What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

Not too long ago, Joel was working on painting the wall in the kitchen where the range hood would go with a traditional limewash paint. And it just wasn't working. It didn't really stick. You could just brush it off with your hand, which was not what we wanted. So, Joel ordered a limewash that was already mixed and had some binders and other stuff in it. He also had to remove all the paint he had just put on with a scrub brush. However, yesterday, he was finally able to put the new paint on, and it worked much better. It is the consistency of toothpaste, as opposed to sand. Today, Joel put up the range hood, so now we can use the stovetop. We are so happy! We think the next step is probably to get a new refrigerator, and then we will build the table to hold the sink.

In the garden, I am focusing on three "garden rooms". One is the room that will have the reading nook. Another is the far end of our garden where it comes to a point, and the last room is the area with benches and a round, concrete table. Yesterday, I got the area where the short-term vegetable garden will go in the reading nook room mostly cleared of weeds and grass. Today, I moved and repotted some plants we already had and then potted some succulents that Joel found next to the garbage in a nearby town. If even one of those succulents survives and does okay in its new pot, then they will eventually fill up the new pots. With everything moved around, the outdoor dining room is looking much more classy. (Not all that classy, because it is still a mess, but at least a little classy.) So, yeah, progress.