She's Gone

Acting legend Diana Rigg died today aged 82.  The best Bond girl, I got to see her on Broadway in her performance of Medea.  Two years later, my first trip to London was to see her and David Suchet mix it up as George and Martha in the classic Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?  You can hear her talk about her successful 1960s battle for equal pay in this interview.
 

New Room

We finished with the room. The bed takes up most of the space.  The BeadBoard turned out to be a great touch with some semi gloss paint.  The TV is large but it's our old one and the room will be a napping/viewing room when guests are not here.
 

Willow Lake

We recently went for a paddle on Willow Lake. With only one campground, it's largely pristine.  The SciFi in us thought up all sorts of scenarios for the large "brain" like masses at the shores edge. Never did find out what the pods were.......
 

Almost Done

New flooring is down.  Bead board is on the wall and molding is being installed all around today.  Soon it'll be time for me and my paint brush.....

Banco in Situ

 Ready to set sail

Where Not To Get Your Information

If it looks too good or too incriminating online, it probably is......
 

White on White

I've been painting the downstairs this week.  White....white and more white. most of the dinginess is gone.

New Floor.....Someday

The linoleum in the basement will be leaving soon. It will be replaced with a waterproof grey laminate.  With the hot water heater and washing machine on top, we thought laminate would be a better choice in case of accidents. Our handyman Paul did meet with an minor accident so we are hoping he'll be feeling well in the new week to do the install.

Best Speech

 The best story from the Democratic convention came from a New Hampshire teenager.  Watch it here

Contrasts

 

Primed

I spent the weekend stripping wallpaper and fixing the drywall holes. Finished priming today. Tomorrow, I paint the popcorn ceiling and then color the walls.

Destroy Everything

 

Wallpaper Find

 

I was stripping away a boring woodsy wallpaper boarder and found underneath a much nicer flintlock still life. We are finishing up the remaining bedrooms. Painting starts tomorrow.

New Batch

 A new batch of Limoncello ready to be bottled!

Banco in Situ

Not Even a Pretense Anymore....Blatant Sabotage

From our Oregonian Senator:

And more from this afternoon:

 

New Windows

Paul is starting to swap out the original 1965 aluminum single pane windows for more modern, energy efficient versions.  Will hopefully help with AC and heating bills.

The Oregonian Divide

 

New Stain

We had a cedar deck put in last year.  Our handyman used stain from a big box store and it faded within months.  So this summer he came back and sanded it down.  After conferring with oracle/older brother, we decided to try Armstrong-Clark stain.  Luckily, our local paint store carried the color and quantity we needed. This oil stain has a darker, nicer look. Easy to reapply when needed.  So far. we love it.

Robin's Origami Kayak

We were back at Lake of the Woods last week and Robin debuted her new folding Oru Kayak.  Made of coroplast plastic, it unfolds from it's self made carry all.  A few buckles later, she was ready for the lake. It's not tippy at all.  It sits a bit high so the wind wanted to take her during our paddle home. On the whole a great alternative to an inflatable.