from the red house to your house...

HAPPIEST OF HOLIDAYS TO YOU!

today at earlesdale...

The Hyder's are taking out old pitiful shrubs/stumps/roots and working on better drainage around the house. Not the most exciting part of a landscape project but one of the most important.

good day for gutters

Today I came home in the rain to finished gutters.
Before they could be installed, Mr. J (our super hero contractor) had to cut off some of the metal roof and replace the fascia board and trim.
Then the new wood had to be primed and painted and then....new gutters.
Thank you Mr. Jackson!
And yes, I know that back porch is u-g-l-y. It's on the list...just not anywhere near the top.

MONST-oleum

This brilliant spray paint hides the monster of a heater that lives on the other side of the windows. I like it because it screens the mess AND lets light shine through.
I spend hours on both sides of those windows and the frosted glass makes me happy....mostly because it lets me get away with less cleaning.
I just close the door and the monster mess disappears!

one step at a time

Do you have house fairies???
You know, when you wake up and magically the dishes are done....and your sweet husband says, "Must have been the fairies."
Well this wonderful old house has lots of fairies. The busiest of the fairies is my adorable little Mom who has just finished the big staircase. We took up the grungy gold carpet and the thousands(!!!) of staples and icky mat that went with it. She then went on to putty and sand every hole and then paint the risers my favorite off white color and the treads a shiny grey. And if you know my Mom, you know that she used a tee-i-nee brush around each spindle and both colors have at least two coats.
I don't think you can tell from the photo but the colors are YUMMY!!!

This house has the best fairies....love them all!