Quarter Round

Sunday Mr. B set up shop in my fingers-crossed-soon-to-be sewing room. He started cutting all the pieces to put the finishing touches on the trim. 

After we refinished the floors we decided to install quarter round in all the rooms. I like the finished look it gives to the trim. And, as a bonus, it hides all the imperfections in the finish along the walls. 

He's been plugging away at it all week. We just need to caulk and putty, then I can paint. I splurged the extra fifty cents per board and got the primed stuff. We should have this room done by the weekend. Then on to the dining and living rooms. 

More Watermelon and a Fence

Back with the baby geese were, well babies, we gave them their first taste of watermelon. Look at how cute and fuzzie-wuzzie they were. 

It happened to be on sale again on Sunday and I couldn't resist. I bought them one to share with Gus. 

Look at how grown up they are with their big feathers. 

Now more fuzzies.

In other goosie new, we have reclaimed our porch and patio. The birds like to hang out near the house. I like to think it's because they like to be close to their mama and they can hear me in the house and see me though the kitchen windows. Which probably isn't the case, it just happens to be shaded and safe, but the thought that they need their mama makes me feel better. There's this thing about geese, they poop. A LOT. And it doesn't matter were they are. They are birds there is no potty training them. And now that they are big, their poops are big. I finally had enough. I went and bought a fence. 

Field of Happiness

Sunflowers just make me smile. 

It's something about the ginormous yellow blossoms towering over me. 

Do they give you the warm fuzzies, too? 

There is a field near
the house that the farmer has planted with them. We drive past it every time we head to our parents houses. Last weekend we were driving up on a beautiful day. Mr. B pulled over so I could get some pictures and share them with you.

Warriors

A group of friends from the office got together on Saturday for a 5k mud run, the  Warrior Dash. We had so much fun! We stuck together, everyone made it through all the obstacles and everyone finished. 

Here's a before.

 

And the after.

We were just a tad on the dirty side. 

Screen Door Suprise

Ever since we 'finished' the mud room. I use the little quotes around finished cause well, it's not quite finished. It's more than usable we just need to install trim around the window and door and a base board. You know little things. I'm sure it will be done by Thanksgiving, of next year.

 

Any way, ever since it became a functional room I have been bugging Mr. B that we need a screen door for it. It has the exterior steal door, with no window. It would be nice to be able to leave it open to light in the light and the fresh air but not the bugs and geese. You see I have this bad habit of not shutting anything, drawers, cupboards, doors. I was always leaving it open. With a screen door I wouldn't have to worry about it.

 

 I had my heart set on one of the wooden full screen doors. You know the ones with the spring that just slam shut.My Granny had one in her house when I was growing up. The house that her and her father built. My sister and I would always get scolded, not by her, never by her, by our parents every time we visited not to slam the door. It was fitting that our house have one too.

 

Well when I came home from work on Saturday Mr.B had a surprise for me.

 

 

 

And I let it slam every time I open it. 

Front Garden

Earlier this spring we 'deconstructed' our garden off of the porch. We moved the plants to a different flower bed. The rocks that made the boarder were moved to the front yard to create a new garden in the dead patch under the arborvitaes.

 

 

 

 

I wanted to show you what it looks like now that it's full of color.

 

 



First Fruits

Tomatoes are actually a fruit. And we have some!

They aren't ripe yet.

But soon we will have tomatoes coming out of our ears. There will be fresh salsa.

BLTs

and of course canning.