Happy National Dog Day, Oli!
Oliver’s Bungalow Blog
Pretty Blue Cornflower Pyramids
This is the third set of pillowcases I’ve embroidered for Christmas gifts.
They are the Blue Cornflower Pillowcases from Dimensions.
As usual, I did not follow the recommended colors, instead I used:
DMC blue 793
DMC yellow 676
DMC green… um, oops, I forgot to write that one down…
Too Short By An Inch
Bill quickly discovered that the new doors were a bit too short for the doorway.
That made for a nice big gap.
So, Bill found a scrap of chestnut from the wood pile in the basement, and he filled in the gap at the top. Now, that piece, along with some other spots, will need to be cleaned, very lightly sanded, stained, and given a tough finish coat.
Even though the new door has much more glass than the old door, I can already tell that it blocks much more sound, because it fits the space better. I expect it will do the same at blocking air-flow. Bye-bye cold drafts this winter. Well, from that spot, anyway.
Cleaning Day or The Arrival of Sherri
Today we need to whip this house into shape. There’s a party this weekend, and this little bungalow needs to sparkle.
Mom’s friend Sherri, who is a champion cleaner (she does it for a living), has agreed to help us out this week. Sherri is great. She has almost as much energy as Oliver, she just gets right in there, and a few hours later, your place looks great. It is such a relief to know that all I have to do is pick up stuff and put things away. Sherri will do all the cleaning. And much faster than I ever could. Take the bathroom, for instance. Sherri will have it clean from top to bottom in an hour. It would take me all day. Not that I even would do the whole bathroom at once, I usually do one piece one day, another piece later. It is nice to have it all done at once. Then I can concentrate on preparing food.
Gratuitous Oliver picture, because, hey, what’s a blog post without a photo, right? Besides, he’s a major contributor to the dirt in this house!
Creature Of Habit
Oli hasn’t quite gotten used to the new, big window. He still goes to the small sidelight to look out! Silly puppy.
Green Bungalow Craftworks 