The thought is that we’re going to paint the ceiling a light sky blue, to bring the whole thing back to its original roots as an outdoor porch.
Here’s a comparison, for old time’s sake:
Who knew there was an alternative to Old Bay? We had crabs with J.O. Spice this weekend, and they were pretty good. Not as good as OB, but not bad, either.
As seen on the Facebooks, I busted out the Through the Viewfinder rig this morning. Finn wouldn’t hold still long enough for me to get a clear image, though…
This is really nice: fluid Images, for use with responsive web design. Something I will be looking into for the next version of this site…
Last week, I got a small package of J-hooks from SSS, which should complete the list of parts I need to drop the gas tank and install the poly replacement. Well, except for some kind of catchbasin for the gas I’ve already got. I’ll probably either siphon it into the Saturn or just go buy a Rubbermaid container.
I also found a post on the Binder Planet which has some more detailed instructions for running constant power to the head unit; unscrewing the fuse box should reveal two bus bars, one with switched power and one with constant. They each will accept female spade connectors, which means all I should need is a length of wire and the proper spade connector.
→ This is a syndicated post from my Scout weblog. More info here.
20 minute figure drawing
I did some experimenting with a pencil and brush in the studio last night, which is something I haven’t tried in years. My first attempts were lousy, but as I got the hang of working with water again, I found that it got easier and began to add to the drawing instead of obliterating it.
The Lockardugans had a busy, busy Memorial Day weekend. First up on our dance card was Aunt Christi’s graduation and celebration dinner. I could not make the ceremony but caught up with everyone later at Sascha’s for the celebration dinner. As we were eating, we recognized the girl in charge of our wedding, who came over to say hi right about the same time I was going to get up to say hello to her.
After the main course, I took the restless girl out for a walk to the Washington Monument, where we made friends with a kennel’s worth of dogs and ran around the empty fountains while couples strolled and chatted in the evening breeze.
Saturday we worked to clean the house up for more guests; my old college pal Chris and his family stopped over for a crab feast at the dining room table, and we shared parenting tips and home renovation stories. Who would have thought that twenty years ago, wandering back buzzed from the jazz clubs downtown at two in the morning, that we’d one day be comparing families and kids and jobs?
We had a bunch of crabs left over on Sunday, so Mama and I made short work of them after a long day in the den and chasing after the girl. Note to the Internets: To reheat crabs, throw them in a covered roasting pan and cook it at 350° for about 15 minutes. Delicious!
Meanwhile, the den is ever so much closer to being finished. All of the small molding is in place, the fireplace is surrounded with clean quarter-round, and the threshold over the bathroom door is in place. Mama rolled the first coat of wall paint over the primer, and I followed behind cutting in with a brush.
We also put a coat of yellow paint on the bathroom wall to see how it looks. At first we were a bit dubious, but I think it’s growing on us. We have some minor stuff to do in order to finish up:
- Putting a second coat of eggshell on the walls, and cutting it in
- Fixing the tape and spackle behind the radiator
- Cutting the toe molding around the back door threshold
- Fixing imperfections in the polyurethane on the floor
- Touch-up on the trim paint
- Replacing the switchplates and covers, and adding a timer to the porch light
