Bored with Batten.

This past weekend we planned to continue our fine work on the board and batten wall, but first I decided Princie and I should scope out the local flea market to see if they had a night stand or end table we liked.   I had a swell time but we might have looked around there too long.  However, we did find a few potential treasures.

How'd you like to have this guy guarding your entry?

I asked Janice to stand next to him for a size reference.  If he's even for sale, I don't know his price, but I'm sure it's more than the $69 that we had to spend.

Then we proceeded onward. 

This is a picture of Princie admiring herself in a nonexistent mirror.  Humorously, I did the exact same thing on the other side when we walked down that aisle.  It looked like a mirror but I couldn't see myself and it kind of freaked me out for a second.  Janice said, "What did you think - that you had turned into a vampire?"   And I'm still laughing hysterically about it.

Well, we did finally get outta there!  I'm not exaggerating at all; we were there 4 1/2 hours. I don't know how it happened. And also, we did not find any good end tables.  We found one small mirror for the wall of mirrors. And I got a pink purse that I've since taken apart to make it over.  So much for getting anything done on Saturday.

Yesterday was a whole 'nother story!  We got over there and some stuff got done!  I painted the ceiling in the hall bathroom.  Thankfully it's a very small bathroom.  Don't ceilings look so much nicer all clean and white?

 And while I did that Princie worked on the puzzle:

Just kidding!  Actually while I did that, she worked on filling in the holes and painting primer on the boards. Or did she paint the batten?  What the heck is batten anyway?

I didn't get a picture of it, but she also started getting the bed ready to paint, cleaning it with TSP and filling in a few dings.  And I finally finished the sink cabinet in the master bathroom.

I don't know if anyone was aware but yesterday was National Irish Coffee day, and since I believe we are some part Irish, I celebrated after I got home with this:

Here's the recipe (just like the Baldwin sisters):  Pour some hot coffee in a clear mug. Add some Irish whiskey. If you don't have that, just add whatever whiskey Terry happens to have. Then stir in a tablespoon of brown sugar. Top with whipped cream. At this point it is a good idea to take a photo of it.   Taste it. Gag.  Add more sugar and stir.

After that it was pretty good!  I don't think I'm a whiskey drinker.

Love Vicki