Quiet, Quiet

A very quiet extended weekend and the weather wasn't bad either. T got all the wallpaper hung on the half-bath (looks great) and now we just need to install the wainscoting and then re-install the plumbing and electrical fixtures. Maybe we can finish it up tomorrow.

We did not do much treasure hunting in the newly revealed backyard. Instead, I dug up some more day-lilies (we have some real beauties), the horseradish and some iris rhizomes. Theses all would be history in the coming days if we don't salvage them now. The day-lilies and horseradish were potted while I collected about 60 iris rhizomes and strung them out on the backyard foundation to dry.

We'll cure the iris and store them for planting later. This is my first attempt with iris. I have been keeping the azaleas and the Rose of Sharon thoroughly moist and they look pretty good. In fact, the Rose of Sharon, from a blossom standpoint, looks better than usual. It may be due to getting more sun light than usual. It was on the north side of the old garage. Don't know if or where any of our legacy foliage may figure into our new landscape plans, but we've got them if we need them. Hopefully, we will find a new home for them. We are anxiously awaiting the next draft of the landscaping plan from Bob (landscaper).

From the project side, we got an email from Betsy (solar) on Sunday with the final solar system proposal and the purchase agreement. She said that she and the solar project manager (Drew) are planning to be at our house around noon on Wednesday to meet with Mike, Rob (electrical) and us. I shot an email to Bob (landscaper) to ensure he is aware of the time and place of the meeting in case he wants to attend and advise us on where the underground cables can be routed without interfering with his landscaping plans. We are also still planning to see Tony ("the best [tree puller] there is") pull the three maple stumps on Wednesday. That may be a real show! Hopefully, not a tragic comedy!!!

We are still expecting nothing to be going on tomorrow (Tuesday) in the back yard, so T and I are thinking we might visit a some shops here in the City to discuss our options for a window to be installed above the south entry door of the sunroom. The design originally called for a arch-shaped plain insulated glass window in this position,

This would compliment the arches on the front of the house, as shown here,

The embossed panel above the third floor windows has a trefoil in it...why???, we don't have an explanation, except "why not?..we do live in the City of the confluence of two rivers".

One option, probably the most cost effective, would be to put a similarly embossed solid panel over the south entry door on the sunroom. Other options, more expensive, would be to go with the originally conceived plain glass insulated window or a more interesting type of window. We are considering a stained glass option. We have several leaded stained glass windows in the house. One is visible on the small window on the second floor on the front of the house (shown above). This small window is actually in a closet. It has the simple fleur-de-lis design shown below. You may notice a crack in this window. The window was actually broken and missing a section when we first moved in. We removed it and took it to a stained glass restoration place here in town. They did a really nice job.

A more elaborate design is on the window on the east side of the house in our main staircase,

There are at least three shops in the City that specialize in stained glass restoration and fabrication. We have already used one, but we may visit all three tomorrow and talk with them.