Random Round Up: Speedy

Some weekends just fly by way too quickly. Case in point: This one. Where's the pause button?! I needed more time!

Flower Frosting - One camelia bush is already slowly blooming!

My new obsession.

The perks of playing hostess and having lovely friends.

A hot, made-to-order cookie: Just the thing for a Girls' Weekend night out.

Spring is starting to happen in the backyard...!

Have a great week, guys.

TGIF

Cheers and thank goodness for great friends. A much-needed weekend!

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'Bout That Action, Boss

Shameless Seahawks plug. And this one too, because it's funnier in song.

But it's true: I was hit hard with a solid dose of gettin' after it this past weekend and took it out on the hallway door trim trio. Nope, that's not a new jazz band, it's these guys:

Laundry room straight ahead, sewing room to the right.

Powder room, diagonally across from the laundry room.

When I snapped the pictures I'd already done most of the sanding - I told you, all about that action! Up close and personal with the miles of trim, I could see just how much they needed an update:

Once fully sanded, a quick wipe-down with a rag and liquid deglosser and then it was time to prime and paint - You can see the products I use in this previous post. And remember that we took care of the baseboard in the same manner back here.

In hindsight, I probably should have taken the time to fill a couple rough spots with some wood putty and caulked the separated bits, but honestly, I didn't really notice them until the white paint went on. Ah well, another little upgrade to do another day.

I don't tape - A 2" short-handle angle brush, some paper bag, and some patience is all I needed. 

Two coats of paint later, I had a gloriously updated hallway.

I did the hallway side of the laundry and sewing rooms, and both the hallway and interior of the powder room. It feels so much brighter and somehow "higher-end", when really instead of money, all that's been invested is about six hours (spread over two days) of elbow grease.

But check out how yellow the "white" doors now look.....

Inside the powder room.

I feel a project coming on.

Random Round Up: The Pooch

Sometimes I just get snap happy around my pooch. So snap happy, in fact, that I take no other weekend pictures. So today, dog pics are what you get.
Don't worry, he's adorable.

Have a great week!

Shrapnel

Weird happening last night: Our hallway light, in use constantly, decided to spontaneously explode.
A loud pop, and then the rain of shrapnel onto the hard floor. Luckily none of us were near enough to take a hit (although Tucker was really close and almost had a heart attack, poor guy).

We recently changed the lightbulbs, but other than that, nothing out of the ordinary. My thought was the bulbs were too strong, but they weren't extra hot to the touch or anything when we investigated. Has this ever happened to you? Tell me in the comments if you know what caused it.

...No crying over shattered boob-light for me though. Now that three out of the seven in the house are gone (one down to bare bulbs when we moved in, one smashed, and now this), I think it might be time to start searching for replacements. I mean, I can classify them as like a safety hazard or something now, right? Yay!

[Le] May Day

I don't know a lot about cars. I can change a tire, my oil, the basics. I'm in awe of people (ahem: Dad) who can spot a car - heck, the GRILL of a car - and tell me year, make, and model in a heartbeat. I'm going to post photos now, and more power to you if you can tell me the stats.
I don't have 'em.
But (and get ready for the girly-ness...) look how pretty! The Le May Museum is one candy chrome coated treat.

Tiny lady (my madre), huge tire!

Yabba Dabba Doooo!

If you can get to Tacoma, WA and hit this four-stories-underground(!) museum, do it. Gear head or not, the eye candy is superb.

Random Round Up: Birthday Boys

We celebrated the birthday month of my two favorite guys this weekend: My hubs and my dad. A group visit to the Le May Car Museum (amazing, more on that later in the week) and some inaugural home brewing was the flavor of the week...end.

Hood ornament heaven, in a building shaped like a hood scoop.

 

 

A cold day for brewing.

Loved this - Every Lead Actress Oscar winning dress since 1929.

Happy Monday!