Patches, Chickens, Shelves And Lots Of Thens

This morning started out with me getting things ready to paint some of the walls in the house. I got the drop cloth (plastic) folded and laid out in the hall, got the step ladder and even found the right paint and brush.

Then I got sidetracked into doing laundry and ironing patches on my jeans.

Then I gave the chickens some cabbage treats.

Then I cleaned up my work area that was full of my tools and stuff and put it away in the plastic roll around cabinet. I talked Kristine out of the cabinet.

Then I rummaged around in the storage place and found two shelves that my Dad built for Dolores. One was coming apart and I had to spend some time putting it back together and attaching two backing boards to stabilize it and straighten the frame.


Then I gave the fixed up shelf a coat of the paint I used for the kitchen cabinets. The plan is to put one of the shelves in the kitchen to hold cups and glasses. The other shelf will go in the green bedroom. Works out great since it is already green.

I never did get back to painting the wall. First thing tomorrow after breakfast I will start painting the wall. No more diversions. I hope.

I am so very far behind reading blogs and making comments. I'm just too tired after I post and just want to go to bed. Sleep, I need sleep. I want to get all this painting finished before the weather turns.

Peek at the Past

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 (August 9, 2009)

[3 eggs today]

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New Window

Looky there!

Tools

I was so glad that Tom found the screwdrivers.

So, I went outside to the chickens coop

to take off the broken window

and

found two eggs out in the chicken pen.

Very strange.

The girls have never done that before.

I put on the new window

and moved the ladder closer

so there won't be much room for them to hit the glass.

When Kristine gets home I will ask her

to take a look and maybe

we will just take the ladder out.

As soon as it warms up I will be leaving

the windows open.

I don't remember if I said before that my brother

built the chicken pen area originally as

two pens for his dogs and eventually

converted one of them to a chicken coop/pen.

Kristine and I have been thinking of enlarging

the pen by incorporating the other fenced area.

We will need to put on an anchor roof on the

other side to keep the critters out.

Another project for the summer.

These girls were giving me a bad time

as I fixed the window

and even as I bade them goodbye.

I thought I would put a photo of this wild plant

on my blog to keep as a record.

The plants grow near the fence line

behind the chicken coop.

There are not many of these plants and

only in a few shady areas.

I wish I knew the name of the plant.

I'm still taking it a bit easy

and haven't started sewing yet

because my eyes still get tired but

I'm better!

Jean sounded pretty good today.

Making jokes and laughing.

She had physical therapy.

Hugs Jean!

Smiles