Staining

The floors are sanded and the staining has begun. WL is liking the darker stain. Three layers per floor. Then next week, three layers of polyurethane.

Tipu and Jacaranda

Last weekend, I found a nursery with a terrific sale going on. I picked up three full sized trees. They are around 15' tall each and should grow about 4-6' a year. We are hoping that they will double in size in four years. So the desolate front yard will soon be a shady and colorful oasis.

Thorms

While shooting over the weekend, a tremendous thunderstorm approached NYC. The floor to ceiling windows afforded us spectacular views of lightning strikes in New Jersey. As soon as it passed over us, the sun reappeared and the light was gorgeous. The phone attempted to capture the beauty.

Pensive Wolf

We were shooting on the 40th floor of a midtown skyscaper over the weekend. During one of the breaks, while activity buzzed all around, Wolf sought refuge in an empty elevator to collect his thoughts and figure out the next shot.

50th

2 weekends ago we were all upstate to celebrate EK's turning 50. RA and I put together the house before the guests arrived and there was a big weekend party. Swimming everyday in the pond. One of the nights, dinner was served in the gazebo and I snapped these fotos with the phone before it got too dark.

Floors

I got some nice photos from the frontline last night. WL has been repairing and sanding away for days now. The results look impressive. He will be staining and sealing next week.

Lending Tree pt.2

The last of the new superhero inspired Lending Tree commercials is now on YouTube Here

Green Man Group

Doing a commercial this week that is heavy in post special effects. To that effect, we have been hanging a stunt man encased in green lycra to be the stand in for an actor who will be in that position during the editing stage. Our stuntman is excellent at just hanging still as the whirl of activity happens around him.

Barclay's Commercial

A cut for a commercial we did for Barclay's a few months ago has hit Youtube. Watch the fun here

Lending Tree Commercials

We recently did a series of commercials for Lending Tree that took ordinary people and turned them into financial superheroes to a soundtrack by original Batman Adam West. Two of the commercials can be seen here and here

We Have A Kitchen

All the plumbing has been put in along with a garbage disposal.

Night Shades

A few hours ago, we returned from a night time Lowe's run and hung some venetian blinds in the dining room. Gone are the ratty old gold curtains.

Flowering

The searing heat has done wonders for one of our backyard plants. Big pink flowers...

Fitting In

The new found pocket doors have been replaced with a pair of 10 paned french doors from the Reuse People. The kitchen/dining room door fit perfectly. But the living room/hallway door was 2" to small. WL shaved a few inches off the old doors and placed a one inch edge to each side of the door. And a 1/2" piece added to the bottom. The hardware fit and we bought some new pulls. A coat of Fudge Truffle semi gloss and the doors will look like they've been there forever.