Sunday, September 9, 2018

48 color samples and 15 paint samples later...


I've been feeling the air pressure of Rocky's imminent arrival and so I finally went down and got the last set of paint samples last Sunday but didn't get around to testing them out til last Wednesday because rain! I found a nice sage green (thanks to Donna and Leslie for that suggestion) to replace the other green so I tried it first with all four colors but neither my husband nor I liked the lilac which looked pink in the application


so I painted over it. I'm going with just the three colors which solves the problem of having Rocky requote, besides we found something else to spend that money on.


We liked this so well that I didn't even paint a section of the wall with the other combo, the two blues, lilac, and ivory.

Now, if it will stop raining (!) and dry out by the time Rocky gets back around to me, we can get this finished up.


Yay, we finally started getting some rain. We've gotten good showers four out of the last six days. Of course, it took a hurricane in the Gulf headed for Louisiana for it to happen. And it woke the mosquitos up the fierce little bastards. Too late to save the pecans though. There are still some in the trees but the ground is just littered.


One thing the rain brought out, besides mosquitos, is rain lilies. I don't know what's wrong with the camera on my phone but I cannot get it to focus on the rain lilies no matter how many times I tap the screen. I've taken about three dozen pictures trying to get them in focus.

I have yellow ones 



and two kinds of white ones. The small fragrant ones pop up with no foliage


The larger white ones in a pot show foliage all year.


I had some pink ones at the Houston house and thought I had managed to get some of the bulbs but I've never seen them bloom out here.

And the oxblood lilies are popping up.


Good thing I settled on house paint colors because Rocky drove up while I was out trying once again to get pictures of the rain lilies and he's going to be ready to start tomorrow, possibly, or Tuesday but first we have decided to take out the brick planter at the front of the house that crowds the covered area at the front door as it's already coming apart. 


So that needs to be done first. After the house is painted we're going to get him to build a small deck there. Because, apparently, we aren't through spending money like drunken sailors.





16 comments:

  1. That is the rain we've had for two solid days! Can't see through it rain. Cold, cold rain. We went to a picnic yesterday, when it was a degree warmer (61, not 60), and had a good time.

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    1. I like the sage green. It is evocative of your neighborhood.

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  2. I LOVE the sage green. Absolutely!
    Sometimes the iPhone camera just will not focus on a flower. Not sure why that is. But we get the gist. And those lilies are lovely. Glad you're finally getting some rain although bad timing with the painting. It's always something, isn't it?

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  3. It's hard to stop fixing what needs it. Especially when you look around with "new" eyes. We have all had to make do in our lives and when you have the opportunity to have most everything renewed, it's hard not to extend the finished look to all. Love your photos of the flowers. Gorgeous.

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    1. right!? I'm eyeing the big bathroom now. or bigger. but that will have to wait at least a year.

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  4. That makes me laugh. It snowballs like a mother... The farm house is ready to be painted and luckily, hubby has to deal with it all. Can just imagine how that will snowball. Me, I need to have carpet torn up at the city house and wood floors installed. Only thing is, I cannot even think about finding a crew and picking out the floor and having said crew messing around my space. My sister says it is never a good time to do, but it just isn't going to happen yet.

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  5. Ha! Well, what else is money for, after all?! I like the 3-color combo and can't wait to see the finished product! The rain lilies are nice too -- I wonder if it's something about the color yellow that makes it hard for the camera to focus. Have you ever had that problem with other yellow flowers?

    My stepmother has the pink rain lilies in her yard.

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    1. was having trouble with the small white ones too. I gave up on a different clump. and wouldn't focus on the bird of paradise bloom that is opening either.

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  6. We're still waiting for the rain. It has been spitting at us, weakly, for a day. Can't wait to see the colors on the house!

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  7. nice colours - maybe. some of them anyway. I won’t come down on any specific one in case it’s one you don’t like. Please don’t have the purplish , pinkish one.
    I had forgotten that you have flowers that start blooming when our autumn kills anything colourful except the garish things like winter pansies and primroses and polyanthus.
    Now if you could tell me how to get and grow oxblood lilies I’d be interested.

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    1. going with the green, ivory, deep rose combo. I'm sure the oxblood lilies would do well there. if you can't find them locally, I'll be happy to send you some if you email me with your address. my email is listed under my profile.

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  8. Picking paint colors is so hard. You must be so tired of making decisions on your house. Two years ago I had my first floor repainted. I had him do the rooms the same colors they were. I like change less and less.

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    1. this was the last choice I had to make besides deciding which color to use for trim, shutters, soffit, and fascia. and yes, ready to be done with decision making.

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  9. If only we could have some of your rain! It's been an instructive drought here as fas as learning what thrives without much/any watering (pumpkins, calendula, lilies, roses). I hope the fruit trees will survive.
    I love your colour choices, esp. the heather/rose colour.

    Also, thank you for your excellent comment on my last post. Very much agree.

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  10. I can't wait to see the finished house! (I know, I said that last time too - ha!)

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