Not yet.
But I can dream.
This week (and last) has been wet and cold.
The Tulips are in full leaf, but no flowers.
I don't bloom right now either.

Wrong house

Today I was scraping mortar from the floor the door bell rang.

When I answered it there was a round faced young man.

“Any carnivores around here?” he asked, with a bit of a humor.

“No,” I said, I am a Vegetarian.

He continued with his sales pitch. Contest. Low prices. Sea foods.

I interrupted: “I really am a vegetarian.” He looked at me like I had just admitted to being a mass murderer.

Then when the usual quiz about it all.

I am not sure buying something as expensive as meat from a pickup vendor is a good idea, but this one time he gave his pitch to the wrong person!

Looking the away from the kitchen.
See the water line on the wall?

This is the Kitchen right after the "water incident."

There was 30" of water, about belt deep on the guy on the left. 

It is easy to see the ceiling color. The accent color is over the stove cabinets to the right. The only wall color shown is over the sink, behind the light.
This also shows what the cabinets should look like and how much I have to do yet.
The new tile floor will be much darker than this tile.

painting done

This week I finished painting the great room.

It is a good sized room with a cathedral ceiling. The walls are not big, but I had to put on a texture over the sheetrock and paint them all.

For colors I choose Interface Tan for the ceiling; Sumptuous Peach for three walls and Quiet Corral for the 4th, which is mostly covered by a loft and kitchen cabinets. What is amazing is that I choose all of the colors by myself, without help from my family.

The few who have seen it say it came out good.

I told the guys at the paint store that when this was done I might not see them again. A good paint job lasts close to 20 years, and I am not sure I will!

Painting can be messy, and I am good at that part.

Fortunately all of the floors come out, so I did not have to be too careful.