A Week's Work Jan 15 to 26

Day One   

 Wall Renovation Begins

 

Last winter, we fell in love with built-in media walls. We visited one company's showroom for ideas and information, but Jeff thought it would be a fun project for him. He put pen to paper and came up with some creative but complicated designs that never seemed quite right. Until now.

Materials: $175
Labor:  Five days
Result: Perfect!

 Day Two

Framing Underway

  Day Three

Drywall Installed 

Day Four  

Mudding and Sanding 

 Day Five 

Painting

 

What a Difference

AZ Winter

The valley of the sun had a string of freezing temperatures in mid-January that sent people into their drawers and closets for sweatshirts and coats, hats and gloves.

And into their linen closets for sheets and towels to cover their fragile bougainvillea, hibiscus, even citrus trees. For about a week, this is the ghostly scene we saw in just about every front yard as people scrambled to protect their plants. Unfortunately, the apparitions did little to save most plants, which still withered under the extended frost. But seriously, where else but in Phoenix do people do this, I'd like to know.