Sooo, winter feels like it is over here in SF. We are getting our false February spring – temperatures are in the upper 60’s (Fahrenheit). And what has turtle been up to all winter? Finishing touches:
Here’s the porch with the base coat of plaster on it. It went quite well once I remembered how to do it.
Here’s the best photo that could be taken of me doing the plastering in such a tiny space. The view is through the door into our bedroom. I really like the patterned film that we put onto the glass: it casts rainbows when the sun shines in. Above right is how it looked after the plastering, and while I was installing the trim around the window.
OK, so this winter, we actually got some rain. Great. Except none of us are used to it. I managed to crash on a slippery piece of “safety” plastic on the crosswalk. Broke my (brand new!) helmet, tore some holes in my clothes, but otherwise, just scratches.
Above left, mole in her new long sleeved wool winter cycling jersey. Above right, I’m starting to install the flooring in the porch.
Here are some pics of the process… Looks a lot better!
Painted and with a shelf installed. I made the shelf out of reclaimed wood, then shaped the edge so that it fit around the door moulding. A fancy cut. The shelf works perfectly so that while we have laundry hanging out, we can put the laundry basket on this shelf and there’s space to walk through. I also set it up high enough so that the spare cat litter and our emergency earthquake backpack fit below it.
I added some hooks on the under side of the shelf, so that we can hang the clothes pins and the emergency backpack, so the shoes can go under them on the floor. And (!) there’s also a pole to hang clothes when we need to bring them in if it starts raining. A very space efficient 3ftx5ft space.