Bathroom shelves!

Finally got the bathroom shelves installed, it's called BUBBLE glass, it's also safety tempered!  Now I need to organize and fill em up! 

MLK

Saw the movie Hidden Figures, very apropos for MLK day.  Sometimes w good movies people clap at the end--they clapped for this one-- it WAS good.

And amazingly it happened in Hampton VA, just near here!

Anyway I had the shower glass installed.

Here it is:

Cast glass

alternate view

EAST FENCE

Got the fence tween neighbor to the east replaced, she agreed to pay 1/2, but so far has NOT responded to my request for payment.  I will be nicely surprised if she pays anything.   If she does not--well that will certainly set a tone for coolness 'tween neighbors, esp. after she was so agreeable to pay 1/2.

original nasty overgrown and rusted chain link fence

working on fence to preserve tree

new fence w 4 ft walk gate, will stain in the spring!

bookshelves

painted but boring

AFTER

Chimney flashing

new powder coated flashing

new cap to keep things out!

Ok--  so not very sexy...but look at the before and after pix.

pre replacement chimney flashing

pre photo

After Christmas

As if on cue, the scrappers grabbed the old 4 ft water heater from the curb almost as soon as Al and I set it out on the curb.

It sorta reminds me of the scrapping job that Han Solo did for some cash in one of the Star Wars movies---Princess Leia died today, I could have predicted that after she came in from a London to LA flight in arrest and they were performing CPR for 10+ minutes.

Still sad.  She played an awesome, empowered character.  And she was in the Blues Bros, too.

Damn lots of people dying, and all I have had to deal with was divorce.  I suppose it could have been worse.

I met a guy, not sure yet if he's a naked bus driver.  Time will tell.  But he's foreign born, so some is lost in translation.

I have still much to paint.
I learned how to use the air nail gun today, it was fun, I tricked out the cats feeding area, modified/made from the old cast iron bathtub.  Also spray insulated.

Al has been great!  I'm pretty sure he's one of the guardian angels that Dr. Pat talks about.   He sent me some scripture on forgiveness.  I'm not there yet---can't even forgive me.  I'm not sure I've forgiven Dad, but he has been dead a long time ---29 years.


I want to start working on the book, but I will not do that until the house is done and I have moved back in.

So perhaps I will work on it as I'm flying to Japan.  What a good use of my 56 hours in the air.

washer and dryer under on demand gas water heater

bathroom floor before penny tile

trim on book shelves and new bay window

penny tile form Germany

new front door canopy, to avoid the rain a bit when unlocking the door

hurricane shutter, they crank down from inside 

cooper checking out the sanded floors.

PLUMBING

water heater will be ABOVE washer and dryer, inside to protect it from salty water and spray! 

a close up of the on demand, gas water heater

lovely beveled subway tile set at 1/3 spacing, looks so clean! 

these were the old plumbing pipes: replaced

disgusting old pipes from kitchen sink