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The back yard exploded with color in October. The clear skies and crisp air provided perfect conditions for working on the house and having friends to visit. There is still so much to do before the holidays and winter so the nice weather is a welcome repreive.
Vinnie K returned and brought Sue
Schlagger with him. They came with pumpkins and a huge chrysanthemum for the house. We were painting the
living room that day and took a break to bring Sue on her first tour of the property and through the house.
It turns
out that Sue does not live far from us as the crow flies, but the roads to get back to her house in
Fishkill do not follow a direct route. Still, its nice to know she is not too far away and we hope that visits become more frequent.
After we painted the
living room we moved back into the kitchen, which still needed some attention. We inserted the recessed light fixtures and
installed the hanging light over the island and added some of the final trim.
We decided on a creamy yellow to brighten things up and trimmed the kitchen with white molding and a couple of decorative shelves to display some of the stuff we still had packed in moving boxes.
The living room is still not finished, however its comfortable and clean. We had the
chimneys cleaned and still need to install the
wood burning stove. With lots of family expected over the Thanksgiving Holidays, we would like to have that
done in time.
We ran into some trouble with the water before a long
awaited dinner party with Jack and Annie and Jack's folks, Jan and Kate. Jack ended up helping us in the pouring rain on Saturday to fix our well problem so that Paul could prepare the feast for Sunday's party.
Sunday was a beautiful fall day. Paul prepared
Yankee bean soup, stuffed mushrooms, crab cakes, hot artichoke dip, baked ham with potatoes and
cheese covered vegetables. None of the food is photographed but still at least worth mentioning.
It was great having Jan and Kate back to the house for our Pre-Holiday party. The last time they visited was at the beginning of June, we had not even begun to rip out the old kitchen. A lot of work has been completed since then, the house is barely recognizable.
Annie brought dessert, two flavors of
Haagen Daz (we discussed that the name means
absolutely nothing) and a chocolate cake disguised as strawberry shortcake. We sat around the table laughing for hours sometimes at the
expense of those wearing flamboyant jewelry!
What good is a party without someone dancing around with a lampshade on their head. Jan did not let us down. We actually gave him a fan with a light fixture that he mistook for apparel.
Unfortunately, the shade did not survive, but never fear, Lee has
another one tucked away for them.
The back yard exploded with color in October. The clear skies and crisp air provided perfect conditions for working on the house and having friends to visit. There is still so much to do before the holidays and winter so the nice weather is a welcome repreive.
Vinnie K returned and brought Sue Schlagger with him. They came with pumpkins and a huge chrysanthemum for the house. We were painting the living room that day and took a break to bring Sue on her first tour of the property and through the house.
It turns out that Sue does not live far from us as the crow flies, but the roads to get back to her house in Fishkill do not follow a direct route. Still, its nice to know she is not too far away and we hope that visits become more frequent. 
After we painted the living room we moved back into the kitchen, which still needed some attention. We inserted the recessed light fixtures and installed the hanging light over the island and added some of the final trim.
We decided on a creamy yellow to brighten things up and trimmed the kitchen with white molding and a couple of decorative shelves to display some of the stuff we still had packed in moving boxes.
The living room is still not finished, however its comfortable and clean. We had the chimneys cleaned and still need to install the wood burning stove. With lots of family expected over the Thanksgiving Holidays, we would like to have that done in time.
We ran into some trouble with the water before a long awaited dinner party with Jack and Annie and Jack's folks, Jan and Kate. Jack ended up helping us in the pouring rain on Saturday to fix our well problem so that Paul could prepare the feast for Sunday's party.
Sunday was a beautiful fall day. Paul prepared Yankee bean soup, stuffed mushrooms, crab cakes, hot artichoke dip, baked ham with potatoes and cheese covered vegetables. None of the food is photographed but still at least worth mentioning.
It was great having Jan and Kate back to the house for our Pre-Holiday party. The last time they visited was at the beginning of June, we had not even begun to rip out the old kitchen. A lot of work has been completed since then, the house is barely recognizable.
Annie brought dessert, two flavors of Haagen Daz (we discussed that the name means absolutely nothing) and a chocolate cake disguised as strawberry shortcake. We sat around the table laughing for hours sometimes at the expense of those wearing flamboyant jewelry!
What good is a party without someone dancing around with a lampshade on their head. Jan did not let us down. We actually gave him a fan with a light fixture that he mistook for apparel. Unfortunately, the shade did not survive, but never fear, Lee has another one tucked away for them.
