More flooring

And voila, here it is! Curt did a great installation!
This is the profile of the flooring between the kitchen and the dining room.
Curt had to level out some of the areas in preparation for new flooring.

Flooring!!!!!

Flooring from living room doorway.

View from patio with crown molding.
View from patio door with flooring. Isn't it lovely?

The saga continues

This is the bottom edge finish to the upper cabinets. That sure adds a nice finish to the upper cabinets.
And the toe kick/baseboard went in too.
Crown molding above pantry and refrigerator. This is such a beautiful wall. I can't wait to see the refrigerator (stainless steel) go in place.
Crown molding is the final touch to the cabinetry. This is the corner unit between sink (to right) and stove top (to left).

Nature in our own backyard!

View of the summer garden. Those snapdragons are so beautiful!
Plants and flowers under the orange tree.
You take one night off from nest patrol and what happens? Sure enough, those mourning doves don't waste any time. This is one of the sturdier nests we've ever seen a dove build.

Oh my gosh!

Would you look at those upper cabinets! What an impressive view we got this afternoon! Electrical to be done soon; followed by new flooring, granite, appliances, knobs/pulls and finishing touches! Is that a glimmer of light I see at the end of the tunnel?
Pantry and refrigerator area installed. That is one big pantry!

Lions and tigers and bears, not really!

Using the Santa gnome to finish off some birdseed from TwoTwo, our beloved parakeet. The doves, house finches, crows and even a bunny (to the right of the gnome) all enjoyed the daily feast!

Now we're talking new kitchen!

At long last, actually we're only on week 4, the cupboards are going in. They sure do fill up the space. It's not as big a kitchen as we thought, but we sure are going to have lots of prep areas! Can't wait to see what tomorrow brings!

Renee fell in love with this ground cover/edging plant when she saw it a few years back in a neighborhood yard. Ours is slowly spreading in the bed on the east (kitchen) side of the yard.

Never enough flowers

Some years ago, Mom Barber brought shoots of epiphyllum from Cousin Babe. What great blooms we got this year. The colors are so vibrant! Love it, love it, love it!

Next Step: Painting

Andrew got in on the painting action too. Our final color choice: the swatch on the right (below). It's the same color as most walls in the adjoining dining room. Semi gloss paint sure takes a while to dry!
Once I learned that painting comes much sooner than I thought, it was run to Jo-Ann's and pick out some fabric for the window valances and patio door drape. We're really excited out our choice of fabric. It took a few trips to home improvement stores to audition different paint colors, but in the end we picked....
Curt the painter. He's such a good sport (and painter, too)!
This is one big kitchen will all drywall complete and ready for primer!