Puttering

It is so nice to be back and have time to ramble aimlessly around the house for  bit.  Sunday and Monday I spent painting the main bedroom.  

I had to wait until this afternoon for a cord cover to come in from Amazon.  That just got painted.  As soon as it dries, I can get everything put back again.  I did all the baseboards and the ceiling.  Everything looks so fresh and clean!

I was so tired and achy from all the moving of furniture and climbing up and down of ladders that I was happy to find something nice and small to play with.  These small zipper cases fit the bill nicely.  They are just the right size to fit earbuds and sew up nice and easy.  I used the tutorial found here which was easy enough to follow, even though I sewed the layers in the wrong order twice before I got it right on case number three.    

Home Improvment?

 When we got new carpet, we decided not to carpet the stairs.  We pulled it all off in preparation for hardwoods.  And so it sat, just like this, waiting for Kurt to return from all of his travels. 

Today was a off for him, and he finally had a chance to get started.  I spent the afternoon painting the trim work and touching up the wall paint which was all full of tiny little hand prints.  Now the house smells like fresh paint and cleaning stuff.  Not a bad smell at all.  Then this evening he got out the nail gun and adhesive and attached everything together.  6 stairs down, just 20 more to go.