Photo: House Color Scheme
The scaffolding is down. Here’s an uninstructed view of the house color scheme:
Continue reading →The scaffolding is down. Here’s an uninstructed view of the house color scheme:
Continue reading →On the last day of spring, I captured a couple of lovely images for you. First, let’s look at the crape myrtles in all their resplendent glory: These first two on the left are taken with the iPhone. The two on thr right were taken with my 16Mpixel Fuji Finepix … Continue reading →
It’s been a busy month. Here’s what’s been going on in our property tales: San Antonio House: I got the lawn mowed Watering has been going according to local legal permissions I got the volunteer trees removed near the back corner barbecue area Did some routine cleaning while I was … Continue reading →
While I was in San Antonio, Mr. L was working hard to get the next segment of the house painted: The upper floor shingles will be a tan a little darker than the first floor and lighter than the dividing band. The attic-level shingles will be the same color as … Continue reading →
Here’s what’s happened with property over the last month: San Antonio house: We got the convertible moved to Central Texas — that was the largest item yet to move. We have a few more bulky items and numerous small items. I began watering. We have watering restrictions in San Antonio … Continue reading →
April has brought mildly better weather, and with that, Mr. L and I have been busy. Here’s what we’ve been working on: The San Antonio House: We haven’t been there to do anything. The Ranch: Mr. L and I took a ride out to the ranch to survey conditions. While … Continue reading →
Mr. L pulled out his metal detector last week and walked around the yard with it. He found junk auto parts from the previous owner, then he found something at indicated it was rather large. He began digging. What he found was a metal ring, as if someone had buried … Continue reading →
Has it been a month already? Why, yes, it has! And what a month it was. Weather is still on a roller coaster of ups and downs, and they have been doozies! We’ve ranged between single digits and 80 degrees over the last month. On a single day, we ranged … Continue reading →
We’ve been having some nicer weather over this past week, and that helps. It also means the weeds are growing with abandon. Here’s the latest on the properties: The San Antonio House: We’re headed down there later to begin tree and yard work in preparation for spring. The Ranch: No … Continue reading →
It’s been a slow month for getting things done. Here goes: The San Antonio House: Verified that the latest plumbing fix is effective. Continued work on building the support structure to remount the commode. It’s working as is, but this will be considered a maintenance fix to ensure it’s in … Continue reading →