Weekend Forecast

Doory.  Well, partly doory.  Mostly sunny.  This is the back door out the kitchen.

 
Walt Kowalski is such a trend setter.  He doesn't wear his hat sideways or leave the tag on.  He goes for the double.  Goofy he is. 

 
With everything going on lately, sometimes it takes a chocolate wrapper to remind me:

The chocolate was delicious, too.  Dark chocolate with a salted caramel filling.

Moisture Barriers

We brought some of the green board, the moisture barrier board, into the house in the rain sprinkles.  It works.  We didn't get wet. 

 

The nook is looking very...nooky.

 

 

 

More seams and screws. 

Seams and screws. Seams and screws. Seams and screws. Seams and screws. Seams and screws. Seams and screws. Seams and screws. Seams and screws. Seams and screws. Seams and screws. Seams and screws. Seams and screws. Seams and screws. Seams and screws. Seams and screws. Seams and screws. Seams and screws. Seams and screws.

 

Convoy

There was a ruckus coming down the street yesterday.  I couldn't see anything, but I could hear it coming.  It wasn't a logging truck (they are still logging) or a fire engine.  It was moving slowly and it was loud.

Finally, the ruckus came into view.

 

 

 
I know a couple of superheroes that would love to watch.  Heck, I'm not a superhero and I wanted to watch.


Just as fast as they appeared, they disappeared. 

They were grating the berm of the road to help the water run off properly.  But in front of our house, they didn't do anything except make a bigger mess.  They didn't grate enough.  Instead of creating a path for the water to run off into the ditch then to the creek below, they created a dam.  They pushed dirt into the ditch. 

*sigh* We'll see what happens today after the big rain this afternoon. 

Handy Woman Services

I've been helping my sister with a few projects around her house.  It's amazing what we can accomplish with a drill and a level. 

It made me think...hey, this is a good idea for a business.  Handy woman services. Poppins Services was the first name that came to mind.  Walt Kowalski's had an idea for a name, too.  

Bitches That Fix Shit. 

It made me laugh.  Still does every time I say it, but I just don't think we'd get a lot of advertising space in the newspaper

Step by Step

No, not New Kids on the Block or Eddie Rabbitt (I'm showing my age).

It was a beautiful evening, but we also wanted to get a few things done.  Covering the cotton candy is top priority. 

 

 

 

 

There is always waste when hanging drywall.  Pieces that have been cut on both sides and odd shaped pieces.  The stairs created triangle pieces.  Fortunately, the cut off triangles from the stairs to the second floor could be used on the stairs to the basement.  We won't tell anybody about a few extra seams on those steps.

Moving Right Along

The breakfast nook is moving right along.

 
Walt Kowalski insulated and was ready for drywall.

 

 
We were tired.  Tired of drywall and just tired. We weren't going to finish the ceiling.

 
Then we looked at each other and said 'Let's just finish it.  We'll be that farther ahead.'  We are glad we did.  We were no more tired at the end of the last sheet.

Tap, tap tap, tap

This little guy is the most persistent bird I have ever seen.  All day long he flies to the window.  Last weekend I noticed him sitting on the window ledge.  It appeared he was looking inside.  'Hey, you got any seed in there?'

Now, with bird hormones raging,  he is determined to get that bird in the window.  All day long.  Tap tap.  Tappity tap.  Click tap. Click click.  Click Klunk.


Fudge is watching.  The bird isn't even bothered that the window is open and there is a cat sitting in the screen. 

 
I'm going to have to hang something at the window so he will stop. 

Here is another view.

 

 

Meanwhile, back in the kitchen, Walt Kowalski is moving right along with insulation in the breakfast nook.

 

 
I'm still working on seams and screws.

 

This was a slightly larger seam. There are certain places where we have struggled with the unevenness of the house. 

 

 

It's cool how the plaster squished between the drywall. 

 



 

Walt Kowalski is tired of drywall.  He's ready to get back to plumbing.