Grabbing the last rays

Cat on a hot tin roof. Or a cold cedar roof. Whatever.

This was the only way she could be in the sun and still keep watch over us as we enjoyed one of our last dinners on the patio for the year.

In other house-related stuff, we finished repairing and painting our front porch just before the cold weather and rain moved in. I don’t know how long the paint will last on the old wood, but for now it looks pretty good. It’s still a bit lopsided, but unless we want to replace the entire thing, that’s something we’ll have to live with. At least the steps were replaced with new wood, so they’re nice and solid. We got a little creative with the paint.

Now that the warm weather has passed, we can turn our attention back to the mudroom. Paint has been selected, cabinets have been purchased, holes have been cut in the ceiling (changing the track lights to recessed lights).