This and That: Catching up--again
Friday, July 17, 2009 at 03:30PM Wow! It's been another whirlwind week!
Just a few 'notes to self' for posterity:
The garage is almost done, but a rainshower this afternoon sent Sam and me scurrying to lid up our paint cans and get everything put away before it poured. The downpour didn't last long, but the sky is still threatening and it's Friday and I'm tired and I've got a wet load of laundry in the washer from yesterday or the day before and I haven't cooked a decent meal all week and I have to do the church bulletin so I'm done painting for today. Actually, I'm done painting until Monday. Tom and Sam will paint tomorrow while I clean the house and finish the laundry and do the church bulletin and generally catch up with my normal stuff.
Some of you have asked for pictures. Here you go!
It's hard to tell from the picture, but the house color is a nice shade of chocolate milkshake, the first trim is brilliant white, the second trim is a nice, dark brown-gray woodsy color and the accent is a lovely wisteria. The trim color that did not work was a soft off-white taupe that just didn't have enough contrast. The new woodsy, mousy brown is very nice. I'll have to take pictures again on a sunny day because the colors look too gray for some reason. (also, you can see that one of the garage doors is not finished--yet, but hopefully, you can get an idea.)
Here you can see the painted garage and the unpainted house together for contrast. It's quite a bit darker than what I had before. I think it's going to be nice.
Do you remember when I transplanted all my daisies into their own bed last year? As you can see, they've filled in nicely. I've always thought that shasta daisies go well with white picket fences, don't you?
Poor Eve stumbled down the front steps yesterday and now has a sore foot. She has taken to lying on the sidewalk in the sunshine, soaking up the sun. I think it feels good to her old bones. But when she finally gets up, she's stiff and sore. I can totally relate! Crawling up and down the ladder and stooping to paint the low spots--I can feel every one of my 53 years. I keep thinking it's going to get easier, but so far, I'm still stiff and sore at the end of every day of painting and I fall asleep by 8--unable to read more than a page or two.
Elliott was here for a few hours last night while Beth went to see Harry Potter. He is such a little energizer bunny--he never stops! Tired myself, I finally put him in the bathtub to play and play, he did! It's such fun to watch a little one hiding his toys in a cup and pouring them out, over and over. Tom came in the bathroom to see what was going on and Elliott chucked a toy at him. We should never have laughed that first time because soon Tom was being pelted by dripping wet bath tub toys. Elliott enjoyed it tremendously. (so did we--we're just not sure how much his mom and dad are going to enjoy it if he does it again tonight when he gets his bath at home). Elliott is at a delightful age--he loves patty-cake and watches carefully when I sing the 'Itsy Bitsy Spider'. I could see his little hands moving absent-mindedly as his eyes are memorizing the hand movements--not missing a thing. Soon he'll be doing the motions with me.
Oh, speaking of Harry Potter!--I forgot to 'review' it here. Oh, I loved it!! I am puzzled by some of the choices they made with the plot lines, but all in all, I thought it was wonderful. I can't wait to see it again when it comes out on video. I continue to adore Alan Rickman's Snape--I think he is PERFECT, so I was surprised when Tom told me at breakfast yesterday that he had read an article that said Rickman had never yet read the books (nor had the actors who play Dumbledore and Voldemort.)
Well, I better get off the computer and get busy. Have a nice weekend, everyone!
Reader Comments (12)
Beautiful pictures, Kim! I love your garage colors (and the whole thing - it looks so inviting!).
Poor Eve-y.... I remember when my Sadie was older and kind of creaky.... Good thing she has you to take such good care of her!
I'm glad you got to see Harry Potter - and glad that it was a good movie. I'd like to sit down and watch the movies marathon-fashion one of these days, but it's going to have to be a winter event! Enjoy your weekend!
Your home is lovely, Kim, so homey and inviting. Love the paint job, the picket fence and the shasta dasies!
It is had to make the colors fit with their names on a cloudy day- but the garage is beautiful and the daisies so perky and bright. I'm saving the movie to watch with Jordan when it comes out on video. He won't go to the theatre to see it, but I love talking about movies afterward with him. My husband hates paying to see ANY movie- even on video!
The colors are beautiful, Kim! The house is going to look so good in them! I especially love the wisteria!
Poor old Eve! Such a sweet girl...
I love the Elliott bath story. I do wonder how the bath went at home tonight... Sounds like the joys of grandparenting are definitely yours and Tom's, if you know what I mean! Hehe.
I enjoyed the movie, too, but, like you, wondered why they added extra stuff and left out what they did.
Kim, I LOVE LOVE LOVE the colors you've chosen. I've been trying to decide what colors to paint our house this Fall...and I think I just found it! Would you be willing to share the color names/brand? :)
Hi Karen! All the paint is Behr and comes from your local Home Depot. The house is Quail Ridge, the first trim is Ultra Pure White (Behr has the whitest white available anywhere), the second trim is Eagle Ridge, and the accent is Blooming Wisteria. If you get one of their exterior shade sample thingies, you'll see that they have a soft off white bundled with the Quail Ridge/Blooming Wisteria for the trim. We picked the trim that goes with the grouping just to the right of ours.
You should be a decorator Kim...you just have the gift! Your garage is the prettiest one I have ever seen. It's beautiful!
You're garage looks great, Kim! I gasped. I love the colours against the green and browns of the trees. Beautiful!
Elliott sounds so fun. I am enjoying cheeky Poppy here. Children are the best!!!
You've made me want to see Harry Potter now, even though I still haven't seen all the movies and stopped reading the books after number 2. Maybe I need to catch up on my Potter history first.
Gah! You're!!! What am I thinking? Your.
[Not feeling the best today. :( ]
Love, love, love it! I would choose those colors myself. Love the white trim and how it pops off the warm gray. Gorgeous!
It's beautiful!
I was terribly disappointed in the HP movie. Perhaps more so because I had just recently re-read the book in eager anticipation of the film. So much left out, which is understandable, but so much that was so beautiful about the book was left out! And the wheat scene and the burning of the Burrow? What was that?
Oh, and I meant to add: I totally agree. Snape is PERFECT in the films!