Jun 15 2014
Sunny Sunday
Sleeping It Off
Well, here’s what’s happening around my house on a sunny Sunday afternoon.
Roscoe is sleeping off his late night* on top of the armoire, a favored place among the cats. It is equipped with a quilt for their napping pleasure, and is the highest point in the house, so whoever is up there can keep an eye on what’s going on, as well as looking down on the Staff, as cats do. And there’s a breeze from the balcony – you can even get a glimpse of the beautiful pottery bird Rob hung up for me.
Speaking of Rob, he is working in the bathroom, installing two found light fixtures – both a huge improvement over the previous bare bulbs. The first one is made of copper, already patinaed:
The second one looks like an old schoolhouse light. I like the pull chain:
He has also found a glass towel bar which he is planning to fit up with copper ends to match the shower rod. Up next after that is the floor. No more electric lime green plywood! Woo hoo!
My brother just called to check on on Wednesday’s physical health and my mental health. Without looking at the car and just hearing symptoms, he thinks it’s probably the alternator and that it shouldn’t be too expensive to fix. Stay tuned.
As for me, I’m on my fourth load of laundry. The electrical system at Megan and Rob’s house doesn’t support a washer or dryer (or even a hair dryer, for that matter), so they do their laundry over here. Megan is working hard in the family garden (as I observed to her yesterday, her days “off” are what other people consider to be hard labor) and Rob is working hard in my bathroom, so I figure doing their laundry is the least I can do. It may also be the most! 🙂
*He came home at 1 am this morning. This is getting to be a bad habit. I’m trying to make my peace with it.
3 Responses to “Sunny Sunday”
Cats are predators by nature, they like to have control of their surroundings and territory, Roscoe is no exception, he’s just doing what comes naturally. Rob is taking good care of his sister and has a good eye for fixtures, a man of many talents.
Seriously. I need to get Rob over to our place.
He is amazing. Especially since he finds most of the materials. He bought the tiles for $6 at a thrift shop. Almost everything else was scavenged. 🙂