So here I am a painter doing laundry and watching my grandson all week. And no painting this week at all but then there is next a time. I've been off all summer from painting that is and only started one playing around more than anything. I would think that summer for me and painting are not the best of friend, but this time it was a little different.
The choice I made was to fix up the house getting her ready for sale. That effort went smoothly for a while and I did get the deck painted. I also painted my wife's bathroom and added lighting and shelving, a new towel bar and one of those round things for a hand towel. It looks good. The color I mixed to a tome complimentary to the bedroom and no not the compliment just the tone, a much lighter one using the remaining bedroom paint and adding white. Nothing complicated but a one to one mix did a nice job and she likes it...so that worked.
I fixed a crack which doesn't seem like much but this one was persistent, I'd fixed it last time I painted but....crrrrrack after a few years. The house settles...they weight a lot you know. This time I used a six inch nylon mesh tape and a special spray that is made for persistent cracks. The crack is or was in the middle of a really long run of sheet rock from the floor to the cathedral ceiling height of a good twenty feet or more. I should measure that one day, anyway at the moment it hold and looks good.
The garage is under Umm re- configuring? I did get Deb's car in first and now am working on getting mine in also. I'm to the point of seeing the floor again almost. I have been shredding old papers and letters and bills but the pile well was a few boxes full, it's one of those some day projects half done.; the weather is creeping to the cold side so I need to finish sooner rather than later.
OK the plan is to sell the house and move toward Elmhurst, south of here some thirty miles or so. The commute is a killer, and it's time to downsize considerably. the plan now is to wait out the winter and start the process of selling n the spring. I think the sellers market is growing again and by then we may gain value back. So wish me luck...
