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April 28, 2007
Springtime
The longer we live in this house, the more I like it. It just feels more and more "home" the more we personalize and repair it. Today I got around to mixing compost into one of my garden beds and planting some spinach and lettuce, as well as planting poppies in the newly enlarged flower bed out front. We still need to have a tree taken down in back, and have the stumps out front removed, but somehow outdoor renovation doesn't vex me as much as indoor renovation. It feels right that changing the landscape should be a slow, incremental process that you work on when time and motivation allows.
As for indoor rainy-day projects, I've started stripping wallpaper in the guest room/studio. Turns out the Shark steamer we bought last year is perfect for loosening ugly wallpaper. And, I was thrilled to find that there is, in fact, paint underneath. This means no priming. Just some scrubbing with TSP substitute (no P), and then paint. I also bought the paint for my office. It's magenta. MAGENTA. Not sure if I'll love it or hate it, but I've got two gallons. I would love to paint some bookshelves too, but I don't know if/when I'll get around to that.
So despite all my complaints about our house, it is *ours* and we really are fortunate for all that we have. The things that really matter, family, friends, and a roof over our head, we have in spades. The rest is just icing (not to mix metaphors or anything).