Painted shelves

One side of the shelves are painted Filoli Honey. I thought it was a lot cooler out there, but the thermometer says 78.

Utility Room improvements...

Before, and after, we put the brackets and shelves up. This next week I'll sand and paint the shelves & brackets the same color (Filoli Honey) as the walls. That will make them disappear, sort of. I'm thinking baskets will keep things looking neat and organized. Target has several with straight sides.

6August2012 First sunset...

After we got enough down here to be comfortable, we sat down to take a break.  David played hearts on the computer and I went out on the back porch.  It was an awesome sunset!!!  At least, until the mosquitoes got hungry. 

This picture doesn't show you very much, but sitting out there the wildlife sound as if they are just below the cabin.  I'm looking forward to many more evenings out there listening to tree frogs, locusts, hoot owls, and the red foxes that are back.  They didn't like the noise from all the power tools we've been using.  We still have a few things to finish, but we've done enough that we can live with it. 

We're home...  and we love it!!!

It's been a while...

   We spent our first night here in the cabin Monday, August 6th.  I knew we'd like this place, but, to be perfectly honest...  We LOVE it!!!!  It feels... like home. 

   I still have boxes of things here in the Sunroom that I can't find a home for.  That comes from living in one house for more than 31 years.  The Domestic Violence Thrift Shop in town like to see me drive up.  While I have taken several boxes of clothes, it is the other things that makes them very happy.  This past week I took a storage tub with the drapes that were here when we bought the cabin... a big box of Christmas decorations...  Toys...  Dishes... Pots & Pans...  I have 2 or 3 boxes of unwanted books that I may take to them next week. 

Oh!!!  We finally got the Washer and Dryer hooked up!!!  It is SO nice to be able to do laundry without carting it across the yard to the other house.  Oh... I have some tile work to do. 

There's more to tell you all, but that will have to wait til later.  It's 55 degrees outside.  I'm going to find the box of DuraFlame logs and watch one burn in the fireplace.  Did I tell you how much I love this little Cabin???  :-) 

Oklahoma.

We got past the rain. It's getting warmer. 5:32pm and 93 degrees.

Interstate 40

Headed west. Was raining back in Arkansas about an hour ago.
70 degrees at 4:02pm. Feels great. It's been in the upper 90's at home for the past week. Before that it was 100's. We're ready for some cooler temps.

Lavatory, door knobs & trim.

Things are moving right along since Shane got here!!! He is a great carpenter. A "finish" carpenter. :-)
He has fixed the trim around the front door. Both bathroom doors will stay open without something in front of them. The closet is ready to hang the wire shelving system. All the door knobs & all except 5 drawer pulls are attached. (I'm going to Lowe's to get those.) The trim at the bottom of the french doors & front door covers the ends of the oak flooring. And the guest bath looks great with the medicine cabinet up and the lavatory & fixtures installed.
There are several more things to finish up, but we are SO close!!!! I can't tell you how excited and anxious we are!!!!