House Makeover Too

I should have done like Pete--documented all the heartaches and tears, conversations and research and included samples of the Kumquat, Loquat and other shades we considered before deciding on Benjamin Moore HC-134 Tarrytown Green for the clerestory wall.  Then I could have included step-by-step pictures of the first can being opened, the first brush being dipped, and the first stroke being applied because dang it, people are interested in all that...NOT!

But I do agree I should have taken a "before" picture to help show the changes we've made.  Here you can see the (Tarrytown) green upper story wall and the new roof.  Gutters aren't up yet, but will arrive next week.  If you look close (click on the picture to get more detail) you can see the roofers' trailer and the torn-off roof piled in front of the garage.  Bet those Mexican roofers never considered that dumps in Texas might be closed on Texas Independence Day!  The internet and satellite antennas are off the roof and the dead cottonwood that wanted to fall on the house is cut down.  If you look even closer you can see that Lawrence has spent hours scraping the grass and weeds out of the circular drive so we can have it repaved.  We'll christen it the Lawrence Olal Opundo Parkway (the LOOP).  You might also notice the peach trees blooming on March 2.  With an average last frost date of March 25, I have low hopes for a peach crop again this year.

  There's plenty of paint brushes.  Come on down and get paint on your jeans.