Let There Be Light (116/365)

TIME: 7:19 pm
PLACE: Stairwell
SUBJECT: Light fixture

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We have been searching for a light fixture for the stairwell for quite some time.

We had one, but it used LED lights that could not be replaced; at least, we couldn't figure out how to replace them and the documentation that came with the light didn't tell us either.

So we've been in the dark on the stairs for over a year now.

The majority of the lighting we saw at the home improvement stores didn't have interior lights that shone down  as well as up.  There were plenty of exterior lights that had up and down lighting, but they looked like, well, exterior lights.

Then, one Saturday, I Googled like a mad woman and stumbled upon this website: Inmod
They had a wall sconce that met our requirements.  AND it takes light bulbs, so we can replace when they go out.  Glorious.

  

    

Scratches (043/365)

TIME: 5:27 pm

PLACE: Living room
SUBJECT: Front door

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This is what can happen when you have dogs and don't train them properly to stop jumping when someone is at the door.

I will have to some sanding and re-staining...but there will still be a bit character on that wood.

Front Porch Revisited (299/366)

 

TIME: 4:53 pm

PLACE: Front Porch
SUBJECT: Fresh paint

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The husband power-sprayed the front porch on Friday, we picked out paint on Saturday and painted the deck and a bit of the rail. 

It turned into a 2-day affair because after we painted it, and to be fair, as we were painting it, I hated - hated! - the color we chose.  It was Behr MQ2-18 Honey Tea; It didn't look like the color chip.  It was just too bright and looked like we were trying too hard to make the floor "pop".

I did not want it to "pop", I wanted it to blend.  Soooo, I went and purchased a different color today - Behr Kaffee (MQ2-49) and painted again.  It looks light in this photo, but it is actually a bit darker.  

We couldn't remember the last time we painted the porch...Project365 to the rescue!

One of the benefits of having this blog since 2009 is that it archives projects we have done around the house.

The answer? Monday, July 6, 2009

 

I tried to take today's photo as close to the same angle and perspective as this one.

2009 had more sun, more shadows.

Funny how the deck color looks the same in both photos.

Avocado Toast (099/365)

TIME: 7:47 AM
PLACE: Kitchen
SUBJECT: Stella’s breakfast

Stella made herself breakfast this morning.

She is not a millennial.  She just likes avocado toast.

Paper Product Redux (098/365)

TIME: 5:46 PM
PLACE: Home
SUBJECT: Paper towel pattern

I’ve taken a photo of a paper towel pattern before.

In 2012!

It was time for another.

Character (092/365)

TIME: 4:16 PM
PLACE: Home
SUBJECT: Front door

These scratches have been on our front door since we bought the house.

Not sure how they got there, but I like them – I consider them “character”

Hi There Momma (072/365)

TIME: 6:26 PM
PLACE: Front porch
SUBJECT: Mourning dove

Here is Momma Dove, sitting on her eggs.

She has gotten to the point where she will not fly away when we go in and out of the front door.

She even let’s place some birdseed on the shelf for her.

But we still can’t get too close; her comfort zone is about a 2-3 foot distance.

Paperwhites (027/365)

TIME: 12:07 PM
PLACE: Kitchen
SUBJECT: Paperwhites (Narcissus papyraceus)

My seventy-five cent, on clearance, paperwhite bulb bloomed while we were out of town.

It looks pretty in the sunshine.

Will It Waffle? (070/365)

Peppermint Patty: Now look, kid: these eggs are *not* to be fried. Nor are they to be roasted, toasted, or waffled.
Marcie: Yes, sir.
It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown! (1974), TV Short

TIME:  8:07 PM
PLACE:  Kitchen
SUBJECT:  Ore-Ida Potato Round

Stella was hungry after her Dungeons and Dragons meeting.
So she decided to see if she could waffle potato rounds.
Yes.
They can be waffled.

Window Weight (037/365)

“Instead of a trap door, what about a trap window? The guy looks out it, and if he leans too far, he falls out. Wait. I guess that's like a regular window.”
Jack Handy (American Writer and cast member of Saturday Night Live from 1991-2003. Famous for his Deep Thoughts comedy sketches.)

TIME : 9:48 PM
PLACE: Living room
SUBJECT:  Window Weight

In addition to painting the living room, I am attempting to return the painted woodwork to get it back to it’s original state.
Whoever painted the trim should be shot. 
Oh, wait.
That was me.
That was a very bad decision…and now I’m paying for it.
I removed the trim from one window in order to strip and stain it.
With it gone, you can see the weights hanging in the sash.

Puzzled

TIME:  8:44PM
PLACE: Dining room
SUBJECT:  Puzzle

StellaDella and I began putting this puzzle together about 2 weeks ago.

We are soooo close to being finished.

The moon section has many, many similar pieces.

It’s taking longer than I thought. 
Stupid puzzle.

Caturday (201/365)

TIME: 1:47 PM
PLACE:  The living room
SUBJECT:  Jack

Just relaxing and hanging this weekend.

Countdown (199/365)

TIME:  5:24 PM
PLACE:  DramaQueen’s room
SUBJECT:  Door

Her door is a chalkboard.  She’s counting down the days until we leave for Florida.  I think she’s excited about it.

Cereal Circles (015/365)

TIME:  7:06 PM
PLACE:  Kitchen
SUBJECT:  Cocoa puffs

Looks like the aliens are moving from farmers’ fields to my cereal bowl.  I’m not sure what this means to the human race.  Probably nothing.

Lamp Lights (191/366)

Brick Tamland: I love lamp.
Ron Burgundy: Do you really love the lamp, or are you just saying it because you saw it?
Brick Tamland: I love lamp. I love lamp

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, DreamWorks SKG,  9 July 2004 (USA)

TIME:  9:25 PM
PLACE:  DramaQueen’s bedroom
SUBJECT:  Lamp

DQ picked out this floor lamp after we had painted her bedroom a couple of years ago.  Amazingly she still loves it.

Paper Product (159/366)

“The law requires a paper towel ad to be scrupulously honest, but allows political candidates to lie without reproach. What's wrong with this picture?”

Jef I. Richards (US advertising professor)

TIME:  8:49 PM
PLACE:  Home
SUBJECT:  Paper towels

Some days (yesterday) you have so many photos you can’t choose just one to post.

Some days (today) you have no freaking clue what you are going to take a photo of for the day.

Hence…a paper towels picture.

Something I Don’t Like (108/366)

“The heap of dirty dishes was normal for Arthur, who had applied for a reduction in his water rate on the grounds that he washed up only every fortnight, and then used the leftover liquid for watering his roses.”

― Julian Barnes, Metroland

TIME:  10:53 PM
PLACE:  Kitchen
SUBJECT:  Sink full of dirty dishes and garbage

This drives me in-sane.  Dishes and trash in the sink.  Why is it so difficult to place a dish in the dishwasher or throw your trash away or scrub the pan you used?  I don’t like it.  Do you want to know what one of my college apartment mates did when someone left a burnt pan in the sink for two days?  She placed the greasy, dirty thing on the offender’s bed, on top of their pillow.  Later in the evening, when our other roommate arrived home and found the pan on her pillow, quite of bit of shouting went on in the apartment.  I’d like to do the same, but most of the time, the offender at my house shares a bed with me.

Flower Explosion (095/366)

“As in an explosion, I would erupt with all the wonderful things I saw and understood in this world.”

Boris Pasternak (Russian poet, 1890-1960)

TIME:  6:44 PM
PLACE:  Backyard
SUBJECT:  Spirea flowers

Normally, these bloom around here in early May.  My mom always said that you knew that school year was winding down once this shrub bloomed.  We’ve been having such a warm spring that it has exploded with blossoms quite a bit before the end of the school term.

They’re Always Watching (058/366)

“I could tell my parents hated me. My bath toys were a toaster and a radio.”

Rodney Dangerfield (American Comedian, 1921-2004)

TIME:  11:17 PM
PLACE:  Bathroom
SUBJECT:  Bath toys

This is why I don’t take baths.  There is no hiding from prying eyes of the bath toys.  I need my privacy.

Daddy-Daughter Debut (035/366)

Lindsay Funke: Oh, God. Not that "I'm in love with my mother" dance thing. I'm so glad there wasn't one of those for Daddys and Daughters.
Lucille: Of course they have father-daughter dances.
Lindsay Funke: They do? He never took me!
Lucille: It was before we did your nose.

"Motherboy XXX." Arrested Development. 13 Mar. 2005. Television.

TIME:  5:05 PM
PLACE:  Living room
SUBJECT:  HandsomeHusband & StellaDella
(can you believe HH actually allowed me to post a photo which shows his face?)

HH & SD went to a Daddy-Daughter Dance this evening at the local high school which was sponsored by the city’s Parks and Recreation Department.  SD was so excited.  She and I went shopping last night for a new “fancy” dress and shoes for the special occasion.  Daddy even bought her a wrist corsage to wear.  SD was proud that it was just her and her daddy going out together.  HH said that she was a dancing machine.  He also said that there over 600 people there – quite the big turnout.