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Lots of Paint

August 21, 2026 at 8:52 am by Claudia

The basic outline of the art studio is taking shape. There are lots of touch ups to do, but since the walls will be covered with art (hopefully) and it will be full of ‘stuff,’ I’m not too concerned with perfection.

It took many coats of white paint to get it to this stage. It could use another coat, and the ceiling needs more paint. But my patience with painting wore thin and I stopped for the day.

We mowed the front lawn on Wednesday morning, It was very humid. I was supposed to be putting the mower away after mowing the edge of the corral. Don had gone inside. I ended up mowing the corral, too. Typical. I pushed it a bit too much. Don’s words to me when I entered the house: “I know what you did.”

Yep! He’ll sometimes say “Lucy….!” in a Ricky Ricardo voice.

We took it easy yesterday, though I did shoot a video of our end-of-the-summer gardens. I added music to it and posted it on my YouTube Channel. You might like it. Here’s the link. It’s so pretty, if I do say so myself!

We watched Casablanca last night. No words. Truly one of my top five movies. We can’t stop talking about it even though we’ve seen it many, many times.

It’s a beautiful day today and I plan on enjoying our property and our porch.

Stay safe.

Happy Friday.

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I live in a little cottage in the country with my husband. It's a sweet place, sheltered by old trees and surrounded by gardens. The inside is full of the things we love. I love to write, I love my camera, I love creating, I love gardening. My decorating style is eclectic; full of vintage and a bit of whimsy.

I've worked in the theater for more years than I can count. I'm currently a voice, speech, dialect and text coach freelancing on Broadway, off Broadway, and in regional theater.

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