Our new patio(s)…and more artwork (or should I say artplay?)
After several weeks of preparation, and many, many hours of indentured servitude by our son-in-law, we finally got the concrete poured for our new patio.
We only needed 3 yards, but the minimum delivery was 4, so we added one out the front door (which we seldom use) as well. Seth and his co-workers did an incredible job of putting down the concrete and finishing it. We pulled the forms off yesterday, and I got a bunch of plants to put in containers to put on the perimeter next to the driveway. Unfortunately, the driveway is right next to the big patio, so we have to make sure we protect the edge from people driving by who are not used to having the porch there. Fortunately, we have a spectacular view of the pasture and Mt. Hood in the distance.
We are pretty excited! We have not had anywhere to sit outside except in the grass, and nowhere to put our outdoor table and chairs, etc. You may remember that we used to have a lot of porch space, and it has been a hard transition for us to not have living space outdoors.
I’ve been doing quite a bit of painting again lately. Most of it is pretty mediocre stuff, but I’ve got a couple I’m not too embarrassed by. Here’s the latest. Again, the photo really doesn’t show the painting off very well, but it gives you the basic idea of what it looks like.
And here’s another recent one. Don’t pay any attention to the antler tips on the bottom; I ran out of easel space, so it was on top of my bronze elk.
They certainly aren’t commercial grade paintings, but I’m having a lot of fun doing them. I really need to get some framed so I can hang them up. They are crowding us out! Sheri and her sister bought a mat cutter a couple of years ago, and I’m going to start doing some matting and framing as soon as I can convince them they can trust me with it!
More later. I’m going to go plant some flowers.
