My black iris is returning, this year it will have a protective cage.
Scrubbed the bathroom floor this morning. Then sorted the hell out of the narrow closet. Always the neglected space, catchall, mess. Have never really organized it, shifted slightly, cleaned the bottom occasionally. This, though, this was serious Organizing.
Roof guy came for us to sign the contract. Half new roof second week of March, weather dependent, gutters and vents and all. The way he'd presented it, we hadn't realized the gutters were separate, and therefore not part of the Solar Panel installation financing arrangement. No real problem, we had the tax refund, and were holding it until we knew what additional costs came up. Because there are always additional costs for any project like this.
I'd hoped to take care of some of the outdoor painting. Not going to be able to do more than scrape and paint window frames this year. Ah, well, a start.
He was WAYYYYY more concerned about 'appropriate' and 'matching' colors than we ever will be or ever were. We realized after he left just how many million dollar homes and young couples with "dream home" aspirations, he deals with. (As opposed to our expectations as renters dealing with apartment management/maintenance.) Since we are not any of that. We're happy to have a house - at all, and think ours is beautiful, and prefer mismatches and wabi-sabi esthetics.
Still, gotta appreciate where he's coming from, and his professionalism and pride in his work.
Waiting on historic district permits, hopefully won't take much longer. If we are online by May, we're calling it good. June is running late, but fine too.
6 comments:
Wow, spring cleaning with a vengeance!
ugh "appropriate" colours. reminds me of our condo in vancouver where you WILL get fined if your window coverings are anything other than white (or white lined). i'm all for expecting actual window coverings rather than, say, a confederate flag or one of those blankets with eagles on them, but them telling me they had to be white still makes me roll my eyes. here in the woodlands, apparently they have similar "standards". i wonder what will happen when i start drying my laundry outdoors as i plan to do!
wabi sabi is the way to go - organic, personal, and with a story to tell. i love your house (from what you've shared with us) and think it's got character in buckets!
crossing fingers for the whole shebang to be done sooner rather than later.
That's one of the things I liked about living in Mexico. Houses were painted a plethora of bright and "inappropriate" colors.
RR,
I'm feeling it, sure enough.
pc,
That is precisely why I did not want to live in a condo. No one will mess with us in our neighborhood. Not over colors. You'd love this house. It would love you.
Cat,
Yeah for inappropriate colors!
Welcome iris! I just saw the first crocus here.
There is a house near us painted dark orange. I love that its shingles are faintly green.
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