MIYASHIRO

lets play vodka....

awning success!  I finished sewing it during the week but Phil and I finally had a chance to put it up today - had a fun night hanging out with Joaquim til 5am and talking to Sharon on speakerphone from Bangladesh.....

someone started enjoying the shade right away.....we used an easy alligator clip and caribiner combo so I didn't have to use grommets or anything....and it can easily be unhooked in high winds.....I did have to get special nylon sailcloth thread though......

Phil's so happy his studio will be 10 times cooler now....

this Sunbrella fabric is so awesome! even though it's light colored, it totally diffuses the sun.....

off to lay in the shade.............

 

using the driveway as my "cutting table''......

spray treating fabric (backin February!)..................

 

 

 

 

petrol products and whatnot........

making more progress on my studio.......sprayed my brown filing cabinet a high gloss white (over the course of several days).....

and used some dark coral cardstock for the labels.....

and my new favorite thing.....Giadas bucatini from Target...fat hollow noodles..good for Hawaiian style chili spaghetti - I also love the coral and aqua packaging....

and update....Zero wouldn't go near that Polka Dog Bakery orange bowl I got a while back...it's silicone and maybe it was off-gassing some weird chemicals...so I'm using it to propagate some succulents...it's the perfect depth...

Phil and I are off to take my Bro and his friend on a tour of WB!

storage wars..........

looking up some reference for our builder who will be doing a new larger storage shed for us outside....

it will be strictly for storage and won't need windows or anything like that....but I like the shapes of these.............

the tesseract and whatnot..........

woke up early to meet Joaquim and Sharon at the Arclight for The Avengers.....kinda the most awesome movie of all time....might go see it again next weekend......

then had the rest of the day to clean up the patio........

finally had the shade sails hung this past week...luckily CB2 brought back this furniture collection and we were able to order a couple more pieces to extend the seating area a bit....

 and this time, I remembered to order covers for each piece - that way, I can leave the cushions on and not have them take up storage space in my studio.............

spent the rest of the day organizing my studio....it's like moving all over again, except this time I'm putting more thought into what I actually need in there, how I've used my studio the last two years, and what I can change to make it better and less cluttered...I'm going to be sore tomorrow...

wake up call................

the ceiling in my studio is almost complete!  insulation, recessed lighting, and drywall......

can't wait til it's done - then the redecorating can begin!  already have some big plans for my currently brown metal filing cabinets and a pair of vintage armoires my Mom is giving me......

fencer for hire..........

work resumed today on the backyard......finishing the fence along the back wall and into the dog run...Zero will be living with us starting next Saturday!!

it should be finished by tomorrow before the storm hits this weekend....then it'll just need to be stained...

on and on til the pm dawn....

finally lit our "popcorn" tree with all the string lights I bought on sale after Christmas...

they really give off A LOT of light....can't wait to do the other trees,,,,,,,

 

the grout man cometh............

backsplash is done....they came this morning to finish the grout............

off to spend the day on the westside.............

change your stars................

lighting on the concrete platform was done yesterday........

it perfectly lights the pathway now....and the dog run gates are almost done too.....

they are finishing up today then coming back in a couple of weeks to start on the front yard!

da supavisah.........

woke up at the crack of dawn today to let the cement truck guys in....I'm sure the neighbors must have loved that.....my Mom came to supervise..........

the cement is all poured and smooth! It will be ready to walk on tomorrow......

can't wait to see the lights on and start on the landscaping!  After I got home from work, my Mom and I had dinner at The Americana and did some shopping, mostly tees for Phil.

Off to read The Mockingjay! Gotta be at 30% by tomorrow so my Bro and I can talk about it.....