Spring cleaning... oops I mean painting

Actually the weekend wasn't all work.  I traveled south to Seattle on Saturday for a bit of a girls day with my daughter.  It was fun and relaxing since our plans changed at the last minute and we had the whole day to just do what we wanted.... shop, lunch, a walk under a bright afternoon sky.  But don't let me lead you on, in the morning it rained... imagine that but it also snowed and hailed on the trip.  Spring in the Pacific Northwest at it's finest... I know, it's not officially spring yet but this is pretty much what we get most years.  Fickle weather.

Surprisingly those 100 miles to the south make a large difference in our temperatures... which means a big difference in our growing seasons.  In Seattle cherry trees were starting to bloom, some of the early bloomers were full on beautiful... daffodils and crocuses were abundant... forsythia too.

In my neck of the woods?  Well the hyacinths are just waking up...

As are the daffodils...

And the skies?  Well this is pretty much what we see... grey, white and sometimes if we're lucky a bit of blue!

I shouldn't complain... once the sun begins to shine well it really means time for some spring cleaning.  Those winter skies certainly hide the dust bunnies and the plain old dust well...  Once the sun starts streaming in the window I can't pretend I don't see the streaks and dog nose prints on the windows...

But that cleaning was put off for another weekend... since I'm still here.  The walls are pretty much done but I've just begun on the floors...

A coat of primer and then the start of the painting....

Once coat down... two or three more to go.  Then the fun can begin.  The stuff.  The furniture... oh the plans I have stuck up here in my head...

And I'd better get moving...

The spring days and the gardens are calling me as well,