I Hit the Wall

Thursday started out sunny, but cold (31 degrees F., here). I went into the living room before leaving for work to check that the front door was dead-bolted (a morning ritual). I saw a big fat robin sitting on the front porch railing. He looked like he was shivering!

I walked outside in the morning, although it was kind of raw out there.

It started raining about 11:00 AM. I just went to the Time Out for lunch, rather than driving home in the rain. I had a cup of potato soup and an egg salad sandwich. Afterwards, I walked around in the Town Peddler and bought an old Minolta 35 mm camera for $19.95.

The rain was gone by 1:30 PM, so hopefully the Tiger’s game can be played.

When I got home, the sun was out and the wind was still brisk, making doing anything outside stupid.

So, after I watched the weather (the weekend still looks good for mulch spreading), fist I started the Wednesday night wash (a day late). Then I started back on the wall project. I have been laying them out on the living room rug to try and figure out positions, etc. Jake did offer to do it on the computer if I sent him the sizes, but that seemed like overkill. Try as I might, there was just no way to fit all five and the mirror on the wall in a pleasing manner.

Then it dawned on me (duh!) that four are colored photos on a farm and one is black and white and in a cemetery. So, the fifth one doesn’t really “go” with the other four.

But, I like that one, too. So, I started looking around the house for a spot it could hang. I ended up with it in my bedroom on the one bare wall. Somehow, a cemetery shot in my bedroom seemed both poetic and prophetic!

Needless to say, transferring the pattern on the floor to the actual wall took a tape measure, a pencil, hammer and nails and a whole lot of time. I did get it done and liked it, but once it was up, I realized the mirror was too high. But, it was late and I’ll change it some other time. See photos.

I warmed up that soup from Michelle’s husband (the Olive Garden knockoff). I never had it before, but it was excellent!

I had just finished that, watching the start of the Red Wings game when Jeremy called. He was one the way home from somewhere in Dearborn (I think he said). We talked for a long time about his recent and upcoming conferences, Riese and Joe, etc. We hung up as he neared his house, so we talked for a long time.

I watched the rest of the hockey game and and a taped DIY show, then went to bed