Daylight doesn't help....

Bathroom floor in daylight. Small light square is the sample.

Paint (color chosen for the lighter floor) and tile...

Bathroom floor is in....

It's a man-made 'bamboo' floor - supposed to be suitable for bathrooms. I'm not sure I like it.
The sample (real bamboo) was much lighter......

Assembling the new bathroom

The bathroom with the shower installed and three coats of primer:

New mirror (much larger !):

The mosaic tile:

Stuff that still has to be installed:

More stuff to install:

Last Look at the 1950's Bathrrom

The 1950's style "master bath" has been demolished and the new bathoom is in the works.
Pictures of the old "modern" bathroom (paint splotches on the wall are tests for the new paint).

Blast from the Past...

Came home from the airport today through old neighborhoods....
Neighborhood #1 -

Neighborhood #2 -

BSR 2011 - Finish Line

Me.... finished.

Atlantic City, Here I Come !!!

Sort of......

I just registered for the Atlantic City Half Marathon 2011 in October, 2011...... i was hoping that it was ALL on the boardwalk, but maybe it's a good thing it goes to the Inlet. Wonder what's there, now that Garwood Mills has been gone for about 35 - 40 years ??????
It would be cool if we went past the Absecon light house. It's been moved inland. Here's a picture from when it was on the beach.

Broad Street Run 2011 - Again

This is how I ran, according to my Nike+. Every Nike+ mile is really 1.1 'real world' miles..........
I'm thrilled that I finished.... it hasn't really sunk in yet.
And, i'm looking for the next challenge. The Philadelphia Half Marathon is a logical choice, but there's also stair running.....

Broad Street Run - 2011 - D - O - N - E !!

Time: 2:13:00
Finished 24, 259 our of 33, 000+

Broad Street Run - 2011 --- in 3 days

Still planning to run the Broad Street Run on Sunday (today is Thursday); unless it's tremendously HOT or pouring. I'm not even sure rain would be a deterrent. It's the one day in the year when anyone can run down Broad Street, through North Philadelphia to the Navy Yard....10 miles mostly flat.
The farthest I've run: 8.5 miles. Someone told me that the last 4 miles (after City Hall) is downhill (very very very slight slope). I estimate that it will take about an hour just for my corral (pink) to get to the START line... there are 10 groups this year.

How far is 880 miles ?

According to my Nike+, i've run 880 miles. Since the Nike+ stops working when it's around 25 degrees (F) outside, and also seems to stop at other weird times, and the batter has died, i've actually run farther than 880 miles.
This is what 880 miles from home looks like - I'm in Bermuda !!! I'm above Labrador ! I'm in Florida !! How cool !

Decisions..... Decisions......

Most of the cabinets have been installed; the countertop is mostly in; waiting for the backsplash; the applicances have been installed, but not tested.

WHAT COLOR TO PAINT THE WALLS ?

purple-grey ?

Red ??

Light Purple ?

New Kitchen Cabinets - installation

The new cabinets arrived this week..... installation.

Who Stole the Kitchen ?

Kitchen was gutted yesterday.

Turkey Vultures - Identified

Turkey Vultures get up later than other birds. Started watching at 6am, but they didn't start moving until slightly after 7am.
These are DEFINITELY turkey vultures - red heads. They are so big that you can hear their wings flap when they take off from the ground.

Vulture Culture

Seen at 7am today in the back yard. They appear to be young black vultures.

Wind Chimes #4

Latest Wind Chimes... same basic design, but I etched the design in the sails and added two sails.

Close up of the last sail.

The copper blackening agent didn't work out as well as I expected; need to etch more deeply so I can use fine steel wool to remove it from the places I don't want it.

Copper Project #2 - B and C

B. Celtic knot... with patina added.... B&W...

C. Celtic knot with patina added...in color, which causes the flash to go off.

Copper Project #2

This is still a work-in-progress. I've ordered "Patina in a bottle", which should highlight the design. It's etched copper.... it was easier to show the detail in black and white than to deal with the relections in a color photo.
It's a Celtic Cross design...

Copper Etching #1

A little copper, some ferric chloride, some ammonia, a few paint pens.....

More work needed: have to drill a hole in the center at the top, add some cord for hanging, and coat with polyurathane......
The uneven texture around the edge is part of the design - I didn't want it to be too smooth.