It has been so incredibly dry here. It generally works out that when the county fair sets up, the skies open and it rains for days. The county fair was the week before last. It did not rain.
I have been watering the garden, but even at that, it looked dryer than it should.
We were supposed to get rain last Tuesday, but disappointingly, we got some light rain in the morning, not even measurable. When it stopped, the sun blazed down just as hot as ever.
It stayed hot and humid all week. Not fun.
We moved some furniture. We brought order to the basement. Tim bought half the siding for the house. Frost white if you are interested. We are doing board and batten steel siding. That was delivered Friday. We will install the windows in the attic for ventilation and begin installing the siding. It will be nice to start 'dressing' the outside of the house. We have been looking at green zip board and insulation for some time now.
We went to the auction. The white chairs we wanted for the kitchen were in worse shape than we thought, once we got a closer look at them. We were able to get two nice oak chairs for $15, which will be fine. I need to find a nice sturdy material to cover the seats.
I bought something else too. They had a wardrobe that no one wanted. It was covered in Sears Merry Mushrooms, circa 1976, painstakingly cut out of contact paper. I recognized them right away, having used the self same technique to dress up my cheap kitchen
cupboards 50 years ago.
Anyways, the wardrobe was not anything I had considered getting but nobody was bidding. When the price dropped to $3, I bid and no one bid against me. Tim was aghast. I flashed our number to the auctioneer as he hissed, "What are we doing with that???" I handed the number back to him and said, "it can go in the basement against the stairwell and it will be where we hang our winter coats in the warm seasons."
He left to go get us cold water to drink. I noticed that he accidently took the bidder paddle with him.
So I have been working on that, de-mushrooming it, and taking it apart. Tim helped me put it back together today. A shoddy repair had made the whole thing wonky. Once that was corrected, everything fit back together smoothly. I will give it a quick coat of poly when I am done cleaning I will take a picture once it is in place. Like Charlie Brown's Christmas tree, this wardrobe is not such a bad little wardrobe after all.
I finished reading 'The Hours Count' which led me down quite a rabbit hole as I read about Julius and Ethel Rosenburg. I started and finished 'Little Fires Everywhere'. It feels nice to read a book again.
This morning, I woke up to the wonderful sound of rain drumming on the roof and rumbling thunder. It has rained off and on all day. I got a letter written. In between rain showers, I picked peas and beans. I lost a game of scrabble to my sister. She is on quite a streak.
Three dollars for a wardrobe? Wow! I'm sure it'll look nice when you've cleaned it up too. I like the siding, a lot.
ReplyDeleteWe've had so much rain here, mushrooms everywhere:)
There were a lot of bargains like that, as well as furniture that went for hundreds.
DeleteLittle Fires Everywhere was a great read. And that was a nice buy, the wardrobe. People don't want big furniture nowadays, especially if it needs to navigate stairs, so you got the benefit.
ReplyDeleteNo room upstairs but it will look very nice in the basement.
DeleteWe should start getting rain tomorrow or Tuesday. No hurricane but winds and rain they say. We have been getting rain but can always use a little more in Florida. I am so thankful seeing the hurricane moving east and not into the states.
ReplyDeleteI was relieved to see the hurricane will swing north. Has it been a dry summer?
DeleteYou two are amazingly industrious, even when you're alledgedly being lazy. Be careful on ladders! Drink water. Linda in Kansas
ReplyDeleteI am not sure about ladders. I really screwed up my knee.
DeleteHa ha!!.. accidentally on purpose 😎😄 you're both doing a great job on this home.
ReplyDeleteGood to hear that you have rain..nothing yet here in Limoges..but there is a big bike race for four days starting tomorrow...guess when rain is forecast!!
Lol. my money is on tomorrow! I am loving your pictures.
DeleteAnother bargain find. I like that.
ReplyDeleteIt really can be beautiful again, I think!
DeleteI quite like the mushrooms. A good find for a great price.
ReplyDeleteMushrooms are gone. I will scrub it today and slap a coat of poly on ir.
DeleteI'm glad you've had some rain at last.
ReplyDeletePutting the finishing touches to a project is very satisfying. Your house will look so smart.
It is terriby exciting!
DeleteWe finally got lots of rain early yesterday. My grass had gone dormant so it was happy. Looking a little better today. I don’t ever water it, I don’t even own a hose. I really like the siding you chose, it will look really nice and installed vertically will be a bit different from others. Good find at the auction. Will you get the siding installed before the snow flies. Gigi
ReplyDeleteStarting on it today!
DeleteI don't really know what the exterior siding is made of. It is the outside walls?
ReplyDeleteAt $3, the wardrobe would be cheap firewood. Well, kindling at least.
Lol at Tim accidently taking the bidding panel with him.
It can be wood, vinyl, hardi backerboard, brick, faux stone or brick. Tim picked steel. It comes with a 50 year guarantee for colorfastness. It is pretty pricey, but we really do intend to have a house that is as close to maintenance free as we can get.
DeleteWe seem to get the same weather here — very dry but rain yesterday morning.
ReplyDeleteYou know, it was the first thing I thought of when I woke up...that hopefully you were getting it too. Strangely, we got an inch of rain while another town 16 miles away got less than a quarter inch.
DeleteWe've gone from rain every afternoon to mere rumbles and a few scattered drops in the early evening. Bring back the rain!
ReplyDeleteOh that merry mushroom pattern. I have always loathed it but if it helped keep the price next to nothing for that wardrobe, then it has done its job!
It was very wonky and very shabby
DeleteHooray for rain! I do love a bargain and I like how judiciously you are furnishing.
ReplyDelete'Judicious'...I like that much better than 'tightwad'.
DeleteWe have had some rain here, too. Hooray!
ReplyDeleteBoy, it was glorious!
DeleteIt's fun to be adventuresome and take some chances. You get some interesting things by curiosity.
ReplyDeleteVery true!
DeleteI can't remember the last time I played a "real" game of scrabble. I always loved it. These days i just play Words With Friends online. It's the next best thing.
ReplyDeleteIf I lived close to you, that one statement would bring me running. Scrabble game under my arm!
DeleteI loved "Little Fires Everywhere." So good!
ReplyDeleteI thought you were going to leave the mushrooms on the wardrobe. LOL
Heavens NO!! I have evolved since then!
DeleteThat $3 wardrobe will turn out to be worth its weight in gold if it corrals all your winter coats!
ReplyDeleteCeci
I think Tim will come to that conclusion as well!
ReplyDeleteI had forgotten about that mushroom pattern! It is not something I would like but I don't find it objectionable because it seems someone had a collection of it and I loved the person. Trying to remember but it may have been an aunt or my husband's grandmother - trying to remember this is driving me nuts!
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ReplyDeleteThis morning, I woke up to the wonderful sound of rain drumming on the roof and rumbling thunder. It has rained off and on all day. I got a letter written. In between rain showers, I picked peas and beans. I lost a game of scrabble to my sister. She is on quite a streak. ” I loved this chatty sentence