Today was an emotional day as the reality set in as to how much work there is to be done. No matter how much I cleaned the kitchen, I could not get beyond the ick factor of how dirty it is. Steve said the kitchen smelled much better when he came in and that he thought I made more of a difference that I knew. The living room, however, still stinks of cigarette smoke and we've made a decision that the beams must go. They are fake beams, not in good shape, but they have absorbed too much cigarette smoke. The book cases on either side of the fireplace must also go. They are not in good shape and just scream "70's", if they were in better shape, we might consider up-dating, but, alas, we must say good bye. The jury is still out on the fireplace itself. If we can get it cleaned well enough it may get a white wash, part of it depends on how we decide to configure the house.
There were two shining moments. The first illustrated by this set of pictures, which shows how much difference a quick pressure wash can make.
Then, of course, we ended the day by walking the back of the property, to remind us of why we bought this place. Steve mowed a nice pathway about halfway to the back of it, including down to the pond and back to the lean-to building.
Next, just a few pictures of the flowers, bushes, which have all been badly neglected.
The garage looks better than I expected; though still a looooong way to go to clean.
But one of the most important things: DJ had so much fun on the newly-mowed path.
Until next time:
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