Orange = happy.

Woohoo! Another room that is pale yellow cream no more. This new color truly brings happiness, so CatMatt plan to continue it up the stairs ... when they're feeling up to painting again that is.

The hallway downstairs a year ago when CatMatt bought (and started tearing apart) their house:
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And the downstairs hallway now:

Like new.

CatMatt spruced up their deck over the weekend with a little (a lot) of stain. Previous owner walked by and stated, "That perked it up a bit." They agree.

Before:

After:

Pickles.

What to do with a ton of cucumbers? Try homemade pickles?
Now ... what to do with all these pickles?