The Beginnings of The Laundry Porch

This is the beginnings of The Laundry Porch…for lack of something else to call it…and because that’s what it will be when finished…I guess I can call it …The Laundry Porch…

I hope you can tell what's what from my pictures…you see we are converting the plan ole back porch into …dunt~ta~duh~daa…The Laundry Porch. I’m sure you would all be in favor of this move(no small feet)…if you could see the basement dungeon(no I’m not showing that to you)…where the laundry goes on now. Anyway, I will show and tell what has gone on the last couple of days!

I have great hope it will be completed in the next couple at least, in a few days.

the plane ole back porch…

all gone…door and windows…such a pretty day…

men are working hard…just a little camera shy…

platform built and in place…check

wall going up…Oh Boy!

good days work…guys!

ok…this is it for 2nd day…everything framed in and ready for windows and a door…are you ready? And then…dunt~ta~duh~daa…

Rain….and not just Rain! But severe T-Storms…poor guys rushing around to get black paper slapped up on outside wall and tools picked up….

and rain chain

Gone…

Waiting…until next time ….to be continued…Laundry porch

Come join me… Tour Thru My August Booth

My August booth…a little bit of Country…a little bit Americana…lots of Red,White and Blue for the Olympics… go USA…and just Good Ole Stuff…

Come to Paddy Wagon…Tuscola, IL. and see for yourself…much to look at…much to BUY!!! It’s the best place around for that special Buy! or just to look around…a nice clean Antique Mall…with lots of friendly helpers…to find that special thing…(you know, that thing you can’t live without…LOL)…

Now on with the PICTURES…

That’s a stroll thru My August Booth…until next time…

Welcomed to my Courtyard…

Here I am, just a couple of days after my last post…will wonders never seize??? HaHa!

Starting to get HOT again, but we did get a couple of rains…one really nice slow rain last nite…and one storm and hard rain right after Bev and I got the porch and courtyard done…I’m not complaining mind you…well not too much! But, you know how it hasn’t rained for so long…who puts their toolboxes away? or even closes them,right??? Well you guessed it, at least 1 or maybe 2” of rain in the bottom of my yellow toolbox…holding my picture hanging equipment…like little nails,picture wire, and sticky holders…Right!!!  My metal tray holding screws,hooks,nails,hammer,pliers  and many misc. thingies…also holding rain water. So I dumped them out, laid everything out on a beach towel…and threw away all the soggy little boxes that had nails,screws and all in it.

Not complaining…just saying…right??? We sure needed the rain, and I needed to sort out the toolboxes anyway…LOL!!!

So some more pics of the Courtyard…and an outside cat called Squeaker(the major Daddy-Cat)…and one of his many daughters, called Pumpkin…

Squeaker…Daddy-Cat

Pumpkin…

So welcomed to my Courtyard anytime…and until next time…CarLe Etc.

Porch and Courtyard

Hello…Hello…Hello….I’m Bad…Bad….Bad to the Bone…Bad!!! Not posting is an awful habit to get yourself into…and I am there…LOL!…Either I’m really boring…with nothing to Blog about…or I’m just plain terrible about Blogging!!! You guess which???

Anyway, my friend Bev (I've mentioned her here before)…the bestest friend you could ever have…wonderful ideas for your projects…when your stuck in the head of NO ideas…you know what I mean??? Bev came over to help me re-Do…re-vamp…or just down-right fix up my back porch and Courtyard (it used to be called my patio) but Bev,changed that. Since I wanted a New Orleans feel…right?

Anyway, here are some pics of what we did…

my bench/swing…Grandpa and grandson Colten mastered…Love those guys!!!

My French Quarters Courtyard…LOve IT…

OK! Bev also got my fountain to work again in my little pond…I’m telling you she’s a miracle worker!!!

Come sit awhile….until next time…more on the courtyard…