Curved Steps

The second thing that I finished FINALLY was staining and varnishing the steps. The very top step had never been finished (remember I made the steps just one more step higher at the last minute). With that step finished all I needed to do was sand, stain and varnish. They look so nice. Makes me feel like they are now inviting you to look upstairs. Hmmmm... what do we have up there? That's for another post.

A look around the farm

It's going to snow soon so I just wanted to share some pictures that I've taken this year. This is my maple tree that when it was little I twisted the branches together. I'm told the tree might die because I did this, but so far so good.

Here is a picture of my "whites" I love percale sheets and my white dish towels have all of the months on them. I of course hang them up in order.

This is my grape arbor. I planted them the first year we moved here and it took about 4 years to get grapes. The metal frame is from a gazebo that blew away and as usual, I recycled it.

And of course, they are the reason I love to make our farm a cool place to visit.

Where did the laundry go????

With the new sidewalk finished and I was getting itchy to do something new. I've completed two jobs since the sidewalk. First the bathroom laundry closet. Ever since I've lived here the washer, dryer and furnace was out in the open in my bathroom. I hated it! When company came over they got to see all the laundry. Not that everyone doesn't have dirty clothes, it's just that I don't want them to see MY dirty clothes. The idea was to continue to use the wainscot. Off to Menards to buy car siding. It looks like wainscot and it's about 3/4 inch thick. I cleared my foyer floor and set to putting the doors together. Car siding is tongue and grove so it should have just popped together. It did not! The boards looked nice at the lumber company but when we got them home and put them together they were not exactly what I would call straight. Grrr... None the less, they were screwed together and glued. The glides were hung across the top and wa-la. Doors which now cover up the laundry and furnace. The sign says, "Grandkids Welcome,Parents by Appointment.

They also look nice from the living room. I should have done it years ago. My bathroom now looks and feels so much better.