Home Improvement!

Jeff and I live in a cute 1930's "bungalow" home here in Montgomery.  Aside from the fact there is hardly any closet or storage space... it's great. For those of you who have seen the house before... it's been perked up a little!

Last year, Jeff and I made an agreement with my friend and landlord Rosa, to paint the house we rent from her. The weather did not cooperate with us turning from summer to winter in what seemed like a day or so - so it's just been in the last month that Jeff has finally gotten brush onto board.

Ta-DAH!!!

Jeff diligently scraped and painted in the mornings for over two weeks from 7 or so in the morning until the day got too hot to work in - with the 100 degree weather we've been having - sometimes as early as 11, other days he was able to go till noon or 1.

The effort was worth it - because the house looks amazing!

Paint in progress -
old meets new!

Side view...

Rosa wanted us to repaint the house green - as you can see - originally a light sage or olive shade. We picked a color that on the card (?!) looked a lot closer - just lighter. Once applied... we discovered it wasn't only lighter - but brighter! The original has a lot of grey - the new color is more white, and is a clean, almost beach house color called "Pistachio". We're pleased with the end results - as are our neighbors who have to look at it every day. :)

The back of the house
 (and our pups Loki and Fang -
sadly Fang in his cone of shame.)

We looked at white "tints" for what seemed like forever, and picked a white for the trim that has a tiny bit of tan tint so it didn't stand as starkly out from the green. Once applied it looks... well... white... :)

Jeff also hit the Adirondack chairs and table on the porch with a fresh coat of white.

Porch gear with fresh paint...

The dogs were happy to have Jeff with them in the yard for long periods, but were often more help that he wanted. Loki is at the wrong angle in this photo, but he is sporting a swatch of green paint on his neck that we're still not sure how he managed to acquire.  Fingers crossed they aren't snacking on scraped paint chips!

If you haven't seen our abode - now you know what it looks like. We'd love to have you come and visit!

Saying Goodbye...

Last week we said good-bye to our friends Larry and Dusty Terrell - coworkers at ASF (Dusty was the ASF scenic charge, and Larry a former stage op turned facilities guy) who are now in Vero Beach, Florida.   We are so happy for them - but I'm sorry to not have them at work!

We also said goodbye to Henry - on a longer term. Henry was Jeff and his folks dog. An amazingly sweet, lovely chow, who appeared at the house covered in orange day glow tag paint. He was afraid of being penned up, and was a guard/yard dog of the first caliber. We'd noticed a change in him this summer - and the last few weeks he stopped eating and spent most of his day lying in the yard. Sadly, Peg and Bud discovered that Henry's kidney's were failing - and it was time to let him go. We weren't surprised by the news, but he will me greatly missed, and pulling into the driveway at the house in Clay without him greeting the car will be a blow.

Good bye Henry! We love you...