Good news. Did 2nd coat this am and it looks great. The walls were primed first and the paint is eggshell sheen. The roller is just 1/2" nap from HD. Not sure if it was the teflon one or the other. I think I was painting the 1st coat too thin but the 2nd coat definitely made the difference. I love it! Now can't wait until the room has lights/electric so it doesn't look so putrid! The room faces W so has little natural light. Ok 500 sq ft down. 3500 to go!!!

Thank you all for all your well wishes... I so appreciate it.... We are living under the same roof.. but seperate rooms... He understands my stance on my Christian beliefs...and respects that... but he is getting mighty antsy...lol I am uploading photos to Photobucket that I will be sharing soon..Got a few more to take down in the meadow.. as we go along... It is hard to see all the 150 blueberry bushes cuz they are only a couple feet tall and baby bushes.. but I will do my best... My raised beds are now gone since Larry says he needs that space to build a tractor barn and he says I won't need them with all the veggies in the meadow anyway... sounds good to me.. lol I just wish I could get into the garden and get my hands dirty... but I can't until the neursurgeon gets done trying to get my back fixed.. I have an arthritis spur pushing on a nerve and my spinal cord some.. but I can ride the lawn tractor and even drive the front end loader though.. He is teaching me that stuff.. and I tee totally loving it... I am not a bona fide cougar.. just a cougette.. since Larry is only 3 years younger.. but he fills out a tee shirt real nice still... lol

You should check and see if there are any auctions near you. We have a wonderful antique auction near me and my friend has snagged some of the coolest rugs for as little as a 200.00. I had no idea the auction existed until she told me. Thought I would share. Here is one of her many various rugs. They are original and come from turkey, India, Bali etc. Super cool.

I have 5 abe Darby's & 3 tamoras they both have great scent - your rose looks like Darby to me !! The colors can vary depending on weather when it comes to Darby. In winter my blooms have strong apricot, peachy yellow & pink but in summer it's very pink. Tamora can also vary in color due to weather. When I saw your pics- Darby was first rose that came to mind. I'm a David Austin rose freak - I have around 20 different austins, plus a few extras of my favorite Austin bushes but I'm not counting those. Tamora is a great rose also, the scent reminds me of starburst :) yum but here in class the bush isn't the most vigorous grower- Both are susceptible to black spot in my garden. Darby however is extremely vigorous. I've noticed on my Darby, the blooms can vary greatly, some are so packed with petals & others not so much ( prob Bc of the heat!) i just dead headed all of mine otherwise I would post pics :( sorry but Good luck!! :)