November Update

We have plenty to be thankful for this year. Mom and baby are doing well so far. I'm posting some pictures on the progress on the baby room. I hope to have this room completed in the next few weeks. Daniela received a camcorder for her birthday so I plan on posting some movies once I figure out how to use the thing. I'm also posting some final pictures of the garden. They'll be nice to reflect on as the cold weather approaches.

I repaired most of the plaster in this room. The ceiling had to be ripped down because of excessive cracking and unevenness. Taking the ceiling down also allowed me to insulate in between the beams to minimize noise from the bedroom above this room. Over the years the moldings were painted and the underlying layers began to separate so I had to strip all the layers off. I would have loved to stain the original wood but the paint penetrated so deeply in some areas in would take me another year to prepare the wood properly.

The ceiling had to be leveled with thin strips of wood to accommodate the installation of drywall. I could not save the plaster wall behind the door, therefore, I drywalled over it.

A ceiling!

Here's a sample of my harvest. There's about 70 tomatoes here along with watermelon and Scarlett runner beans. I got enough beans to fill the large mug - about 2 cups. I was able to get 4-5 more watermelons of this size this summer. I think I'll plant those again next year. I must have grown 450-500 tomatoes from four plants. A very successful year. So much so I spent the fall canning salsa.

Morning Glory along the privacy fence.

The Red Hot Pokers came along nicely this summer. They're a very unique flower that I'll enjoy for years to come.