Bandon Claw Foot Tub

Here is the long awaited shots of the Bandon Claw Foot Tub.



I think it is the soooo beautiful! It was a happy, happy day to take a bath in this tub on my last visit to the coast. My husband likes to say I bought the house for the tub. I'm very fond of old tubs. Don't you like the Kiwi paint by Devine Paints. The first time I went to purchase the paint the guy at the paint store told me he wasn't going to sell it to me because "I wouldn't be happy with it." Well, he was wrong - because I love it and have two walls painted this color in the bathroom. The other two are the Ash by Devine paints (the color behind the tub.) Just love it! Love it!!

I was surprised to get the fancy faucet.

Look at those beautiful new pipes. He did a good job don't you think?

The bathroom before shot. It was so small that if you sneezed while sitting on the toilet you would hit your head on the sink. And yes folks the bathroom really was Lavender.

The tub in the prep stage. Damian did so much work on the tub. Actually, it was a group effort. I painted the outside and the feet. I also did the masking for the painting and lets don't forget I gave up my parking space in the garage for over a year. Yes, well we won't talk about how long it took to finish the tub okay.

Lovely masking job don't you think?

And here you have it - lots of elbow grease later.

One of the feet after I had already painted them silver and had the silver go weird on me when I put a clear top coat on them. The test one was fine but then the others got strange blotches so I stripped them down and painted them white.

This is the epoxy paint we purchased at Lowe's to do the job. For around $45.00 we got two cans, steel wool, rubber gloves and some cleaning solution. The trick was letting the tub cure for one month after painting. The guy I spoke with at the bath shop who came and repaired some other stuff long, long time ago told me that was the trick.

So there you have it.

Until Next Time. . . .

Kathleen

Lithia Park - Ashland, Oregon

Lithia Park is considered one of the most beautiful areas of Ashland. Many people fall in love with Ashland while walking through Lithia Park. The park is a wonderful way to experience each season in Ashland. My recent walk through the park was a wonderful way to get into the Fall spirit.

The duck pond. You can also see a small part of the Oregon Shakespeare Theatre poking up behind the trees. I use to travel to Ashland when I lived in California just to see plays at the Theatre.

It was wonderful listening to classical music while enjoying the beautiful landscape.

A little peak at the creek.

The bridge.

More Fall colors.

The play ground. I hope you enjoyed the little walk through Lithia Park.

Until Next Time. . . . .

Kathleen

For The Love of Snoopy

Just a quick little post to show you the Fall napkins I made. I'm a big Snoopy (Peanuts Gang) fan. I was so happy when I found this material at the local JoAnn Fabrics store. I figure I can get away with using them the month of October and November since they are all about Fall. Anyway, they make me smile. I really like Snoopy but I also like Lucy and Linus. In fact I met the real Linus once as he was the political cartoonist for the Sonoma (California) newspaper that my husband worked for. After Charles Schulz passed away my husband found out what Linus' connection was to Peanuts. One day I got to meet with Linus and you could completely see Linus the cartoon in this old man (Linus Maurer.) He had the same eyes, mouth, shape of head and nose. He was a nice sweet man and it was certainly a moment I will never forget.

Another sign of Fall in my house my little centerpiece for the table.

Until Next Time. . . . .

Kathleen

Go Ahead and Vote!

I've found myself caught up in the voting frenzy. This is the first time ever I have felt my emotions so high over the candidates. I'm not going to tell you who I voted for - I just want to encourage everyone to vote. Here in Oregon all voting is done by mail - no voting booths. I must say it is a wonderful way to vote. So whether you are going to the polls or dropping a ballot off - Go ahead and vote - It really does make a difference.

Until Next Time.....

Kathleen