Since we arrived here at the beginning of October we've experienced day after day of beautiful, sunny weather. Until Monday. Monday was overcast, not a "pool day." Tuesday was overcast. Wednesday was overcast with a few sprinkles. During this past night I heard the rain dripping down from the roof, steadily, increasingly, all night long.
This morning dawned, more or less, with a muddy looking, overcast sky and steady rain. Well, we can sure use it! Any lawns that are not watered had turned completely dry and parched. In the village the lawns, and the golf course (of course!) are watered every day, but, intelligently watered using "grey" water. So our surroundings here are always green.
I had planned to use my time today prepping and painting the bathroom ceiling. But it's kind of hard to be motivated on such a dark day.
Another "job" on my list is the renovation of these two wicker chairs. I bought them a week ago for just $5. each, from a Lions
club member. They had been dropped off and he wanted to move them out of his patio. They're in pretty good condition, but the paint is worn off in several spots, and they need refreshing.
I was trying them out a few days ago when one of my neighbours stopped by to chat. I told him my plans to make some cushions for them, as they are pretty low to the ground. He wanted to get rid of a king-sized memory foam pad 2" thick, and I was happy to have it.
I cut out a piece large enough to cover the mattress of our sofa bed. In the margins I was able to draw and then cut out four rounds 17" in diameter. I thought that two
together would make a pretty good cushion for a chair. I took two of the rounds to the patio, put them on a wicker chair and sat down. I found out that memory foam squishes down to nothing when you sit on it.
The next time I was in Walmart I bought this nice piece of 5" thick, fairly firm foam and cut two 17" diameter rounds from it. A good knife will slice through foam pretty well.
I had also bought a yard and a quarter of some good print heavy cotton to cover the cushions. That's as far as I've gotten on that project. I was planning to scrub up the chairs well today, but it just doesn't look like a good day to do that.
Here's the stack of foam and the fabric, waiting to be made into cushions. At this point the foam for a cushion is 9" thick. I think that when it's all sewed, with the foam squished into the fabric it will be the right size. It will be interesting to find out what happens!
I think I'll call my sister and see if she wants to go out for coffee with me this morning. That might be a nice thing to do on a rainy day!
This morning dawned, more or less, with a muddy looking, overcast sky and steady rain. Well, we can sure use it! Any lawns that are not watered had turned completely dry and parched. In the village the lawns, and the golf course (of course!) are watered every day, but, intelligently watered using "grey" water. So our surroundings here are always green.
I had planned to use my time today prepping and painting the bathroom ceiling. But it's kind of hard to be motivated on such a dark day.
Another "job" on my list is the renovation of these two wicker chairs. I bought them a week ago for just $5. each, from a Lions
club member. They had been dropped off and he wanted to move them out of his patio. They're in pretty good condition, but the paint is worn off in several spots, and they need refreshing.
I cut out a piece large enough to cover the mattress of our sofa bed. In the margins I was able to draw and then cut out four rounds 17" in diameter. I thought that two
together would make a pretty good cushion for a chair. I took two of the rounds to the patio, put them on a wicker chair and sat down. I found out that memory foam squishes down to nothing when you sit on it.
The next time I was in Walmart I bought this nice piece of 5" thick, fairly firm foam and cut two 17" diameter rounds from it. A good knife will slice through foam pretty well.I had also bought a yard and a quarter of some good print heavy cotton to cover the cushions. That's as far as I've gotten on that project. I was planning to scrub up the chairs well today, but it just doesn't look like a good day to do that.
Here's the stack of foam and the fabric, waiting to be made into cushions. At this point the foam for a cushion is 9" thick. I think that when it's all sewed, with the foam squished into the fabric it will be the right size. It will be interesting to find out what happens!I think I'll call my sister and see if she wants to go out for coffee with me this morning. That might be a nice thing to do on a rainy day!
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