Spring has arrived and flowers are coming into their own. Work progressed on the upstairs bathroom. Seeds were planted. This week, days went by quickly.
Topping the list of activities was the continuing work on the upstairs bathroom. The plumbers arrived and installed the shower, complete with drain and water lines. Plumbing was begun for the sink. Best of all, the toilet was re-installed and is functioning again. (I was getting tired of all those trips up and down the stairs to get to the bathroom at night.)
Still to be done – in one trip, I hope – is to plumb in the bathtub and finish the sink plumbing and install it. Here is a photo of the work in progress as of Friday, May 5th. Sheetrock is being installed around the shower stall.
The bathroom needs: sheetrock finishing, painting, putting in the remaining floor tiles, and getting the base trim cut/stained/installed. After that, I call the electricians back to finish the wiring and then the plumbers to finish the tub and sink installation. Keeping three trades working in rotation is interesting. There’s still a lot to get through before the job is complete!
Outside, spring is finally here, with the last of the below-freezing temperatures behind us. Our tulips and daffodils are adding color to the Mary Lynn memorial flower bed.
Grass seeds were spread in a few bare spots of the lawn, using a “shade” seed that hopefully will grow in these locations. Pam planted hollyhock seeds, gourd seeds, and Indian corn in and around the garden. It would be great if all seeds do well this year.
The cats offered a few amusing poses this week. For anyone who thinks cats sleep only curled up I offer this photo of a stretched-out Elmo. He measures a full 36″ when extended!
Here is a photo of the other three house cats, KitKat, Stirling, and Vienna, enjoying some morning sun that comes through the east bay window.
Nothing of real note is planned for the upcoming week other than my twice-weekly physical therapy. Hopefully we will have “visits” from the various trades people working on the bathroom; someone needs to stay close to home for those. It should be a quiet(er) week but who knows?
That’s it for now. Thanks for looking in!
Pam’s Penny
When they aren’t napping, the Terrible Two have become interior decor critics. This week Stirling and Vienna stripped wallpaper in the library. Because — it was there? they were bored? everyone needs a challenge? they don’t like old timey cars? I will be painting these blocks under the windows a dark brown to give the windows more “weight” in the room. However, this was not a project I intended to work on now. Thanks so much, kitten kiddos.
The quote from the roofers arrived for the tower re-do. Sticker shock! Considering the house itself was purchased in the low $60,000 range, no way I can justify paying a little under $14,000 to re-do a decorative tower that basically needs incidental repair and updating. I have visions of 70-year-old people once again hanging from the side of the second story in a bucket lift, this time attempting to roof and repair. (More like a nightmare than a vision.)
I do believe I deserve a plant run to the Mennonite greenhouse this coming week…
Happy Trails.