End of January Update

Larry has been a busy beaver. Cut, Saw, Glue, Sand, Varnish, etc.
We also researched and completed a small wall with a color wash treatment.
Light beige, Apple Crisp (darker brown) and Paprika (dark red) with glaze and rag finish. Doesn't that sound impressive? We are happy with the result. The colors don't come out in the picture, but in person, it is nice. He is ready to hang the upper cupboard which he constructed but he needs more strong muscles. We will have to wait till tonight or tomorrow for help. He also has to figure out where the studs are and predrill holes, but the wall should dry first.


We celebrated JP's 17th birthday last week. Time really flies by. He is driving, attending classes at the local Technical college two evenings a week and is working on his Eagle Scout project. His brother, Mark, is starting to formulate his Eagle Scout project too. All of the cousins (grandchildren) gathered to celebrate his birthday, so we got a photo of the bunch. With all those boys, it is a noisy group.

2009 in Buffalo

A new year and a new project. We have been thinking about remodeling the kitchen since last year at this time. I asked Larry to hold back until January. And now is the time!
The first job was to change the shelf with antiques on it and then we moved our schrank and redid the wall hangings.

Now the shelf is over the doorway to the livingroom. Then Larry removed the microwave cupboard and it will be moved to the other end of the kitchen wall. Now Larry is resurfacing it in a lighter wood. He also was varnishing it. The cupboard contents are in the library. I think it is going to be a long and interesting winter.