Outside, there is the constant sound of a motor running. An air compressor, I think. The house next door finally sold after being empty for over a year and put on the market for $45,000. The garage roof was finished yesterday, and now the workmen are diligently pounding away at the house roof. This is the beginning of the monumental project for our new neighbors of making the house a home.
Last weekend, Daniel and I started our own monumental task, painting the sunroom. The removal of the wall mounted air conditioner during our siding project, left a patch in the wall, which required us to paint the whole room. Not an easy task with its high ceilings and plethora of wood trim. Daniel took a lot of it off, but it didn't make sense to take certain portions of it off, so we are painting meticulously around those. There is a beam down the middle of the ceiling, which is not only bulky, but it is rough and riddled with spider webs I didn't even know were there until I got up close on the ladder.
So far, the job is going well. Of course we had to prime the wall with the patch, but that is now complete, and we hope to have the room painted by early next week. The color is delicious. The room was already a pale peach, which was a great backdrop to the Autumn decor we chose for that room. Color wise, we turned things up several notches. The title of the color we used is Flower Pot, a softer version of terra cotta. We love it. Color can really change the tone of a room, and once we fill it with books and comfortable furniture, adding back all that luscious Autumn stuff we've accumulated, I think it's going to be my favorite room in the house.
Today, I'm going to get some painting done while I wait to hear from the garage where our car, which we've owned less than four years, has had massive repairs done to its transmission and ABS system. Laundry is going, and the dishwasher is going, and I am feeling tired from all the reaching and standing and stretching I did spreading paint along all that wooden trim yesterday. The windows in the sunroom are open, letting the glorious cool day inside. I'll turn on music and try not to worry that the car situation won't be resolved today.
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