Another Project......

Jim and I often seem to utilize the "while we're at it" clause of home remodeling.  So rather than finishing the stairs and stairway, we (Jim) tore out the front closet while we were at it.   Instead of having an entryway the size of a typical public bathroom stall (and that's not the handicapped accessible stall) we now have a semi-generous sized entryway.  The extra 28" really made a difference - I don't think we'll feel like we have to move through the entryway single file anymore.  So we're off to Lowe's for another load of supplies - while we're at it, I'm sure we'll find more things we need.  It's supposed to rain all weekend again so it seems to be a good time to finish the stairway and entry.



Entry - before




Entry - during






 And all the while we're pounding around on our house our baby goslings are growing......................




Sometimes there are as many as 3 or 4 families (would that be gaggles or are the 4 families together one big gaggle?) at the pond across the street or in the pasture next door.  Some of the families are pretty big and then there are some pairs walking around goslingless - do they have goose daycare? 

Stairs in Progress

     This seems to be the longest and most tedious project yet.  When we moved in the stair heights ranged from 6 1/2" to 8 3/4" tall.  We also had a really funky diagonal landing - if you weren't on the right foot coming down the stairs you missed the step on the landing (at least it happened to me).  Maybe the previous owners always started on their right foot and never had a problem with the weird step...............whatever, now it's fixed and I don't have to remember "right foot first"!  We didn't like the original newel post so Jim started building, and building, and building.....and the newel post grew, and grew, and well, you know.  So here are the pictures of stairway mid-project.

The next exciting news is that Bella killed her first mouse this week.  The cat played with the dead mouse for a while and then Bren played with it.

Bella on her 2nd favorite perch - the tractor

Bella on her favorite perch

Kind of on the same note  (animals and their prey)............  I watched a crane catch a fish in the pond, throw it up on the grass, watch is flop around a little, and then eat it.  It was cooler than it sounds.

The other "project" that's been keeping us busy is filling up the front porch.  We may have enough seating now.  Between Craig's list, Cracker Barrel, mom and El bringing a rocker we had left behind, and a cute little shop in Cottleville, we've filled up the porch.  (I also painted the front door)  By the way, if you want to chck out earlier pictures of the stairs and the porch check out the post on Apr 9th.

So.................. everyone should come on down and hang out on our porch for a while. See ya soon.