Denver Squared

Today was a day for making art. I just forgot how much of a pain in the a** it would be to rehang. It required the multi ladder which weighs a ton. But at least the stairwell is starting to come back to life.

When we remodeled the kitchen four years ago, we installed an amazing shallow pantry near the stove for easy access. But unfortunately, it didn't have enough room for bulk buys from Costco.

As a partial solution, I removed plaster and installed shelving between the wall studs on the basement stairs. But that still left 25lb bags of rice, toilet paper, and extra packaged goods sitting on the basement stair landing, rendering the exterior door unusable.

In ADHD fashion my latest procrastination on real world work stuff enabled me to prioritize the installation of 2 shelves in the basement stairs. 🤣 I used reclaimed lumber that we found in the attic and some beefy brackets from the hardware store. Only one more shelf and some touch up paint to go.

It's amazing how the garden just keeps trucking along. That chocolate chip bugleweed sure is happy.

Someday I'll get better at the before and after shots. I never seem to remember to take photos before I start work 🤦‍♀️

It's a lovely, cool, moody day here -- perfect for gardening. I was tired of the grass growing into the garden area so I hacked a bunch up and moved where we had the landscape edging. Hopefully we'll get moss and some of the beautiful chocolate chip bugleweed to grow into the space.

I'm also overdue for splitting hostas. *Sigh* Next year...

At least some neighbors were able to reuse the grass for their own yards. And we were able to get some new drought tolerant plants in the ground against the house.