Always needing a project

Seems my whole life I have had to have a project to work on or a book to read...

I can't think of a time I have just sat still and done nothing....well, except visiting and driving

- things like that yes, one has to be not multitasking 😏

The basement is FINISHED...the laundry room the last of it.

We painted the walls and floors, put in a couple cupboards/counter and Doug put up a hanging rack for me.  It certainly isn't a fancy laundry room but from what it was for years it is good enough for me.

Before/during demolition

No that isn't laundry in the baskets...

it's all the rags and sheets we use for dropcloths when painting

After

I do plan to make curtain for the front of the shelves

After the basement project we tackled the outside...normally we get loads of mulch but

it needs to be taken care of right away and so this year with no help from the boys we bought bags of mulch and it worked out great...we didn't have to worry about the weather.

But first we bought a new tree for the end of the house to replace a large bush that outlived itself.

This is a 'Louisa' Weeping Flowering Crabapple

Not sure if you remember but we planted all new shrubs last Spring

They're still small but are coming in really great this year, we're really pleased with the 

Holly bushes especially - 

We had to replace two burning bushes that were under these windows

so we decided on two Holly bushes like the ones in the front.

This week I started on the dining room getting the walls painted below the chair rail.

I kept the same color as all the trim because I like it and because I didn't want 

to paint ALL THAT TRIM a different color....then I started the stenciling.

I'm loving it and I like that I decided to put it just along the openings and not in the center of the walls.

Stencil is from MB Historic Stencils

In the evenings when I get to relax I work on my rug hooking

This is a pattern I've had for 4 years now and just getting to work on it.

This is my current finish one - finished hooking anyway,

now I need to block and bind it.

Thank you for visiting me again

Karen

Please pray for our country

MORE PROGRESS

The bathroom remodel is coming along a tad slow but I guess that's what you get

when you are waiting on contractors.

The counters were measured for 3 weeks ago and installed on Monday and we love them!!!  Very plain (just a slight vein of gray here and there but no color or movement otherwise).

The backsplash is not on yet - that is on a second install so the sinks/faucets can't be hooked up until they come back - as well as the toilet that was removed to get the walls redone

All the cabinets, wainscot and trim is painted the gray - I primed the upper walls

with 2 coats and the dark blue is still showing through -

I guess it will get another coat before the final painting.

Lower walls have been stripped and waiting for the wainscot but the floor has to be

installed first and not sure when that will be until Doug gets the sub floor up but he's struggling with it - it is screwed down and you can't see the screws with the

backing and glue that is not wanting to come up!

So as not to bore you with more words...here's a picture update....

Start of wall removal

 Removed and some of primer started

Wall primed but still looks blue!

Vinyl flooring removed - now for the subfloor removal

Window and mirror trim painted

 Counter installers

Quartz counters and sinks installed!!!

So there you have it - kind of boring for you but fun for us!!

We shipped an Easter basket to our great-grandson Zayne in Colorado and yesterday Alexandra sent us this picture...

he was a very happy boy with a mouth full of chocolate!!!

Hope you all have a wonderful

Easter

P.S. Several people have emailed me saying they can not

post a comment - and some say when I comment on theirs

I am a 'no-reply' which I never have been....so if you can not comment

here I'd appreciate knowing through an email. :)

Karen