Professional Framing

The best framer I know is Michael in Hopewell at the Morpeth Gallery. He recently framed Leif's painting of our late dog Anders using 1 1/4" X 3/8" Light Oak Molding; mitered at the corners after restretching them. He has also added canvas to a collectable painting and stretched very large ones onto thick frames for us with superb craftsmanship and no need for a frame!

I have not removed the protective plastic from the painting yet, waiting to hang.

Repainting The Sheds

We are now repainting our back sheds. The newest was built while the boys were in high school and taught them basic construction. This early image helped find the original door color; BM "Mardi Gras". Bill built the doors Scandinavian style; two layers, 2" thick with exterior beveled boards. The custom interior ladder leads to a loft with a queen futon and skylight. We now have copper gutters on both sides.

Below are the post & beam garden shed and slate roofed outhouse turned chicken coop to be repainted Benjamin Moore's "Golden Light" with "Essex Green" trim.

Splitting In The Shade

We spent the holiday weekend splitting enormous piles of wood at two houses here, which will warm both houses all winter. Braving the current heat however, meant parking the splitter in the shade while using a large umbrella and two wheelbarrows to stack as we split. Our old barn foundation fits four stacks of wood and the above is four stacks deep now.

Shade Trees On Sale

At home we bought two shade trees, now on sale at Rutger's Nursery, for our backyard as the last of ours were taken down for a new neighbor's fence. Both are fast growing, beautiful leafed trees with lovely shapes; the Swamp White Oak and Sycamore Plane trees. Instant shade!

Hanging A Freya Light

 Anthropologie Freya Pendant.

We have hung this light in the second story screened-in porch using a mahogany wedge of wood to level it. An inviting touch in a fabulous upstairs porch for having dinner "out" in warm weather.  Glorious room, and now features a creek view Bill has cleared in the woods.

The table is MCM Brazilian Rosewood with extensions, and chairs are "Lizz" by Kartell.

Happy Fourth Of July!

 

Bill's sculptures flank the flag.

A New Septic System

We have been busy clearing Leif's land for a new septic system; taking down more trees to cut for the woodstoves here. So much more sun... outside & in.

Splitting, Stacking & Carting

One of three deep wood stacks split on Sunday. Leif will have wood for three winters since it is half the logs we have to split this Spring.

Christian's '07 Toyota Tundra rare 6 speed manual truck with custom leather interior, carts our wood and rented splitter around. It has been detailed by Brian at "Old Glory" in Hopewell Borough who is the best! As one of the first Tundras, it is much smaller than current ones and classic in looks.

Looks great parked in front of the 1780's barn although just the nose of it shows here!