“There’s a blackout down the street Leaves you tangled in the twilight And there’s a white light after me” – Holy Ghost Tent Revival.
Remember that scene from National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation where Clark can’t get the Christmas lights to work? The reason was a light switch in the garage. Yeah….
“I can’t see you like I did before I knew there was something more” – Sweet Claudette
Part of renovating this house is updating and restoring original hardware that at first seems kinda mundane. Diffusers or what I had referred to them as – vent covers. There are 10 in the house. They were in pretty bad shape. When we decided to paint all the woodwork we knew the diffusers needed a make over. Over the last few days John has been restoring these diffusers.
“You make me wish I was an ole brick house, a steady place for you to come home to” – Melissa Hyman
We are all moved in!
“Getting good at waiting for the clouds to pass” – The Honeycutters
We’re still painting.
” It could be worse. It could always be worse.” – Now You See Them
Our home was built in 1963. For a small home, there is a lot of woodwork. Window frames, door frames, a lot of wood. Unfortunately, whoever put in all these wood frames didn’t countersink all the finishing nails. You know, those little nails that are used to keep the wood on the walls.
“You got the right state of mind” – Holy Ghost Tent Revival
“The moral of the story is: I chose a half measure, when I should have gone all the way. I’ll never make that mistake again. No more half measures Walter.” – Mike Ehrmantraut, Breaking Bad. Continue reading
Our little mouse Blink has either outsmarted us or left the building
The peanut butter is untouched.
“Sometimes it’s black or it’s white and there ain’t much more to say” – Daniel Shearin
Color is so difficult, especially grays. There are warm grays and cool grays and now there is greige. A gray can have a violet tone or a green tone or a beige tone (greige). You can find numerous articles and Pinterest pins about how to pick the right gray.
Dressing Up The Ranch 