Spring Break 2012, Thursday

Well it's Thursday of my Spring Break and I don't have much to report today.  I really didn't get much done  around the house.  I did get some errands done and we met a friend for lunch.

Then I had a meeting this evening at the antique store.  Now it's time for Doc Martin on PBS and look forward to getting stuff done tomorrow.

Spring Break 2012, Wednesday

Here it is Wednesday already.  My spring break is half over.  After watching paint dry yesterday it was good to get back out in the yard today.

Here are my weapons tools of choice today.

I didn't get to use the weed-wacker today.  I cut up brush and then cut up the branches.  Yes that's my very own chainsaw.  I know it's electric and that's just great with me.  It does what I need and Bill worries a little less about me using it.

My goal was to get as much done before the trash man showed up today.  I think I'm over my limit of trash cans but that just gives me a head start on next week, right?

By lunch time I'd had enough fun.  We went to lunch at our favorite sandwich shop, The Lunch Box.  Then stopped at Home Depot and Dixieline on the way home.  I picked up paint for some chairs and Bill got sprinkler heads that he needs to replace.

This evening we went to the movies.  Did you know that not that many people got to the movies a 5:00 on a weekday.  There was seven people in the theater.  We saw Salmon Fishing in the Yemen.  Good movie.   Now it feels like I've done something spring breakish , that's a word right?

Tomorrow I'm back indoors
H

Spring Break 2012, Tuesday

Today was an indoor day.  We started by going to the gym, I guess I can't take spring break from everything.  When I got home I stained the base for a set of lawyer's bookcase.  I  sanded it a few weeks ago and as usual it takes me this long to get back to it.

While the bookcase base was drying I started painting the 2nd half of the accent wall in my scrapbook room.  I know I'm so lucky to have a sewing room and scrapbook room.  This room has been used to shuffle everything through while we've been redoing the upstairs bedrooms.  It's been almost a year since I packed it all up and pushed it to one side.  Now it's time to put it back together.

With the first coat drying, I was putting things away on the other side of the room in one of the white bookcases from yesterday.

By late afternoon I could put the bookcases up.  The yellow wall doesn't really show well in this photo because it was getting late and I wanted to get the photo before all the light was gone.

 

Now that I've got the desk and bookcases back up I guess I could have just painted around the edges.  LOL

And don't worry about that heater register  above the bookcase that vent hasn't been open in ten years. We haven't turned on the heater in two years, this is Southern California after all.

The plan for tomorrow is to be back outside again.
H

Spring Break 2012, Tuesday

Today was an indoor day.  We started by going to the gym, I guess I can't take spring break from everything.  When I got home I stained the base for a set of lawyer's bookcase.  I  sanded it a few weeks ago and as usual it takes me this long to get back to it.

While the bookcase base was drying I started painting the 2nd half of the accent wall in my scrapbook room.  I know I'm so lucky to have a sewing room and scrapbook room.  This room has been used to shuffle everything through while we've been redoing the upstairs bedrooms.  It's been almost a year since I packed it all up and pushed it to one side.  Now it's time to put it back together.

With the first coat drying, I was putting things away on the other side of the room in one of the white bookcases from yesterday.

By late afternoon I could put the bookcases up.  The yellow wall doesn't really show well in this photo because it was getting late and I wanted to get the photo before all the light was gone.

 

Now that I've got the desk and bookcases back up I guess I could have just painted around the edges.  LOL

And don't worry about that heater register  above the bookcase that vent hasn't been open in ten years. We haven't turned on the heater in two years, this is Southern California after all.

The plan for tomorrow is to be back outside again.
H

Spring Break 2012, Monday

Yes it's true, I'm on Spring Break.  OK, I know that I only take one upholstery class and only once a week, but the calendar says Spring Break so I'm living it up on my Spring Break.  Want to see what I was up to today?

A few weeks ago we had a good rain storm with some wind and a pepper tree fell over, so Bill did the big stuff and a bonus tree.  I followed up doing the brush (not finished)

While I was working Mr. Roadrunner came cruising  by ...

At lunch time I called it done for the day.

We had lunch and then I went to the grocery store.

Then I did some finish touch up on the bookcases I've been painting.

I'll just bet you can't wait to see what Tuesday brings.
I did get some sewing in this evening.  I'm really focused on finishing up some projects.

Till tomorrow
H

Spring Break 2012, Monday

Yes it's true, I'm on Spring Break.  OK, I know that I only take one upholstery class and only once a week, but the calendar says Spring Break so I'm living it up on my Spring Break.  Want to see what I was up to today?

A few weeks ago we had a good rain storm with some wind and a pepper tree fell over, so Bill did the big stuff and a bonus tree.  I followed up doing the brush (not finished)

While I was working Mr. Roadrunner came cruising  by ...

At lunch time I called it done for the day.

We had lunch and then I went to the grocery store.

Then I did some finish touch up on the bookcases I've been painting.

I'll just bet you can't wait to see what Tuesday brings.
I did get some sewing in this evening.  I'm really focused on finishing up some projects.

Till tomorrow
H