Author: doug

The office, it is back together.

Mostly.

Tools of the trade:

This saw is used by flooring installers to cut the bottom little bit off of trim, like around a door, so they don’t have to scribe & cut the flooring to fit.  It’s little tricks like this that make the pros efficient, while it takes weekend handy guys twice as long.

We have been getting Boston Organics deliveries since shortly after we moved in.  But we were growing concerned that, with the summer weather finally upon us, the goodies within would wither in the heat.  So we purchased a “deck bench” and I lined it with rigid foam insulation. On delivery days we can put in a freezer pack, which with luck will keep the veggies comfortable until we can get home.

Enough of the new floor in the master bedroom is down that we were able to put the bed back together, after having spent last night on the mattress on the floor.  This is a huge advantage of the prefinished flooring.

The new oak looks very nice, a vast improvement over the ratty old carpet.  I can feel my allergies improving already.

New vs old:

The old floor on the second story is in pretty amazingly bad shape in spots — some worn painted wood like you see here, some sort of linoleum-like stuff in 2 rooms, various patches.  The new floor will look something like what you see here (the oak part).

We are taking the opportunity to paint the office, since we’ve removed a good bit of the furniture in preparation for the floor work this week.

The new color is kinda peachy, and looks good against the newly-white trim.  You can see the old red on the baseboard (and in a few spots where the walls need a second coat).

Greg tries out the antique lawn roller (that came with the house), preparing our croquet pitch for use.

The weather broke today.  I am glad to see the end of the humidity, if only for a couple of days.  But did it have to (with the accompanying storms) during Friday rush hour?

Cats elongate and get flatter in the heat.  Parker is so hot that he doesn’t even fit into the frame.

We’ve had extra people in the house this week (my sister’s family) which means extra food, including fruit.  And with the heat & humidity, we’ve had to take measures.

I call this photo “Still Life with Fruit Fly Trap.”