BethDurand Posted September 12, 2008 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 Here's hoping that this picture is of a reasonable size for viewing. The lath and plaster is off, I get to do some cleanup of nail removal this morning. Cabinet guy comes on Mon. to measure. Between now and cabinet installation we've got to move electrical and put up sheetrock. I get to take the trailer on Mon. to the recycle place to dump all the lath. Joy, rapture! Beth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethDurand Posted September 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 MB I need you to tell me how to resize photos I think! DH's "help" didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheri Butler Posted September 12, 2008 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 OH Beth my dear, your getting so close to that finished product! Hubby and I remodeled our last house, before we built this one, AND, we have a house we "flipped" that we stripped all down and remodeled the whole dang house. I bet you just cant wait now!!! Here's where it starts to look like a kitchen again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethDurand Posted September 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 I think that I've finally figured it out. It's only taken me about 5 tries! I believe that this is a paper wasp nest that he found above the sink. Ick. Thankfully the wasps are long gone. I can see that there's a quilting design in here, but I can't quite figure it out. Suggestions? Beth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethDurand Posted September 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 and here's a photo of my helper, Toby. He's such a momma's boy that he follows me around about 80% of the time. The remaining 20% he off chasing squirrels. I'm off to do the cleanup of nail removal from the removal of the lath. Such fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethDurand Posted September 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 Trying to get the wasp nest photo big enough to see, but not so huge that it's overwhelming. MB, remind me what size in either pixels or inches should a photo be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethDurand Posted September 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 Well that didn't work. They are really cool looking on my camera, but not working out here. Beth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted September 12, 2008 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 I was wondering how in the world Randall was getting anything done without Toby and Marshall (?) "helping" (why can I never remember his name....he is just as cute as Toby...don't tell Toby I said that, just a little more tame). Pictures...around 640 x 480 pxls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethDurand Posted September 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 We shut everyone out of the kitchen while we're working. Keeping doors between the kitchen and other rooms closed off to attempt to keep the dust down. Seems to help, the dust on the hand rails down the basement steps is getting thicker by the minute! Okay, wrote down the dimesions, now to see if I can find them next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Linda S Posted September 12, 2008 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 Oooo! Want to come do mine next? I can only imagine what will be found behind my cabinets. Probably lots of dead mice. They used to get into the cabinets until I learned to stuff steel wool into the little holes they used in their tunneling. I'm hoping to get new cabinets in a couple of years. My kitchen is huge, but very out-dated. Linda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Sew Simple Posted September 12, 2008 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 It looks like Toby is happy with or without a working kitchen! Isn't it nice that he can smile about the whole thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattyJo Posted September 12, 2008 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 Hi Beth - Re: the wasp nest - How about McWasping?? Longer lines of stitching than McT'g. Just a thought. See you tomorrow!!!:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramona-quilter Posted September 12, 2008 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 Oh Beth, my heart goes out to you. We decided to gut our kitchen down to the studs when we added on 600 sq ft breakfast nook and den. The kitchen was out of service to 2 months; washing dishes in thee bathtub...ick. We were able to live in there after about 3 months. But it took another 9 years (yes, years) to finish the baseboards, etc. I love the bones in that room. You are keeping those wonderful windows, aren't you? I love that arch, too. I can't wait for the next update. The key to remodeling is flexibility and some red wine doesn't work, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted September 12, 2008 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 Sylvia, Toby is the nicest dog I have ever met! I stayed the weekend with Beth one time and Tody, Mashall, and some cat (sorry - I'm really bad with names lately) would come into my room (by my invitation) and we would sit in the floor and I would pet, and pet, and pet them some more. Toby just smiles all the time. He is such a loveable dog. If I could have stuffed him into my suite case I would have tried. But then, I would have had to hide him here at home....that would have been tough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted September 12, 2008 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 Beth your kitchen and dining area will be beautiful; all the hard work and dust will pay off. You & Randall & the pups can dine and enjoy knowing you did it yourselves. PS: Do I detect Randall has some new hair growing from his chinny chin-chin??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boni Posted September 12, 2008 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 Beth, you are very courageous. I've been painting my barn for a month, and I am so glad to be done. You have a lot longer to go, and you get to live in it while you finish up. I agree with Linda, that kitchen has charm. Can't wait to see the progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Sew Simple Posted September 12, 2008 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 Now here is the other side of the coin! We could completely take out the kitchen and I would be okay with it. I raised 2 really good kids and tons of dogs, cats, monkeys, foxes, fish, and birds (hope I did not leave anyone out) and they all ended up perfectly normal. I cooked, cleaned, did laundry and did the taxi thing while teaching full time. When I retired I decided DH was older than I was and had 2 perfectly healthy hands and could purchase groceries and cook as well as the next guy soooooo..... I cook about once a week and clean about that often and we are happy as we ever were! Now, that 's just me; I'm not saying everybody has to live that way! Leni and I spend a lot of quality time together and DH is okay with that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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