So I got bored

With flash!

As you can see the patching is barely visible now and it looks so clean

Looking good so far

About half done

Such a shocking difference between Snowcap white and beige/antique white/ick

I had planned to do half...but got out of control

The last little section.  I started loosing steam around here

Nice shot of how the cabinet piece blends into the wall and ceiling

So much better

Only one little section left and all I can think about is paleo eggplant lasagna

Almost done

Yay!  She's done!

I love the way it looks now

Sometimes you just feel like playing with concrete

I got bored and decided to fix this a little bit.  I scraped all the moss off and removed the loose pieces.

Patched up and resurfaced

Just have to do the other step and the sides now

Evening Paint Job

After talking with my Mom, I got motivated to paint some more this evening.

I filled in the spots I had left blank.  I'll be getting the ladder out tomorrow.

I couldn't stop once I got going.  It's seriously addicting to watch the nasty colors get covered up.

I did the necessary gardening to expose what I needed to.  I've got one more layer of tiles to paint.  Eventually I'm thinking I'll plant some shade loving flowers or herbs here maybe just to make it prettier.

It looks so normal now.

Where I left off tonight...

...and what I have left before I reach the end of the house.

Some of the rafters

Ugh.  It looks worse than it really is.

Hopefully I'll be able to reach most of this section with the ladder and won't have to wait for Derrick to finish it up.

Those plastic pipes will be going away hopefully.

So much better!

I found a piece of tile in the dirt where I was painting.  Could it be?

It is!  It is!  I can attach that back where it goes now and then find the other little pieces.

Starting out early

I started working early today.

Painted the pipes and moved on past the kitchen window.  Sadly the ropes on the right hand side must stay until the sump pump can have a proper hole dug.

...and I moved on toward the next window

Painting the wires and pipes makes a big difference.

I can't believe how dingy this side of the house is.

Of course there would be gardening work require to paint this side.  ugh, sawing through gigantic vine things is not fun.

This water spigit is not functional at all.  I'll be removing it and all the plastic tubing that runs to it.  There's a faucet at the end of this side of the house that is also not functional.  They both run on ditch water, which is not the water source we use.

Vines, roots, and Mark's Ex's son's sculptures.  Sigh.

It looks good though, yes?

Outside painting time

Charlie helped too by taking out every toy he owned to find the perfect rawhide chip.  Then he plopped down on top of all the toys to chew on it.

That's as far up the wall as I can reach for now.  We'll have to remove the cover to the basement stairs and make a platform or something for the ladder to sit on so I can do the rest.  I tried the extendable ladder, but couldn't get close enough to reach.

I made it to the window though.

The old cover that will have to be replaced before I can go any further up the wall.

It's looking good despite the minor hang-up.

I reattached some of the house shingles today.  Makes a big difference when you can't see the tar paper behind them or the bare wood of the frame.

Maybe tomorrow I'll work on this section...

I'm not lazy anymore

Did a little more work on the above the door section.  It looks so much better

I started on tomorrow's project too.  The goal is to paint to the window on the right hand side of the photo.

Making headway and looking better already.

Sadly I might have to wait to get the pipe painted, we'll have to see how acrobatic I'm feeling tomorrow.

This is what happens when the propane guys are careless.  I've painted it for now, but I'll be hiring our friend to cut a replacement piece of something to cover the exposed wood.

The goal stopping point for tomorrow.