I had to make a stop at the credit union for work on my way home on Friday…
…and ended up stalking a sandhill crane! From the drive-thru, there’s a row of employee parking, then a large expanse of grass, before reaching an apartment complex. I have seen sandhill cranes there before, but never so close — it was just on the other side of the row of cars! I stalked/took pics from my car… didn’t want any trauma.
I also stopped at Ali’s on the way home from work.
The upstairs bathroom/laundry wall, now with plumbing and electrical roughed in. Rusty’s been working on priming & painting baseboards and acquiring/installing sheetrock/flooring.
Saturday was low-key. The kids had an early visit from the Easter Bunny, and it was nice enough for a trail walk.
The ravine has exploded with snowdrops. Ginny is holding one of many bouquets. She also found an old bottle down there, which she cleaned out & used as a vase for some of that handful.
Had a funny teaching moment later that day when Junah emerged from the bathroom & said, “Oh, I used up the toilet paper.” Well, thank you very much for telling me, but… “AHEM!! Whoever uses it up installs a new roll!” Ta-da!
Sunday was spent doing some laundry at Ann’s. The NFL Draft is in Green Bay this week and we have some people driving over from North Dakota to attend! I did a little seaming on the Family Temperature Blanket while I was there — there’s just a little bit to go with joining panel #4 to #5, then the seam between #3 and #4 will join it all together. I should have some time this weekend to hopefully get that done!
While the washer was going, I walked down to Ali’s & removed all the prisms from an antique chandelier that was left in the house — 120 of them, from little buttons in a couple of different sizes, to various sizes of teardrops & other dangly shapes, some of them close to 4″ long. They were filthy, so I washed them all & assessed. There’s at least one medium size teardrop missing, but I likely have a replacement. I spent a little time watching YouTube videos on how to join the prisms together, and will be ordering some parts… and a special pliers… adding “antique chandelier restoration” to my list of skillz. I brought that chandelier, along with another, in for re-wiring/repair today (which I thought about doing myself, but naaahhhhh).
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Thanks for that photo of the sandhill crane! I’ve never seen one close up before and really had no idea that they were that huge. I can’t believe how grown up the kids look in those pics, but I guess they do tend to grow up (and learn valuable lessons, too). I do hope you post some pics of the chandelier in your restoration. It sounds lovely, and with 120 prisms, quite impressive!
What a close-up shot of the crane. Oh man, cleaning all the prisms from the chandelier sounds like a labor of love. I’m glad the kids enjoyed the weekend. And yes, I’d leave the rewiring to someone else but you are way more skilled with DIY home repair than I.
I am full on envy on your Sandhill Crane sighting! Oh my goodness! (and I laughed right out loud at the TP Lesson! Hahahahaha! Teach them young! Yes, YES!) I am excited to see this newly revamped chandelier!
I adore spotting Sandhill Cranes! I’ve heard a few in the past few days, but have yet to see them. We have a biggish pond across the road, and they seem to like to stop there on their way to whereever. Always a thrill! I am so excited (envious) about your candelier find! I can’t wait to see it, in all its fresh glory. XO
Antique chandelier restoration seems like a very useful skill for you to have! and woohoo about the temp blanket seaming progress … cannot wait to see the reveal!
There is a field near my house where I have seen sandhill cranes regularly but never up close like your shot! I love the idea of you restoring that chandelier and can’t wait to see photos.