Janet and Phil

Friday, March 7, 2008

Okay!! So I did not remember to put these two pictures in. The one on the top is Melissa, of course, painting the trim for the cabinet.

These are the beautiful petunias in the front yard, along the sidewalk. We had so much rain and the ground was so wet, that we had to put the planters along the sidewalk to get sun to dry them out. In the process, these beautiful flowers came along. Wow!! Aren't they great!!

When was the last time I cleaned out behind the refrigerator?? I hope it doesn't take that much time the next cleaning.

There will be wainscoating on the bottom half of the room.

Melissa came by today and painted the kitchen in preparation for new countertops that will arrive next week. She did a beautiful job and we will finish it tomorrow.

My flower garden in the front yard We planted crocus bulbs, tulips, Iris and daffodils. The crocus is blooming and the other plants are out of the ground so I expect them to come along soon

Dad's Garden
Philip came over and Dad had to show him the radishes (which the preschool kids planted) and he pulled a few which we will eat in the next couple of days. They really went wild with all the rain that we had this winter.

In this plot, in the background you can see the broccoli plants and the cauliflower. They are doing great too!1 In the foreground you will see the tomato plants. Yeah for home grown tomatoes!!

Here Dad is showing Philip the things he has growing here. The first thing is the 1 liter bottle that was cut off and dirt put into it along with a radish plant and an onion. The radish is up, and he was proud to report to the high priests that the bottle he planted the seeds in, is producing. So, it can be done. Next is the planter with the strawberries in it. In a couple of days we will have two ripe enough to eat. Dad keeps trying to get strawberries to produce Maybe this is the year. TThen is the black bucket that has a new type of tomato plant in it. We already have a couple of tomatoes growing

When Melissa came to paint, I had cleared off the counters (that's why you see the mess on the table and island), taken off all the light switches, and phone attachments. She does a whiz bang job and we are so happy to have this done.

The painting on this part of the room needed done as the men will be coming next week to put on the new countertops. We are excited about that, and the new paint!!

The dinette corner of the room is only painted down to the strawberries because we will be putting wainscoating on the bottom part. What a change it will be!!

See the island and its mess? How about the refrigerator!! Dad moved it out so I could clean the floor, coils, and walls before the painting went on. What a mess!! I wonder how long ago that was done?? It sure looks bare above the sink, doesn't it??