Friday Fun.....

 Yes, it is an outdoor toilet. I would wonder about it but I know what is happening over there.  The news of the neighborhood is that they are going to get a swimming pool.  I assume that there are enough workers on the job that they need an outhouse, kybo. 

My mowing person, guy, wasn't completely mowing at the back of my yard.  It bothered me so I would take my push mower and clean it up.  Yesterday he finally contacted me and said he doesn't mow into poison ivy.  I have treated it already with a home remedy poison and I did go to the Ace Hardware to get the real stuff.  Living in town made me ignore the vine growing there.  This place was built in a cornfield a while ago but I guess it was still holding the seed for it.  The saga of killing the ivy will continue. 

 

 

I found this leaf in the yard this morning while walking to the mailbox.  It is a sign of fall as it comes from my front yard trees. 

 

 

 I am happy with the results with this side of the chest of drawers.  I applied the stain to the thin, old finish and it blended in perfectly.  I had too many things going on this morning with the sale of the old place that I didn't actually get to work on it for very long.

We are having strong winds with a lot of heat right now.  It is the beginning of strong storms that we are to get this evening.  The wind really helps to dry out things while yet we have high humidity.  It is typical Iowa weather.  Thanks for stopping by today.

Thursday's a Done Day.......

 

The morning glow was great.  The sun was orange and yet when I shot this visual the skies looked orange. We had sun all day.  It is 88 degrees F. and won't cool down much in the night.

 

Because of the drought there are just as many dead-looking flowers as there are blooms. The good blooms look great thought.

 

I didn't get to work on my chest of drawers today.  We were signing off on our sale of our old house today.  We also were dealing with a nice contractor who shared his shingle wares.  My wife picked out our new shingle color and the process for a new roof is started. 

I am going to put stain on top of the sides of my chest.  I have never done this like that before as I usually strip off the old finish.  Tomorrow when I do the one side it will be an experiment.  If it looks good I will keep it.  If it doesn't look good I will get out the paint stripper and remove the old finish on the total base of the chest.  I would prefer to not have to strip the finish. 

 

 

I gave away tomatoes to strangers today.  I sort of know the guy who mows my yard but he was will to take a few of them.   I asked the young man who was walking around on my roof today if he would like some tomatoes.  He was very pleased to receive some.  I bagged them quickly and shared.  The mowing guy thinks I have poison ivy growing at my back fence area.  I am not so sure but I will spray it anyway, whatever vine it might be.  The housing area was a cornfield before they built houses. 

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Middle of the Week....

 

It seems to look like it is hanging there even though I know better.  I knew that it had moved into  a good position. The past two night it was aligned with a street light and I couldn't get a focus with that light shining brightly. It was now to the left of the street light and hanging in pure darkness.  I did have to move to avoid a tree.

 

 The pear shaped tomatoes are now starting to ripen. I ate this one right away after I took the shot.  It was a volunteer plant and I had to wait to see what variety of plant that it was.

I fixed the one slide that had fallen out of the chest of drawers.  It fit into a groove and was glued on one end.  A simple small nail was also there to keep it in place.   I reused that antique nail when I replaced it. 

The staining has begun.  I will try another coat of stain on that one shelf to see if it will darken it some more.  If not that is alright.  Walnut boards come in different shades of color and that one is a light walnut board.   I am not happy with the top of the chest of drawers but it does look better with stain.  There is too much history of abuse to the top that I can't cover up.  Put nails down onto the top to help it stay on worked I guess but then what a mess.  I also have places where a person had use filler to fill in gouges on the top.  

We are in the middle of two different events taking place right now. We have closing on our old place tomorrow and also we have a contractor meeting with us about shingling our house.  The closing is coming after a few days of turmoil with the abstract company and a bank who keeps bad records.  It is all settled now but what a mess with people who are irresponsible and don't do their jobs correctly.  We are looking forward to getting the sale completed now and we are also looking forward to getting a new roof.  We will be making mad dashes to a ten o'clock meeting tomorrow and then get home for an 11:00 meeting.  I may call the young man at eleven to let him know we might be late. 

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Tuesday's Things......

 

 The morning was cloudy. The eventual opening of the clouds helped us to see sun. We have been having a lot of clear days so it was surprising to see so much in the sky.

The chest work is progressing.  The top has a new can of wood filler ready for me to apply in lots of holes on it.  At one time nails were used to hold the top to the base as the dowel connections had worn out.  Filler will be applied tomorrow and things will have to dry out before I can stain it. I have to figure out how I am going to attach the top now.  I should think I will not be using large nails.

Structural problems keep showing up as I work with this but the triple clamps are bringing it back together.  I found this problem when I was working with the opposite side. I discovered I could move parts in and out of their joints easily.  I put on more glue and clamped it. 

I have this barn door at the new place because I am thinking I will put a painting on it. This side showing is interesting as one can see its construction process.  The nails are too long when driven in from the front side and then they are clinch down with a hammer on the back side. It is all very orderly as they did the process of hammering down the excess nail.  It has a good brace to keep it from being a saggy door. 

It has been a busy day with unexpected things coming up for us. We too a quick trip to the realtors to sign a special paper for them.  We used the trip as a way to stop for a small amount of groceries.  I did work in the yard part of the morning putting down mulch among the flowers. 

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Bits and Pieces......

 

 

 Thanks for checking in......today.

 

A Z...... Day.

 

 

 

It is an interesting flower that comes in many colors. I like bringing them inside for a closer look.  They have always been one of my favorites.

We are having a nice day with cooler temperatures and sunshine.  Thanks for stopping by today.

Saturday and Stuff....

 A clear sky is showing for us today. Cooler temps are sure welcomed. It will warm up to 81 degrees F.

Small roses are a treat on a small bush. It gets plenty of sun so I think it will neve grow to be any larger. 

The knock out roses are blooming but the drought really has slowed down the number of blooms.  It is about time to trim them back one more time for fall blooms.

It took me two days to get all of the plants into the garden.  I dug them at the old place.  I had old fashion iris, a day lily and a couple of lily bulbs. As I dug the holes in the clay soil I added good black potting soil to help them grow better. I am leaving the old place that was filled with Iowa black dirt everywhere.  If you would dig down a foot or so you could find clay though.

I got disgusted with my plastic hummingbird feeder.  It leaked everywhere and when it was tipped the fluid went all over the deck and me. I have yet to see a hummingbird feed there but it does look good.

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