back splash set

now it just needs some grout.  suggestions on color?  i have brilliant white, but i may opt for something else.

back splash install

Heath Ceramics

hand packed

learning phase

~25% done

getting the hang of it

almost done

I am finished with the setting of it, but forgot to take photos.  I still need to grout them, which may happen this week.

roof painting

Secretary Chu says we should paint our roofs white.

On Friday, I heeded his advice.

If you do this, be sure to use a poly-elastomer paint that will expand and contract with the weather.  1 gallon per 100 square feet

backyard gardening

I got a few Woolly Pockets to hang on the back fence, essentially blocking the view to Penn Ave (with the help of some young English ivy).  Looks like I'll need a couple more pockets.

benches

i was at home depot on friday and had an idea for benches.  a couple hours later, voila!

more roof deck and backyard shots

painting the stair black

a view from Pennsylvania Ave

2/3 of the lights in the backyard

lit up

and from Penn Ave

spiral stair install

it's being finished up as we speak