it took me a while to make a post about last weekend… it’s been a busy week and it’s only wednesday morning.
(left) midori and andy were in town from portland. they stopped by for a short visit friday morning. (right) a detail shot of mathew’s rounded corner travertine tiles. a labor-intensive project!
here i am prepping the tile for grout: after scraping excess thin-set, we vacuum then apply grout release. these travertine tiles are very porous so grout release is essential. without it, the grout would proabably stick to the tile and become one big, ugly mess.
(left) mathew sponging off excess grout. (right) the bedroom door trim with one coat of paint. and a janeen-painted switch plate cover from our old place. its nice to have something familiar.
mathew’s sister leonora called on saturday and said she’d be in town. she stopped by and we went out for burritos for dinner. she offered to help with the house so we put her to work helping paint trim with me in the bedroom. it was fun, we got to talk a lot while painting. after a break with water & “lemon-cubes” and luna and larry’s coconut bliss (really good vegan ice cream made from coconut milk!) it was too late for leo to take bart back to berkeley so she stayed over.
the next morning leo offered to paint some more! i think she really wanted to paint that little cabinet door green but there wasn’t time. (right) here mathew is cleaning up the dining area, moving his tools to his workshop and prepping for paint.