Ok, here we go never have I posted pics of myself - but seeing your all such wonderful people.... [IMG]http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd5/smesloh/IMG_0851.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd5/smesloh/IMG_0855.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd5/smesloh/IMG_0920.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd5/smesloh/IMG_0937.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd5/smesloh/IMG_0951.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd5/smesloh/IMG_0959.jpg[/IMG] Thats all folks....Hope you enjoyed my photos of my daughter and I, will post of my wonderful and darling GF, Jill very very soon......

We are in Drenthe now for 4 days. This is a very forested area and then open veld lands. There are boards placed in different areas showing the flora and fauna that lives there. I took pics of two small lakes..one has a beach and lots of people go there to swim, the other was just a beautiful natural lake. Drenthe is known for the hundebed here. These are boulders that were pushed here by the Ice Age upheaval. The people of that time were able to stack them and make burial grounds with these huge boulders. I don't have a good pick of any as there were too many people around this AM...sigh...kids climbing on them which I personally do not like...also adults. I remember when we saw them 25 yrs ago it was frowned upon to climb on them as it was disrespectful...times change I guess. They are scattered everywhere in this country and others of Europe. Our B and B is a 100 yr old thatch roofed farmhouse in an apple orchard. It is amazing. The redo inside is incredible but we are in our own little apt. so I have no pics of her home. She has an Ikea kitchen too ! Every single home we have been to has had one. They love Ikea here. All bed linens and towels even the napkins come from there. Here are some pics of the B and B and from our bike ride this AM. We went 35 km to Borger and back here to Anderen. Oh also in one small village there was a man having part of his roof re-thatched. What a lost art and amazing work. I took some photos. The part you see that is done toward the right of the picture took 2 days...he said it would be a week to get the whole rear done. You see more thatched roofs here in Drenthe than you do anywhere else in Holland. It is VERY expensive to have it done . You can see in the next pics what new thatch and old look like. It fairly glows in the sun. I just love it. our garden seating area...we have several ! breakfast and dinner are here under the walnut tree another lovely breakfast..love the egg cozy! garden horse farm next door gardens views one of the many apple trees..they don't pick or use them anymore...both folks have had this B and B for 25 yrs and quite elderly now. there house...note the low huge windows..they are near the ground but are perfect for looking out from inside...a way of keeping the style of the house intact and yet making soaring ceilings inside..wish I could show you pics..I will perhaps ask if I can take some . another garden " room" ...all the Dutch garden in small rooms..I love love love it..so intimate small beachy lake wild natural one..you can guess which I like best ! nature board at the largest hundebed in the Netherlands thatching process bunches first up on the roof where he uses wire to tie it all together note the ladders used to ascend the roof a new one nearby see how light and an old one unusual detail I spotted on the way out of town... more on other days...thanks for looking and hope you enjoy.

F-I-N-A-L-L-Y............!!!! Some prep-pics of this project! * Gettin' most of the supplies grouped for this pic! * Pic of shower-side after all holes filled & feather-sanded. Primer cut-in around perimeter, and brushed on repaired areas. This shows those repair areas AFTER the Spray-texture was applied to the primer, making them look hazy/whiter over the gray primer. * Closer shot of shower corner, showing the texture-sprayed area that was primed FIRST....THEN textured...THEN cut-in perimeter. * The "pain-in-the-A$$" upper-corner cut-ins over lights, etc. Notice again the lighter look of the spray-tex. around fan outlet, etc. * Kinda cool pic here! Lights were too damn hot to work over, but I needed light obviously!! * "Main rolling" of primer starting!! * Closer look at the final primer-rolling over the primed/spray-textured repair areas. These areas are now TOTALLY SEALED-OFF from the paint layers to come. Wood'ja like to see the FINISHED look...?!!?!? ;-) Faron

Oh wow you guys thanks for all the ideas! Moses I'm not good about planning ahead, I should probably try it sometime so my yard doesn't look so cracked out :). Mad, you are right about the bench - I think one that's comfy would be bigger and sit in front. I remember April's post - been in the back of my head, I just loved the look of it and would love to have my yard look even half so nice. Summer I love the idea of the posts. One of my challenges is planting strategically to avoid the dogs trampling things, the posts would be great.