It's Called a Portico

 

This is our challenge during this new spring season...

What to do about the back of this house.

 

I really dislike how flat and plain it is,

 and I would like some awnings over some of the windows,

 especially the two top story ones...

 

Alas, the bricks need tuck pointing,

the aluminum siding is coming off,

the windows are leaking,

the roof is buckling,

and the portico over the door is falling apart.

 

Awnings seem like a silly idea amidst all of this...

 

So we start with the portico over the door.

We discuss replacing some boards and painting it,

you know...

"sprucing it up".

 

As Terry gets deep into it,

it is falling apart

 as he removes rotten board after rotten board.

 

Now the shingles are coming off.

 

Taking a break,

Here are the awesome,

just like new chairs,

 that Terry worked so hard on.

 

Here's my flower pot that lost some tiles,

so I redid the whole thing,

set it out on the patio,

where the dog promptly knocked it over and put a crack in it.

 

Argh.

 

Back to fixing up the porch roof...

 

and it's gone.

 

And another project at Project House...

Eww, Why That Color???

Terry has been working on the old hotel chairs for a while now.

 

He rigged up a pretty cool painting booth for them...

and here is one of them finished.

The other one still needs to be put together.

We chose this Kiwi Green color to complement our chaise lounges,

 and to complement nature (I guess).

 

We also left all of the hardware shiny silver,

and it looks awesome.

 

I'm so proud of him for taking such care with these old family heirlooms.

 

I will post a pic when they are sitting by the garden,

and all of the flowers are in bloom.

 

They will look so nice.

 



The Winter of Spring

 

This "squirrel thing" is getting out of hand.

 

We have all kinds of squirrels; black ones, and gray ones,

and ratty looking blackish-gray ones...

 

but only one big fat Fox Squirrel. 

Petey comes for breakfast every morning.

 

He likes nuts and cereal,

 but he isn't a big fan of fruit and veggies.

After he eats breakfast

 he comes to the big dining room window

 and taunts Roxy for a while.

 

He has kept us truly entertained this winter.

 

It is still so cold,

 but Terry has been building me some tables

 for my laundry room.

There's one all finished,

with casters so I can roll it around.

 

He is re-purposing an old countertop

for the tops of these moveable tables.

 

Now he is working on the second one.

 

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In other news...

 

Our weekend estate sale shopping has proven profitable...

a 5 lb. crock

 

and a 6 lb. crock for twenty bucks.

 

Perfect condition,

these sell for $150 at antique shops.

 

Cha-ching.

 

Here comes Petey...