by Colliemom » Thu Feb 02, 2017 8:13 am
Hear ye, Hear Ye, Hear ye. Phil has seen his shadow, so 6 more weeks of Winter there will be. Sorry ladies. Been a crazy winter all over too. We were 7 degrees above normal here for the month of January, but it was not the warmest on record.
Was fun reading all the posts yesterday. Seems everyone is busy and doing well. Enjoying the adventures of those out on the road and those in FL. Donna, hope your foot gets better, I too missed how you hurt it. Barb, sounds like you and your brothers are getting things in order slow but sure.
I finally got my kitchen ceiling painted yesterday after having to go get a paint roller cover. Remembered I had used up my last one. But first cleaned up the snow from day before only to get about a half inch again. Rosemary, I forgot to answer your question about ceilings. No, I use regular white ceiling paint. It's neutral and reflects light making a room feel more light. Trouble with painting a contrasting color on the ceiling is, if you get tired of the wall color, you have to repaint from top to bottom all over again, whereas it would just be the walls with a white ceiling. Unless it's been years since it was done which is the case in this house. Martha, I generally don't wash walls before painting. Only reason I am doing the kitchen is because I removed a border and some wallpaper, so need to make sure the glue is off. And for that I'm using hot water with a few drops of Dawn in it, followed by a rinse of clear water. I generally clean my walls with Murphy's Oil soap in spring. I still like to do that as it freshens up the house after winter.
So today I will be heading to town. Gotta get kibble for the girls, wall paint for the kitchen etc., Patch up a couple areas on walls and finish washing the walls under the cabinets. Putzy but time consuming stuff.
So will wish you all a nice day, and mosey along. Sarah, see your post got in ahead of mine, so will let the administrators combine them, since I'm on my pad and not computer, not sure how to copy it over.
Sue and the Furry Crew