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Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Floor Progress
We obtained more tile (planned on getting more after the car repair - which cost more than anticipated. We hope to finish to the wall at least this one wide path. Then work to tile the rest of the family room.
The floor before the tile
In progress
The floor before the tile
Doors Progress
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Bookcase Doors
I started a new project (aside from house upkeep and car issues)
My bookcase in my room doesn't have doors and I want doors. Solution - make them.
I got a half sheet of thin plywood, cut lengthwise in half. Stencil a design on the boards and decide what to do after that.
Final stencil - large design on the outside, smaller on the inside and NOT centered. Trim also picked out
I had the idea to drill out the solid circles in the pattern. I then took a dremel and finished the edges of each drilled hole.
Next came the decision whether to drill out the lines down a level in the plywood or wood-burn the design along with the drilled holes. A test showed that the wood-burning is the way to go.
So, now comes the LONG part of the project - wood burning the design
Then will come the sanding and staining
Then the trim work
Then hanging them (already have the hardware purchased)
My bookcase in my room doesn't have doors and I want doors. Solution - make them.
I got a half sheet of thin plywood, cut lengthwise in half. Stencil a design on the boards and decide what to do after that.
Then will come the sanding and staining
Then the trim work
Then hanging them (already have the hardware purchased)
Thrift Store Finds
Awesome! I also found a nice brooch with the Chai in the center. Love thrift stores!
Also had fun explaining the differences between a Shabbat menorah and a Hanukkah menorah
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Sukkot Greetings!
A harvest celebration. We build a temporary booth that is open to the sky (covered with boughs and foliage). We eat at least one meal in the booth a day, many will eat and sleep in the booth (Jewish form of camping?)
Mine was built today in a light sprinkle with wood from last year and tarps (car repair ate into my lumber budget). Thank HaShem for my sister! I was too short to lift the frame onto the railings!
Beginning the build - remove the tubs and gardening dirt, gather lumber
Drilled pilot holes for the LONG nails - attach long boards to posts
Frame is coming together
The frame sits on the deck railing and is pretty darn solid.
Next comes tying the tarps to form walls and weave line across the top, forming a "cat's cradle" to hold the boughs
and cut some brush for the top
Tada!
Even Holly the cat approves
Mine was built today in a light sprinkle with wood from last year and tarps (car repair ate into my lumber budget). Thank HaShem for my sister! I was too short to lift the frame onto the railings!
Frame is coming together
Next comes tying the tarps to form walls and weave line across the top, forming a "cat's cradle" to hold the boughs
and cut some brush for the top
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Year One Progress
Packed up house and garage onto a tractor trailer
Packed a few items on top of the 25 yr old Bronco
Stacked cages/carriers of cats in back
Put dogs behind the seats
Drove across country – stopping each night – take luggage
into room, take each cage and carrier inside, walk the dogs, clean the cages,
feed and water cats, drop into bed
Get up
in the morning and reverse the order
Take
a day off of driving because of being heat sick
Switch
to night driving
Arrived in new state, new town, try to find house
Two months later, flew to CA and drove sister to new home
Bedroom 1
cleaned the rug, sanded the walls
Painted the walls,
painted stains on the ceiling
Painted baseboards
Painted
a border around the wall
Replaced outlet covers
Pulled
up the rug, padding and tack strips
Repaired closet doors
New/used
desk and chair
Decoupaged top of desk
New
mattress and springs
Hung shelves for collectibles
Decorations
Sewing table as nightstand
Stripped bookcase
and paint
Painted lamp, sewed beads on new lightshade
Hung mezuzah
Made Hanukkah menorah
Adapted
7 branch candelabra into SP menorah
Bedroom 2
cleaned the rug, sanded the walls
Painted the walls,
painted stains on the ceiling
Painted baseboards
Painted
a border around the wall
Replaced outlet covers
Pulled
up the rug, padding and tack strips
Repaired closet doors
New/used
desk and chair
New mattress and springs
Hang
shelves for collectibles
Decorations
New
headboard
Bedroom 3
cleaned the rug, sanded the walls
Painted the walls,
painted stains on the ceiling
Painted baseboards
Replaced
outlet covers
Pulled up the rug, padding and tack strips
Repaired closet
doors
Repaired cutting table
Repaired
desk
Repaired dresser
Paint
mirror frame
New mattress and springs
Hung
shelves for collectibles
Decorations
Painted
headboard
New/used nightstand
Bathroom 1
Repairs to the pipes
Bathroom 2
Hung a mirror
Put
together a cabinet and hung it
Painted
Laundry room
Repaired dryer
Built
laundry cabinet
Table for laundry things
Shelves
for canned goods
Dining room
Repaint trim (still working on it)
Repaired sliding
glass door
Tacked down lino at threshold
Hung mezuzah outside
Put together bookcases, place broken/repaired hutch on
top
Painted around sliding glass door
decorations
Living Room
Cleaned rug
Replaced
outlet covers
New curio cabinet
Decorations
Pulled up carpet, padding and tack strips
Chiseled up broken
tiles
Repaired damaged wood
Built
new threshold
Laid tiles
Hung mezuzah outside
Hallway
Pulled up carpet, padding and tack strips
Chiseled
up broken tiles
Repaired damaged wood
Built new threshold
Laid tiles
Sandpapered
walls
Painted walls and ceiling
Hung pictures
Family Room
Cleaned rug
Replaced
outlet covers
Decorations
Pulled
up carpet, padding and tack strips
Chiseled up broken tiles
Repaired
damaged wood
Painted plywood
New entertainment
center
New desk
Filing
cabinets used for DVD movies
Numerous bookcases
Repaired
furniture
New easy chairs
New/used
side tables
New/used table
Built
curio cabinet for table
Rolling wooden chair
Kitchen
Touched up trim
Replaced
broken items
Had electrical worked on
New/used
microwave table
New microwave
Plumbing
work done
Hung strip of wood with hooks for collectible cups
Cleaned and stain grout on floor
Cut breakfast bar, sand bar, reattached edging
Basement
Swept and cleaned
Organized
boxes, tubs and trunks
Caulked walls
Wet/dry
seal lock paint on walls
Replaced water heater
Drain
line repaired
Overflow line run from the water heater installed
Outside
Handrail at back screened in porch installed
Burn barrel taken down
Sewer repair/access line put in
Eave replacement
Gutter repairs
Roof
repairs
Bushes trimmed
Repair to
retaining wall
Garden cleared out (garden overrun by weeds at times)
Pane replaced in window
More
gutter repairs
Water pressure cleaned pavers
Painted pavers with
skid resistant paint
Painted steps in back
Driveway
regarded
Downspouts extended
Painted
front door red
A/C repair done
Planted
flowers, plants
Sept/October
Set up Sukkah on small porch off the dining room
Take down Sukkah
Screened in porch
New futon frame
Hung
swinging chair
Hung mezuzah outside
Out
and About
Checked out large city near us
Found VA hospital
and visit fairly frequently
Attended Pesach dinner
Cherry
Festival
Apple Festival
Gold
festival
ALICE COOPER
Roger
Daltrey
Civil war memorial
Famous
cemetery
Visited infamous civil war prison
Said goodbye to Jeannie, Oliver, Charlie and Addy this
year
Planned
paint front porch cemet
paint front railings
paint back porch
finish painting trim in kitchen and dining room
lay tile in family room and bedrooms
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