May 17 - 20, 2019 - Continuing the Snow Saga

We thought that snow season was about over with our last post - but not this year!  We became complacent during the drought years and thought that May was no longer part of the storm king season.  Our road signs clearly state that no parking is allowed at the end of our street from Oct 31 - May 31 for snow removal - but the thought that we would actually get a lot of snow in May became quite foreign with warmer temperatures and early fire seasons for the last 6 or 7 years.

The weekend on May 17 - 20 gave us another 4 - 5 inches of snow and much cold weather.  That did not deter Jim from installing a new dining room window (the old one had lost it's double pane seal some years ago and just needed to be replaced) and from adding the hardwood flooring to the landing and and cedar tongue and grove to the walls in the Snow Room.  I spent most of my weekend painting the 2 story high ceiling in the snow room and patching new landing drywall.  I have a paint topped baseball cap to prove it.

After hanging off a number of ladders outside and in, we both felt like it was ibuprofen time!  Here are some photos.

Photo of the snow with one ladder propped against our new window and one ladder laying on the snow.  

The snow room  ceiling was previously forest service green with lots of "age" spots and damage (including some fire damage from the 1950s fire that consumed the restaurant building next door).  Interestingly, painting the ceiling beige actually made it appear less prominent.

It snowed on our ladder so exterior window work had to end.

Jim's parquet floor with Oak apron on landing in snow room.  He is installing, I will be finishing.  Then maybe the soda referring can finally be moved out of the dining room.