK4puxtM0Vks5ZOss6j2xNVsRccSrmFA9JNQ44bou-M7r3l6P5K7Y6feF20PJHk/w300-h400/EE106211-47B2-44A0-A2FE-B50702572A3A.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Right of closet (note painted floor).</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7dKSx8VU6EIbB8zErFYZanJgnUR55vrH_4FP_FQ-7e0W98M0s9YXyV-3OfBLLePXWt9DDWwwtTQVGdW8JxXkwrzC4he8d6QUXe3gfpe_tgfqLPxf1fgn0qU0UHIMsSNLOh6Mk6HSvVB1Nb7423GLiGSfRcqrPwZU98R7YN0AFw7ot1bX77nKhUTip/s4032/F2598831-D21F-4182-B6D0-68925DCF1090.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7dKSx8VU6EIbB8zErFYZanJgnUR55vrH_4FP_FQ-7e0W98M0s9YXyV-3OfBLLePXWt9DDWwwtTQVGdW8JxXkwrzC4he8d6QUXe3gfpe_tgfqLPxf1fgn0qU0UHIMsSNLOh6Mk6HSvVB1Nb7423GLiGSfRcqrPwZU98R7YN0AFw7ot1bX77nKhUTip/w300-h400/F2598831-D21F-4182-B6D0-68925DCF1090.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Right side of closet.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>I forgot to patch holes in the wood. I have to prime (or re-prime) those areas. Then I'll caulk, cut in and finish priming, use latex primer on walls, paint ceiling, paint walls (Yarmouth Blue), paint closet and paint woodwork. Then I'll prime and paint the window and shelves. The doors I will place on my bed and prime and paint one side, then hang and paint the other side. I also still have to spraypaint the nightstands. I think I've decided on Lagoon and Deep Blue.</p><p>It'll be so nice to get this done. This has been the worst room so far, especially the closet. It was creepy, like the creepiest rooms you see in old houses. Plus my furniture has been in the hallway all this time and it's getting really old, and very embarrassing. I'll make this my master due to it being quieter and cozier. My master bedroom is very large with two walk-in closets, quite full. It'll be easier to keep cool in the summer due to its size, even though it's the warmest room in the house. I'll have to hire an electrician because I want to put the television, cable connection and air conditioner on the side that has no outlets. I'd also like a light in the closet. I have a friend that hopefully can do that. I haven't decided about the light switch yet. I'm thinking possibly another schoolhouse lamp (this would be my third).</p>Durfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12420996423865766750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32398302.post-36583035145412478882021-08-31T23:08:00.001-04:002021-08-31T23:09:13.447-04:00Garden Ramblings<p>This year we have been inundated with rain. We've also had a few heat waves. Some of my container plantings were nearly wiped out due to slugs. But since I'm retired I got a lot done. Tonight I just moved some phlox from the front side garden. It was so overgrown I could barely walk through. I'm nearly finished mulching the back which had really been overrun with weeds the last few years. Removed all the very invasive ivy and then the weeds moved in. I moved two barberries to balance out the colors. It was disappointing that the two huge hydrangeas I moved last year had barely any blooms. I threw out the ugly white lacecap that I found growing out of the stone wall. Boy was it vigorous.</p><p>I was able to work in the shrub border, digging up holly that had layered and killing bittersweet that was entangling the rhododendron. I chopped down a holly baby that was not like the parent. I also threw away a hydrangea that never bloomed. It might have been a "florist" one. It was too crowded there anyway. I transplanted pieces of a Lovely Fairy rose. I saw today that I missed a piece. I also decided to move the Red Fairy rose baby in the front to the back, next to the Red Double Knockout which hasn't done well in quite a few years. They're about the same color. I also should move the butterfly weed I discovered in back next to its mother. I'm contemplating moving the Rozanne geranium because it got so huge, maybe to the path out back. For some reason I decided to dig up a huge (50 pounds or more?) rock in the path out back but then covered it up. I won't be planting anything there anyway so what was the point? I can always add more soil if I need to.</p><p>I have to move the arborvitae to the side yard garden and move two daylilies that are shaded out by roses in that same garden. I want to buy some millenium alliums and put them out back next to the right side of the arbor.</p><p>I bought a hedge trimmer which will help speed things up with pruning shrubs. I learned that if I fertilize the Endless Summer hydrangea it will put out blooms (I only had one this year). Also the balloon flower will rebloom if I cut it back. The Dutchman's Pipe finally scrambled up the trellis. I don't like the ironweed. It's two stalks of gangly, bent blooms. I also divided my grandfather's iris. I never know what to throw away and what to keep. You'd think I'd know by now.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIa1DQVaRSsRGl3QhtNjLPqHqBTZHAgFUlyf-TChmyKQj05kd89sFCknyU57j3rlq_qsdSabmoA2VTcNDaTkQ-tJvb2q_Q-C40UgD8G4tE6lzgBMX2qbCfre36YrbA88PKSt_95g/s2048/IMG_3960.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIa1DQVaRSsRGl3QhtNjLPqHqBTZHAgFUlyf-TChmyKQj05kd89sFCknyU57j3rlq_qsdSabmoA2VTcNDaTkQ-tJvb2q_Q-C40UgD8G4tE6lzgBMX2qbCfre36YrbA88PKSt_95g/w400-h300/IMG_3960.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ND8cc-EabxrDeJ10H_Rer92uB3Za9lHkGD9bSD3m2vE-9Qtx02Dv4wZc0ItKnkrcI_j9x-3SsBPD5B-SMXhBG4F-5ZjoWiHi2tAf2qquSdm8oXvuLRs-FSy0mQp210H4wqwrzA/s2048/IMG_3958.JPG" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ND8cc-EabxrDeJ10H_Rer92uB3Za9lHkGD9bSD3m2vE-9Qtx02Dv4wZc0ItKnkrcI_j9x-3SsBPD5B-SMXhBG4F-5ZjoWiHi2tAf2qquSdm8oXvuLRs-FSy0mQp210H4wqwrzA/s400/IMG_3958.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dutchman's Pipe finally climbed the trellis.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuB39H51FsZLQjK7gfmcgN2cVFEchyCn3lulcL1Redk97z0qeEmDodcO9OH2YMZ3Hkikw7o0YB-42VY5azEds8OKvkGyyHmJ7k31NAAopmJE8olf8b4aoQxIJw0eB_i6L1jMj2ag/s2048/IMG_3954.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuB39H51FsZLQjK7gfmcgN2cVFEchyCn3lulcL1Redk97z0qeEmDodcO9OH2YMZ3Hkikw7o0YB-42VY5azEds8OKvkGyyHmJ7k31NAAopmJE8olf8b4aoQxIJw0eB_i6L1jMj2ag/w400-h300/IMG_3954.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bought crocosmia; the hummingbirds and I love it.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK4TGfxGD9NThBCN6kajimYpWV5ZnFCOcFCSu2j6Ook_9OcuO-VZfDVw051CYKVl1WzCjGd5OeAJSjpLjm9mrmWkeG0u1u9g4xRy1eCRC0X1ykrxEmbcuAexDoQokWt2hojsvEDg/s2048/IMG_3953.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK4TGfxGD9NThBCN6kajimYpWV5ZnFCOcFCSu2j6Ook_9OcuO-VZfDVw051CYKVl1WzCjGd5OeAJSjpLjm9mrmWkeG0u1u9g4xRy1eCRC0X1ykrxEmbcuAexDoQokWt2hojsvEDg/w400-h300/IMG_3953.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sumac looking good. I pruned the huge smokebush.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZOm5L_inR34mQqQ1WdJ46lXr21_nsMdfAgN2YuqlY7nZujJTV1-Qw4Nvm86SWz0Iov3mQ0l8S_OoF-NnrhyphenhypheneDFAfFk0l0qntWPNMHUZFBOw83uewYQrNXvD0fQc1-cy9sjGKkrg/s2048/IMG_3948.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZOm5L_inR34mQqQ1WdJ46lXr21_nsMdfAgN2YuqlY7nZujJTV1-Qw4Nvm86SWz0Iov3mQ0l8S_OoF-NnrhyphenhypheneDFAfFk0l0qntWPNMHUZFBOw83uewYQrNXvD0fQc1-cy9sjGKkrg/w300-h400/IMG_3948.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The huge rock is at the top of the dark mulch path.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBubAY2gUKvfHG_CVdjVpy1KV-mE1Kh0UTIwqrPU8-40d6ZDGUccHw440jtAG_zsGTqnEx_QTcTbCnlAGIK6Hc2uHrlJA_8QfKYH-F3PgCrOW6XEUj0YtqmK3LL4EwUFv20db2OQ/s2048/IMG_3946.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBubAY2gUKvfHG_CVdjVpy1KV-mE1Kh0UTIwqrPU8-40d6ZDGUccHw440jtAG_zsGTqnEx_QTcTbCnlAGIK6Hc2uHrlJA_8QfKYH-F3PgCrOW6XEUj0YtqmK3LL4EwUFv20db2OQ/w400-h300/IMG_3946.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lovely Fairy reblooming. Ugly purple Ironweed.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrlquq2ey8fY7yxuMgI6mU65TGzh_iRKSabhswqntaEaqeFTtHQbDJNrAEx4WAeCs15iiO80EsS2LbW_oHCni7XDOetbeEAwigcj6qBMEXPxj1tvP4buebNvy0eu9oI6G1di5SAg/s2048/IMG_3943.JPG" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrlquq2ey8fY7yxuMgI6mU65TGzh_iRKSabhswqntaEaqeFTtHQbDJNrAEx4WAeCs15iiO80EsS2LbW_oHCni7XDOetbeEAwigcj6qBMEXPxj1tvP4buebNvy0eu9oI6G1di5SAg/s400/IMG_3943.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hydrangea should be blooming soon.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNKMSj9yzwA_6lPmfVy6ZfCJq2wdRH4oBQoQxrtQ1XC_pl3q7FDu6BeoUMwLbCT40euJVXleZCNZPRp0WNMm91m-zQCajyLGCUC5kS-CZChXWeKyZTJa6mAH7N6b-_Cd5iH5g-Ng/s320/IMG_3946.MOV" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAsbrcuttaXu_BYjiyK_s4kLMfk5XnPr1WNLjye3RDOTdSkiwTsTtRvDmrAtMjGjrsYoiS9CVScewX_Dz9mKeiBgGaJvCOSlkGFk-rdlH7ygZrfxJAmzdUozc0Dyq08EzDcDBBdg/s2048/IMG_3798.JPG" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAsbrcuttaXu_BYjiyK_s4kLMfk5XnPr1WNLjye3RDOTdSkiwTsTtRvDmrAtMjGjrsYoiS9CVScewX_Dz9mKeiBgGaJvCOSlkGFk-rdlH7ygZrfxJAmzdUozc0Dyq08EzDcDBBdg/s400/IMG_3798.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Overhead shot.</td></tr></tbody></table></a></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOaf-SbzsHa4j2883O6JpKIyqExO0XrAj9_UzKDzlVbVe5jxvU5MRzac9RwKqDaeS6Y4zijLcgjDn_Kgkco2Aws6K5n_M2UUTso5-Hhz9kKkq1A1IJlWLfyJBJ6FQWTYFCTKr6fA/s2048/IMG_3777.JPG" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOaf-SbzsHa4j2883O6JpKIyqExO0XrAj9_UzKDzlVbVe5jxvU5MRzac9RwKqDaeS6Y4zijLcgjDn_Kgkco2Aws6K5n_M2UUTso5-Hhz9kKkq1A1IJlWLfyJBJ6FQWTYFCTKr6fA/s400/IMG_3777.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Front side garden; love anise hyssop.</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMKPHgqJ7utBlml1e_Ud4MozQZ1Y_5P5igwYC41hMgmJsOjEGZHyjOQtbJAx9LrkjDWhKVpvZYTRwNqUIL-wFldPuBv5yjn3XvKVpoXF1UcsEx8pPmRzR3TJXzieXiV6Wb4cDK9w/s2048/IMG_3774.JPG" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMKPHgqJ7utBlml1e_Ud4MozQZ1Y_5P5igwYC41hMgmJsOjEGZHyjOQtbJAx9LrkjDWhKVpvZYTRwNqUIL-wFldPuBv5yjn3XvKVpoXF1UcsEx8pPmRzR3TJXzieXiV6Wb4cDK9w/s400/IMG_3774.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mucho phlox.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkCQzARX8Y0F4FL-SWUg7WsFZQr39g3rvhprYG6hSFPVk3kMJkoSFtDP4CbPCBLAW1H1ReSpaFPrCSSjw9a3mYrYWoHsy5CdkIoP8unJ0eDMNo4jBeQ5J596HDBMN-ZzScgp7BwA/s2048/IMG_3884.JPG" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkCQzARX8Y0F4FL-SWUg7WsFZQr39g3rvhprYG6hSFPVk3kMJkoSFtDP4CbPCBLAW1H1ReSpaFPrCSSjw9a3mYrYWoHsy5CdkIoP8unJ0eDMNo4jBeQ5J596HDBMN-ZzScgp7BwA/s400/IMG_3884.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vanilla Strawberry hydrangea.</td></tr></tbody></table>
Durfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12420996423865766750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32398302.post-26149993452056696072021-07-20T21:49:00.000-04:002021-07-20T21:51:17.589-04:00Ten Years Here(I never pubished this post and now it's been 16 years since I moved in. Unbelievable.)<div><br /></div><div>I can't believe it. I was thinking about what the previous owner would say about the changes if he saw the place. He died almost three years later, at 54.<br />
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It was a Tuesday, unbearably hot and humid. My sister was off from school and my brother was unemployed so they helped me move. My mother came by later; my father was terminally ill. He died six days later. In fact I think the reason I got it in my head to look for a house was to distract myself from his suffering.<br />
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It was nearly the height of the last housing bubble, a definite seller's market. I didn't want to buy a house at the top of my price range, so eligible houses were few and far between. As soon as a house became available, it was gone. This was the era of flipping houses, and I was looking for a pre-1960, preferably 18th or 19th century, fixer upper. There was the 1700's house on a busy street where I, a petite person, could touch the ceiling on the first floor with my index finger, and on the second floor with my palm. My favorite niece would not fit in there! <br />
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And the cute Carpenter Gothic house in a former mill town on a quiet street, kitty-corner from a church. It needed a new furnace and was snatched up before it even hit the MLS. Then a roomy Victorian farmhouse with a good-sized yard and garage, plus a kitchen even more dysfunctional than my current one. That one also went quickly. There also was a bungalow on a quiet street next to a farm. It was nice but I didn't know how I would get my furniture up the stairs. Then there was a house made of concrete blocks, pretty much gutted inside. It was a beautiful area with a stream out back, amidst cottages near a big lake, but it had a very long driveway and was at least 45 minutes away from my work.<br />
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Then I got discouraged and gave up. Somehow I heard about isoldmyhouse.com and saw this house. It was rather plain, and on a street with a BIG hill. But as soon as I looked around inside I just knew, you know? It felt like home. I really liked the kitchen, which turned out to be very difficult to cook in. It seemed big (1568 square feet) compared to the 625 square foot condo I had lived in for 16 1/2 years. The yard was manageable. It came with a shed, washer, gas dryer, dishwasher, gas cooktop, gas oven, and a fairly new roof.<br />
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I love furniture and it's telling that I could almost furnish the whole house with what I had. Yes, my condo was jammed with stuff! I had a plan for my vernacular Gothic Revival workingman's cottage. It would be cottage style.<br />
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The first year I just cleaned the whole place, except closets and the ceilings. It smelled of smoke so bad I couldn't stand it anymore. My sister had cleaned the carpets before I had settled in, but I finally ripped them up (the living room, dining room and two bedrooms). The smell improved. I remember trying to get the nicotine stains off of the double arch in the parlor. I used so many different cleaning products; I would see streaks of yellowish brown until the end of summer. The other problem was the windows. The previous owner had put a block of wood in the frame of one of the living room windows so it could only be raised a couple of inches or so. In the kitchen one of the windows had been caulked shut and the other one I couldn't open very high. It took all summer for me to work on the kitchen windows so they would open. Opening all the windows all summer long helped remove the stink. Thankfully that summer I think we only got a couple days of rain.<br />
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The first year I entertained a lot. It was fun to have a separate dining room and plenty of room. The PO told me he had removed many doors. Apparently there was a door to the living room, to the dining room, from the dining room to the kitchen, and from the dining room to the office. I found one of these doors in the shed. It's like all the other interior doors. I'm planning on using it for the second floor bathroom (if I ever get the funds to do that). A doorway had been cut into the parlor from the office. So my little nephew said he liked my house because you could walk all around in a circle downstairs, through all these openings.<br />
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That September we got storm after storm, causing my basement to become wet. Not a lot of puddles, but it got wet after every storm and during the winter during thaws. It came in mainly through the coal bin, and I could never figure out what to do because above it is the front porch. My contractor immediately figured out that I needed fill. He put down several inches and it hasn't been wet there since.<br />
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That first winter, after a January thaw, raw sewage started backing up into my basement utility sink. I didn't know what to do, other than bail and throw it out the back (the basement is a walk-out). My brother-in-law suggested I call the Town. Someone came out and told me there was blockage on my end, not theirs. I asked him what am I supposed to do, just keep bailing all night? He took pity on me being alone, and flushed out the street valve, which helped enough for me to stop bailing. That March I had a company remove the old-fashioned elbow connector for a straight one, which has helped somewhat. I believe it cost over $2000, but they told me I have to have the street torn up due to tree roots around the y-connector. That'll be several more thousand so I keep stalling it off. I still get a little backup but it's manageable, while still being disgusting. With the previous overflow I dragged the rug that was done there and cleaned it on the deck.<div><br /></div><div>So after ten years I have removed the asbestos siding and painted the clapboards and obtained a new kitchen. I continue to work on each room as I change all the paint colors that are reminiscent of a cottage in New Orleans or Florida but totally inappropriate for a Victorian workingman's cottage in a mill town in northeast Connecticut. As I do I paint the ceilings, closets and trim.<br />
<br /></div></div>Durfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12420996423865766750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32398302.post-15504813936105290942021-07-20T21:32:00.001-04:002021-07-20T21:32:31.926-04:00Decor<div>I used to be really, really country back in the '90s. A red, white and blue living room, with stencils. A red, white and black kitchen, with a checkerboard stencil. A stencil in the bathroom consisting of hydrangeas in pots. A chair rail in the bedroom, with soft pink, cream and green wallpaper above it. I think it became popular leading up to the bicentennial, and stayed quite a while. Remember dusty rose, colonial blue, sage greens? </div><div><br /></div><div>Growing up decor was exclusively "colonial." My father loved history and always wanted to buy a 1700s (or earlier) fixer-upper colonial. He was an antiques dealer so we had a spinning wheel in the living room as well as other antiques. My mother braided rugs and "antiqued" furniture. Remember that fad? </div><div><br /></div><div>It had been my dream to buy a fixer upper but somewhere along the way I switched to Victorian. Maybe it was the very low ceilings or lack of hallways so bedrooms had two doors. And absolutely no privacy. That didn't seem like a place I wanted to call home. </div><div><br /></div><div>But I could never really get into Victorian decor. My style is classic, simple, pretty but wholesome, not frou-frou. The house I ended up buying is a very simple Victorian workingman's cottage. It has the typical two front doors, a double parlor and small rooms. High ceilings (on the first floor; the second floor is normal height), wavy glass windows (some). The ceilings used to be about a foot higher. If I were really ambitious I would remove the lower sheetrock ceilings. The only embellishments are on the porch trim. I've been thinking of adding some decoration in the front gable to break up the plain, boxiness.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIaRewIRagup6kcgJr_PgW3Rr6uEIxuS1nm2Nz7m77onpTAx9AnqOpOn6sDQbLEcmNtqSxw09ME57Q4dm_9b_CYunEcmns-mXcDadYZfPFE7tOm7vNAfx2rA0n9KsbGq7ndmX6vQ/s2048/IMG_3217.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIaRewIRagup6kcgJr_PgW3Rr6uEIxuS1nm2Nz7m77onpTAx9AnqOpOn6sDQbLEcmNtqSxw09ME57Q4dm_9b_CYunEcmns-mXcDadYZfPFE7tOm7vNAfx2rA0n9KsbGq7ndmX6vQ/w300-h400/IMG_3217.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">High ceilings.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBRQVsWZw7GiHqJyIRG8N8vSRTvbpl2HG1CbROHI5ZCx4Wh0v9xo0SnqxkzImX5eVpq0pOMbEL76nKst5wEN_lXGrA7w1iMZgPqz4Hcf9W9Bqa1aD5tuYLYV-3DxCofvVp2YE0ag/s2048/IMG_3610.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBRQVsWZw7GiHqJyIRG8N8vSRTvbpl2HG1CbROHI5ZCx4Wh0v9xo0SnqxkzImX5eVpq0pOMbEL76nKst5wEN_lXGrA7w1iMZgPqz4Hcf9W9Bqa1aD5tuYLYV-3DxCofvVp2YE0ag/w400-h300/IMG_3610.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trim on porch.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE7SsINhlB6-U3ffDzAo-Ja4VqCZwGGTEjHLis42KkK5uJPAI8v0j1m125galzyG_1zqkQ2LOJJaqP6e122Vb3wya1Bg5383TG9Y00Bmpu9OYKnlqPvVYnx7eApji1rSrnlLLHJA/s2048/IMG_3430.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE7SsINhlB6-U3ffDzAo-Ja4VqCZwGGTEjHLis42KkK5uJPAI8v0j1m125galzyG_1zqkQ2LOJJaqP6e122Vb3wya1Bg5383TG9Y00Bmpu9OYKnlqPvVYnx7eApji1rSrnlLLHJA/s320/IMG_3430.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boxy house.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Durfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12420996423865766750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32398302.post-20079638549092794122021-06-30T17:45:00.013-04:002021-06-30T18:12:55.326-04:00Roses<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIksFkon3IPL0DiPgmPSddq96mzq9TPjiEKZmxYMkF-QeUm7iCa_nagnlyQIQQalD7GnXOTqZ78XThjBAE2PN3i9Tm4ew6TkIwJOzT21roQ69q79bhu0QCLFF6Gp6WTCZ3mXOpqw/s2048/51006452-E54B-4748-87FF-4AAA57A4CD8C.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIksFkon3IPL0DiPgmPSddq96mzq9TPjiEKZmxYMkF-QeUm7iCa_nagnlyQIQQalD7GnXOTqZ78XThjBAE2PN3i9Tm4ew6TkIwJOzT21roQ69q79bhu0QCLFF6Gp6WTCZ3mXOpqw/s320/51006452-E54B-4748-87FF-4AAA57A4CD8C.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT5WeI3wZO0TS0akqsn0Bxy6zqN8KzwLVUKXslo4Vji3oK3TABGl02F590KTSjsRhqslhvyeqgr0NPSs1KcgXxr4l9yU8kZ-ZneSWNZtOEmu2wRGzaORqRqQRsiG5fes3KwZkHeA/s2048/EE2A6DCD-F5EF-44B2-BAE6-052574B6AFB8.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT5WeI3wZO0TS0akqsn0Bxy6zqN8KzwLVUKXslo4Vji3oK3TABGl02F590KTSjsRhqslhvyeqgr0NPSs1KcgXxr4l9yU8kZ-ZneSWNZtOEmu2wRGzaORqRqQRsiG5fes3KwZkHeA/s320/EE2A6DCD-F5EF-44B2-BAE6-052574B6AFB8.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Bonica (soft pink) did very well. Dr. Huey (rose-red) hasn’t bloomed in a few years. Lady Elsie May (coral-pink) is not as floriferous as usual but is still an exceptional rose. <p></p>Durfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12420996423865766750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32398302.post-38250992504240791212021-02-11T21:26:00.004-05:002021-02-11T21:31:37.057-05:00Another Video of the Back Yard - Early SummerMy first video! Boomer held the phone the wrong way.
<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nEtwgKpM7CQ" width="320" youtube-src-id="nEtwgKpM7CQ"></iframe></div><br /> <p></p>Durfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12420996423865766750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32398302.post-51524846913275594432021-02-11T21:23:00.006-05:002021-02-11T21:41:08.392-05:00Videos From Last Summer - Front Yard Gardens Plus a Little Info on the House<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dw8zn0iPyZI" width="320" youtube-src-id="dw8zn0iPyZI"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7-ngr8J1C0Q" width="320" youtube-src-id="7-ngr8J1C0Q"></iframe></div><br /> <p></p>Durfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12420996423865766750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32398302.post-3669552115008091612020-09-20T22:46:00.005-04:002021-07-20T22:24:15.236-04:00My HouseI love my house so much that my family says "my house" in hushed, sacred tones when I start talking about it. I loved the kitchen and I think that's what sold me on it. That and the fact that the neighborhood was so quiet, with few houses. I loved the three-foot by five-foot windows. There was so much light! There's even a Dutch door in the kitchen. I was used to living in a condominium that felt like a cave; it got so little light. For an old house it was surprisingly open-feeling. The previous owner had made a half-wall between the office and dining room, made a doorway from the office to the parlor, widened the doorway between the living room and dining room, and removed three doors from the entry area.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibrrVGRXql8PAteD1uIkF34vv4QuiDqyYtdxeVSbeZ8nTXgTkxJRs_Q1Pk83lkMuu3LlKqhPoQlssTblooEng8xks_hFn5d5UOxmSB2OPe2LTyipzzip_Ha1oMXvdoJ8bhnKOckA/s2816/Picture+233.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibrrVGRXql8PAteD1uIkF34vv4QuiDqyYtdxeVSbeZ8nTXgTkxJRs_Q1Pk83lkMuu3LlKqhPoQlssTblooEng8xks_hFn5d5UOxmSB2OPe2LTyipzzip_Ha1oMXvdoJ8bhnKOckA/w400-h300/Picture+233.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nice and bright.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiKQXKlF66o8FYhd4kGE3m7LnWGqda5T5rj8zj9yceKXUQ4OIh749-rowDLxgrkWaDzcWmjfXY3t_K_d9nxnge_xmPHmhLrQOv07O5dFL_TG-ZZUGWXyTpujcdJtZvYoGXppA_Kg/s3264/IMG_2535.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiKQXKlF66o8FYhd4kGE3m7LnWGqda5T5rj8zj9yceKXUQ4OIh749-rowDLxgrkWaDzcWmjfXY3t_K_d9nxnge_xmPHmhLrQOv07O5dFL_TG-ZZUGWXyTpujcdJtZvYoGXppA_Kg/w400-h300/IMG_2535.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Half-wall between dining and office.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Fjda9MOfHoumAl7QL28s6NygrDmIWjQCJWqzVQ1JzS9MH7ivSoay8tHWbYwzD0BefJ7vlCHh40m5Dd0drmjin7sKHuJwdBwi7Z_2D3wvPYvYP2nDO8F8IkjUF0kr1X198UyPsQ/s2448/IMG_1041.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Fjda9MOfHoumAl7QL28s6NygrDmIWjQCJWqzVQ1JzS9MH7ivSoay8tHWbYwzD0BefJ7vlCHh40m5Dd0drmjin7sKHuJwdBwi7Z_2D3wvPYvYP2nDO8F8IkjUF0kr1X198UyPsQ/w400-h400/IMG_1041.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Entryway, with widened doorway.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuiDE9W2M19Gmz5Zq7hx44Pry5n-b9zLo3aHZ1o3CBw2AC7xPgKKpJxXZ1V4uerGGIfoByD-_n_DQhnYuPyNo-0vFPNxjRIzeMuFPUbjZAbRwGlCi9fUsrsVgsCP8mGz6lJK-cGw/w400-h300/hOME+001.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Doorway between parlor and office.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikCGuBuejLU7nR7_cWsEv0ynKbIsBS8OAZNQErvF_DqXtUw4UVZ50l9b6p_KAGlnIBUKlU0OPE_ri_vBGjepZIUhCHP1IyBufI8p2l1KI6d4bE4HguSyLOZl1tTT27YpwjU3bKRw/s3648/hOME+171.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikCGuBuejLU7nR7_cWsEv0ynKbIsBS8OAZNQErvF_DqXtUw4UVZ50l9b6p_KAGlnIBUKlU0OPE_ri_vBGjepZIUhCHP1IyBufI8p2l1KI6d4bE4HguSyLOZl1tTT27YpwjU3bKRw/w400-h300/hOME+171.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dutch door in kitchen.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I also sometimes wish I hadn't redone the kitchen and had brought in moveable items, like a Hoosier cabinet. It seems a little too slick now. Plus maybe I should have left the floors alone and just put polyurethane on top. Of course, I got a gigantic sliver in my foot due to damage left behind from when I removed the wall-to-wall carpeting.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmofFeottZLbjvVheiaje6OxqOX_nqID3jIjyPggf4Ulq9wbTm_wFSKKGlH5EWApWsIKHnXTYvI6OwVHVsReyaT3Z1CTwgWdw8mQfiBFstdafw18F2GFvJnMB00-d-Q7ivCqibIg/s2048/hOME+296.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmofFeottZLbjvVheiaje6OxqOX_nqID3jIjyPggf4Ulq9wbTm_wFSKKGlH5EWApWsIKHnXTYvI6OwVHVsReyaT3Z1CTwgWdw8mQfiBFstdafw18F2GFvJnMB00-d-Q7ivCqibIg/s400/hOME+296.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maximum counter space.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGawGnOnIOlxMkMHgzqnY77_Ww9l62YW1YojDZ5bXCkOIro1dbl6cndx862NZLXC7fJVw9WsSJC_JcSeYHasOLTO2xP0DtZK6o9uf-Yjo9FaY_b1xngVvtAI8cpPClADfsMTpA7w/s2048/hOME+168.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGawGnOnIOlxMkMHgzqnY77_Ww9l62YW1YojDZ5bXCkOIro1dbl6cndx862NZLXC7fJVw9WsSJC_JcSeYHasOLTO2xP0DtZK6o9uf-Yjo9FaY_b1xngVvtAI8cpPClADfsMTpA7w/s400/hOME+168.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cooktop. See the cute shelving?<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div>Cute Craftsman-style doors. 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I guess, though, that I'll close up the door to the office from the parlor because I bought a TV credenza and large smart TV, and the only sensible furniture arrangement is the one below.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR2F9dtekUXcvIwqWLT1GqeczeLZ4Vxuo3990jWGepxpcea0_QQHpOS24d_qg112b3RJpEbbNPP6Qd4rQCnwWLbuWixd6wWT90osYsZ6Ly-KD96Egl6-DO2h2I03q-FMrtGlCqIQ/s3264/IMG_2576.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR2F9dtekUXcvIwqWLT1GqeczeLZ4Vxuo3990jWGepxpcea0_QQHpOS24d_qg112b3RJpEbbNPP6Qd4rQCnwWLbuWixd6wWT90osYsZ6Ly-KD96Egl6-DO2h2I03q-FMrtGlCqIQ/w400-h300/IMG_2576.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I haven't shown the second floor because it all needs re-doing. The floors are random-width soft pine, which have been stained around the perimeter in the master bedroom and painted brown in the guest room. I'm still trying to get a bathroom installed as well, but the cost may be prohibitive.</div>Durfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12420996423865766750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32398302.post-92154102150049067002020-08-02T23:40:00.003-04:002021-02-11T21:40:44.427-05:00Hydrangeas On View
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This is Endless Summer, my first ever hydrangea, planted in 2016. It's trending lilac.
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This is Blue Bird. Or Blaumeister. There were two tags with it, I think from Home Depot.
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Blue Billow out back:
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Blue Billow in the front yard:
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I'm thinking the Rozanne geranium is distracting. Hmm.<br />
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I've already decided that the Strawberry Sundae hydrangea was a very dumb choice for the side garden. It is huge this year. It is the sister of that monster, Vanilla Strawberry.<br />
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Here it is looking ginormous even at the beginning of its' panicles forming.<br />
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I'll put it in the back. It can go next to the stone wall garden or next the newly transplanted Hansa rose.<br />
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I miss those days, even with my neighbor's ugly backside of house, ladders and two-toned backside of my own house.</div>
Durfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12420996423865766750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32398302.post-45395230780747421502020-07-04T10:49:00.002-04:002020-07-04T10:51:51.387-04:00Best Garden Ever - Heritage VersionMy Heritage Garden was the first "designed" garden where I had really thought about where things should go. The problem with the garden was everything grew supersized, so it got out of control and I had to remove a lot. Then I think I removed too much, but now I think it's okay. Here are its glory days. I particularly loved the fall plantings I put in that first year. And that first spring was lovely as well.<br />
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This is how it started out - a strip of grass with iris and ladybells on the right, next to the stone wall.<br />
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<br />Durfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12420996423865766750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32398302.post-42505784866518487482020-07-03T21:37:00.000-04:002020-07-04T10:52:41.824-04:00Before And After: Stone Wall Garden<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When I moved in in 2005 there was a ginormous barberry that reached almost to the top of the deck, which is off the second floor. I never liked it but I was a new gardener and thought you should keep what came with the house. I cut that thing to the ground in anticipation of someone building stairs off the deck but that never came to fruition. I decided in 2016 to rip it down. I really like the garden I made in its place. It'll be evolving, though, since the Montauk daisy is too big for the space and it'll become pretty shady when the Japanese maple reaches its full height.</div>
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Before, you couldn't see the lovely stone wall, on which I planted four Green Mountain boxwood. I talk more about it here: <a href="http://hilltopgothic.blogspot.com/2017/02/2016-gardening-season.html" target="_blank">http://hilltopgothic.blogspot.com/2017/02/2016-gardening-season.html</a></div>
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Durfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12420996423865766750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32398302.post-86403122758315168862020-07-03T20:39:00.006-04:002020-07-03T21:38:24.442-04:00Growth<span><a name='more'></a></span><span><!--more--></span>Paul's Glory hosta, Summer 2016:<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnihB9D_SVDk5_sDGSejcffhM7WhfufMZNaoDNfRcPr0wt8pK5r4qA5fhgJGzSyvrS65sVgd7wDcUFNDiR0_Y1d9-VJel1DWrGc4wnc_emr8u9Vhjo2J1gRdgUuSWuEw1ppu_fUA/s2048/IMG_0469.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnihB9D_SVDk5_sDGSejcffhM7WhfufMZNaoDNfRcPr0wt8pK5r4qA5fhgJGzSyvrS65sVgd7wDcUFNDiR0_Y1d9-VJel1DWrGc4wnc_emr8u9Vhjo2J1gRdgUuSWuEw1ppu_fUA/s320/IMG_0469.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div>And today. Trust me it's ginormous; I should have had a ruler or something for scale:</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7iYSfFtjvS7IaftVcyfUY1yVrxh_TJeohXKezquVWYo4RnlFD1cPT7YTStlIqUMGtTtuOs6mJ9lhZ3VNpKQuMf7htBhE6Oh_kzyqDXI_4lrgKe6EUeipHj80-c2JsUicCI15cJw/s2048/IMG_2757.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7iYSfFtjvS7IaftVcyfUY1yVrxh_TJeohXKezquVWYo4RnlFD1cPT7YTStlIqUMGtTtuOs6mJ9lhZ3VNpKQuMf7htBhE6Oh_kzyqDXI_4lrgKe6EUeipHj80-c2JsUicCI15cJw/s320/IMG_2757.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div>Green Mountain boxwood Summer 2016, so tiny at planting time:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJBuo-Y-EvbZ1qcpy_37jGUD3Py8TEoYzuaXGFyDLho-4zllk3I-4bZtBAWElJ6QfllLw4pThN2Hl0RURkwtenp82Q5jjJ2gI8fcdhJUbp7yCtTherHKfjUSHVHSgAjCYenW5KZQ/s2048/IMG_0387.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="469" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJBuo-Y-EvbZ1qcpy_37jGUD3Py8TEoYzuaXGFyDLho-4zllk3I-4bZtBAWElJ6QfllLw4pThN2Hl0RURkwtenp82Q5jjJ2gI8fcdhJUbp7yCtTherHKfjUSHVHSgAjCYenW5KZQ/w625-h469/IMG_0387.JPG" width="625" /></a><span style="text-align: left;">And now, Spring 2020:</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUGPSE04A_JqnQEaAifAH8eHkv_CpFwe2JF_hnWPql0y1f9mGZPwRB23rQadiZfygZTuhCecr0R2t82_pAY0bCV0x5uBKqlRryVq1dup9m-iiAkZjgej1f3grk4olQ1zX7YnH9zQ/s2048/IMG_2674.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUGPSE04A_JqnQEaAifAH8eHkv_CpFwe2JF_hnWPql0y1f9mGZPwRB23rQadiZfygZTuhCecr0R2t82_pAY0bCV0x5uBKqlRryVq1dup9m-iiAkZjgej1f3grk4olQ1zX7YnH9zQ/w781-h586/IMG_2674.JPG" width="781" /></a></div>Durfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12420996423865766750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32398302.post-70751929906635798632020-07-03T17:08:00.001-04:002020-07-04T01:14:25.473-04:00Early SummerTechnology has been frustrating the heck out of me. That and the fact that I never remember to take pictures at the right time and day. I can't access my old photos to show the growth I wanted to show of some of the plants. So here's my first video. My brother (who's 15 years younger than I) "OK, Boomer"'d me when he saw this because I held the phone the wrong way. I'd forgotten many names of things. Too much pressure! And of course, Boomer can't figure out how to edit or insert captions.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nEtwgKpM7CQ" width="320" youtube-src-id="nEtwgKpM7CQ"></iframe></div><div><br /><div><br /></div></div>Durfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12420996423865766750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32398302.post-63795158606163122962020-02-26T14:54:00.001-05:002020-03-06T16:35:41.747-05:00Spring Is Coming!It's been a relatively mild winter with little snow, some cold days and no frozen pipes! Daffodil shoots have already poked up as well as at least one crocus's blades that I saw.<br />
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I'm anxiously anticipating this spring and remembering the massive amount of changes I made last year, mostly involving moving things. I'm remembering that I moved the big Stella d'Oro daylily and the peach one from the back garden to beside the front walkway, giving that area some definition since the Livin' Easy rose died. I also cut the catmint way back in that area since it had taken over.<br />
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Near the driveway I moved most of the beautiful purple and white irises and transplanted two veronica from the back, where they were not doing well amidst the ivy groundcover. I also bought an agastache and transplanted a large sedum from back to join the one I planted when I made this garden. I moved the hosta to the shade garden because it would get crispy. If I had any phlox left I got rid of that and maybe the daisies as well? Oops, can't remember. I transplanted a couple (?) daylilies from my mom's old garden to the strip between my neighbor and me. I also took some iris from my mom and put it in the Heritage Garden and in front of the small Blue Billow hydrangea. I'm not sure if this is the year that the knockout rose died but it is most sincerely dead now. I transplanted a piece of the big hydrangea in front to the smaller one on the side. I think I transplanted the daisies in front where the rose was.<br />
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I bought a white catmint to put near the Blue Billow hydrangea in the front yard.<br />
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In the stone wall garden I moved the large hosta to under the Japanese maple and bought a caryopteris. I also bough a Japanese maple, ironweed and a Purple Dome aster to go here. I can't remember if I removed any foxglove.<br />
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I moved two boxwood from the back to the porch garden. And moved the helleborus from between the arborvitae to the other side of the sidewalk.<br />
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In other categories, I finally put stone dust in between the cracks in the walkway. Now hopefully I won't have to weed there. During my manic, sleepless, prednisone-fueled spell I actually finally made a stone staircase into the alley garden out back. Hopefully it hasn't moved much.<br />
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<br />Durfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12420996423865766750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32398302.post-78635924345579026802019-12-22T14:05:00.002-05:002020-09-22T20:57:16.883-04:00 Christmas PreparationsFirst off, I hate Instagram! My phone is too small and it's difficult to post. Why in the world can't we do that online? Sheesh.<br />
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My stollen is in the oven. I used the Martha Stewart recipe where you braid it instead of the wreath I made two years ago. I think it's the same ingredients. Labor intensive but delicious. I started at 9 this morning and it's 1:49 p.m. now. I'm watching this woman called Delia from England. I guess she's their Martha. I like this Christmas special.<br />
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My pictures are all hung in the dining room. It was torture as I knew it would be torturous to hang the rose pictures. But the other ones I just eyeballed and are fine.<br />
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We've gotten so many cookie deliveries at work that I don't even feel like baking. Can't decide what I want to make. Maybe fudge and peanut butter chocolate chip cookies. I'm going to make Fluffy Cheesecake (two) for Christmas Day dinner.Durfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12420996423865766750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32398302.post-89029268380737726662019-11-26T21:57:00.000-05:002020-02-27T13:20:32.614-05:00Thanksgiving CountdownOK, so I'm exhausted. Per usual I've procrastinated and added way too much to my to-do list.<br />
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First I stepped on (idiot) the storm window insert for my old, ugly aluminium storm doors. I cannot justify fixing it so I decided to order two new Pella storm doors. I also lost all my keys (idiot) so I can't lock the house. Now I have to buy storm doors that lock.<br />
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But first I have to paint the door frame . . . just when the weather starts turning cold (it snowed Sunday). It has to be 40 degrees. Very tricky. Plus the screws are impossible to remove so I have to wait for my brother-in-law to bring his special tool.<br />
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I never hung pictures in the dining room. I finally got everything framed but am indecisive concerning placement.<br />
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Due to my impending retirement I am hoarding vacation days so I can't take time to clean and cook. Oh well, I guess the most important thing is to make sure the food tastes good.<br />
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This is the lovely curtain fabric. And no, of course, I haven't sewn them yet. My mother's and sister's sewing machines are broken and I'm too cheap to buy one. Guess who's wasting her time sewing by hand?<br />
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The design for this room is bright colors, with a sort of country modern/garden theme. The paint color is Ben Moore's Mill Springs blue. And I have cushions on order from <i>CHINA. </i>(Love the way Trump says China.) Must have caught a fast ship because they're in town, and originally the date was sometime in December. So I got hot pink, orange and lime green. Hopefully the colors will be OK. Couldn't find turquoise anywhere so I'll keep looking.<br />
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This innocuous picture of my front door represents over three hours of my time trying to figure out how to put all the door hardware back on, after SIX YEARS. Yes, I procrastinated that long. I completely forgot how it went together. This Old House has a diagram but putting the lock back on was tricky. After I was done the door WOULDN'T CLOSE. I started chanting "I hate my house!" Couldn't figure it out. I remembered my brother-in-law had a trick of putting something on the edge that rubbed off so he could tell where he needed to sand the door down. This was after I took the door off its hinges in order to paint it, and when I reinstalled it, of course it didn't close.<br />
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So I kept fooling with it, removing the strikes. Finally got it to work, better than it ever had. I was so proud and told my co-worker, who then said, too bad you lost the key to it. Yes indeed. But at least my house doesn't look so freakish, with a hole where the doorknob should be.<br />
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There have been coincidences lately. I was watching old Martha Stewart videos online (looking for gravy recipes) and her daughter was saying they didn't have doorknobs in their house during its renovation phase. I can relate. I still have to put a lock on the bathroom door.<br />
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As I'm looking at this right now I think I like the first one the best (it's upside down). I texted a good friend who is so good at these kinds of things (well, she's good at almost everything to be truthful) but didn't hear from her. It's the busy season at her work.<br />
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I wanted pictures of bright roses from the garden. I think this (below) will work out. I would have preferred an odd number but the span is 74 inches and this would allow about 3.2 inches in between.<br />
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So right now I'm waiting for my timer to go off so I can put a second coat of paint on the doorframe. It's still 45 so I'm good. It got into the 60's today.<br />
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I'll try to remember to take pictures of the food Thursday.Durfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12420996423865766750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32398302.post-16783462317827102602019-11-16T15:43:00.000-05:002019-11-26T20:13:10.529-05:00Leaf Peeping in Vermont and New Hampshire (originally posted October 2012)My sister decided on the spur of the moment that she wanted to go to Vermont a couple Saturdays ago so we all piled into my car and went all the way up the Quechee Gorge. It was a bit cloudy and chilly but what beautiful scenery! It wasn't as crowded as I thought it would be. There is a bridge which spans the gorge and here are shots from both sides.<br />
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We also went to Woodstock, which was pretty crowded. Here are both sides of a covered bridge, of which Vermont has the most in New England.<br />
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On the way home I took a wrong turn and we ended up in New Hampshire, where I believe these shots were taken.<br />
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It's been wonderful this fall to enjoy the season, rather than stress about painting the house. I have one coat of yellow left on the last side, which should only take a few hours. Right now I'm working on replacing the trim pieces that had rotted, which has been a nightmare. Another nightmare is rehanging my front door, after taking it down for painting. Logic would tell you that if it fit before, it'll fit after painting. But nooooo. Nothing is easy in an old house, it seems!<br />
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<br />Durfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12420996423865766750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32398302.post-54550629710364812012019-11-14T21:15:00.000-05:002019-11-29T18:32:17.944-05:00Another Bobcat in My Yard (originally posted December 2016)Yes, once again, the beast showed up, the Monday before Christmas. The first time was during the porch rebuild in 2015: I was so nervous I forgot to take pictures. This time it was to unclog the sewer. It took two days, in the bitter cold.<br />
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Working way down in the street.<br />
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I had an "elbow" replaced in 2008 and at that time was told more work needed to be done due to tree roots encroaching the Y connector in the street. They quoted a cheaper price than eight and a half years ago. They did not block off the street like they said they would in 2008, which would have added to the cost. We have very little traffic on this short, narrow street; it is one-way coming from one end so that helps. Mostly the traffic is from neighbors coming and going. The job was done before my neighbors came home from work.<br />
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I had been stressing because the guy who came out initially told me several bushes would have to be moved. I didn't know how they would survive the winter, plus I had just transplanted the dwarf blue spruce this fall and it didn't look so hot. But fortunately only one small rosebush was in the way, and it's never been that great a performer anyway.<br />
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So now I can do my laundry with no fear of sewage backing up into the laundry sink, which was really quite disgusting. I had put it off as long as I could. It's no fun spending money on stuff you can't see, but peace of mind is a good thing.Durfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12420996423865766750noreply@blogger.com0