So Sayeth

And so it came to pass, that on the first day on which travel to and from work was from and to The House, an envelope was delivered to The House. And on this envelope it was written Department of the Treasury. And on the contents of the envelope it was written United States Treasury and Tax Refund, and lo, it was a check, for an amount greater than that expected, as it was subject to interest, although this was not known until it was so revealed.

Excitement!

Exciting stuff this week:

First, the living room rug arrived.

The black smudge is Sadie, breaking it in.

Secondly, I think these are Gladiolas? This week's surprise in the garden.

And not so exciting, my Welcoming Committee gift:

Oops. I think I might have killed it. However, this is par for the course for me. The flowers in the garden are a continual surprise to me, as I would be certain to have killed them the moment I accepted responsibility, had history had any lessons for us.

It's Too Late Now

Well, I went and did it. Friday was "shopping day" and I went to antique malls, Crate and Barrel, The Container Store, Restoration Hardware, West Elm, Macy's, and Pottery Barn (and probably some others I've forgotten). After returning home and discovering that one of the rugs I had my heart set on at PB was not available through the internet, I went back to the store on Saturday to see if they had it. And they did. They also had the rug I wanted for the living room, so I added another for the dining room, and one for the kitchen, threw on some rug pads for good measure and gave my new Pottery Barn card a workout that I don't have to pay for for 12-months-no-interest. Whew. I'm glad that's done.

Here's the dining room. It's a square room, and they don't make a lot of square rugs, and it was very important to me to see the rug in person before buying it, so this 5'x8' will have to do. It'll look less awkward when there's furniture on either side of it (and a table and chairs on top of it).

This is the entry, a joint effort between Pottery Barn and Crate and Barrel. The flash was used, pretend it's about three ticks muted from here.

Here's the new kitchen mat:

And the finished bedroom:

Please pretend the curtains are ironed. I have another set of panels I could use but I think it looks ok with one on each of the smaller windows. Suggestions welcome. They are just plain white curtains from IKEA. I kind of like how they're just an inch or two too long and bunch a little on the floor.

Reverse progress on the second bedroom:
What a mess!

And look! I think my mums will be pink, and soon. How lovely.

No Painting

I took a day off from painting the new abode, and instead did some moving. Packing and unpacking is a much faster process than painting.

Here are my most recent Day Lily additions:

And, can you believe it, some knitting content!

A finished pair of socks. Shown off in a new venue.

These are the Hedgerow socks, shown with my new livingroom floor.

Neato, huh?

Living Room: Done