This week I concentrated on more scraping and painting. The process has evolved into a routine that I’ll describe below. We also took in a car show and craft fair, mentioned in my last post. Today we attended a Rendezvous. It was another busy week!

The north and north-west corner of the house was the focus for scraping and painting this week. Generally I start working from the ground and reach up to about eye level. After that it is all ladder work. The routine: Scrape and sand an area, followed by a first coat of paint. Scrape and sand another area, then put a second coat on the first area and a first coat on the second. Repeat for all sections. Here are the results for the north wall:

Main Street (North) side
NW side of the house

After painting the red I painted the blue trim above the windows and touched up the white trim. Re-doing the trim is going to be a project in itself, probably sometime next spring. With the current first floor painted to this point, the view from Main Street is much more cohesive.

Last Saturday we attended a craft fair and car show in Osage. (Mostly car show.) We examined all the vendor tables and many antiques, then walked through the car show. Here are a few photos of that event.

Crafts for sale
Food items looked Yummy
Lots of produce on display and for sale
Replica Mercedes was an eye-catcher
Acres of hot rods and classics

The outing was a good break for us. So much so that today (Saturday) we drove to another outing, this time to the Ft. Atkinson, Iowa, Rendezvous. Ft. Atkinson is just under an hour’s drive from us. We had seen ads for the event and decided to attend. Here are some photos, with video to follow in a few weeks.

Note 12:00 and 12:30 events on Saturday, reason we attended
Once inside we found this sign post
One of many costumed participants
Beautiful wooden recorders on sale in craft area
Getting ready for cannon shoot
Music duo Gary and Annie

We enjoyed the outing and visit to Ft. Atkinson, new territory for us. I don’t know if we will attend this event every year, but it’s an option. I have video of the cannons firing and of Gary and Annie playing, but those will have to wait for a future post. As I will be on the road again shortly, my next installment may be a few weeks from now.

That’s it for now. Thanks for looking in!

Pam’s Penny

Fall weather is just about perfect for attendance at outdoor events. Today was no exception, although it wasn’t sunny; partly cloudy and a slight breeze was very comfortable. We stood in line for school bus transport from the Ft. Atkinson Community Center to the historic fort. How many years has it been since either of us rode in a school bus? Did those school bus seats get smaller or something in the intervening years?

Today is Dog #2’s birthday — “Sassy Brunette” turned 12. Bruie was actually born in Iowa a dozen years ago. I’m remembering the crazy December car ride from Colorado to Iowa to pick her up from her foster family. Ice covered the interstate after a major storm, and dozens of vehicles were off the road along the route. An adventure.

Happy Trails.