Tiny Progress

I always make a list headed into weekends, and I never actually complete the list of to-dos; what's left over simply rolls to the next weekend's list.

This was a fairly productive one though:
• cleaned out 90% of the perennial flower beds,
• caulked the 2nd floor windows,
• discovered that my ladder is not tall enough and I am not brave enough to get all the way up to the peak of the roof to wrestle the vent covers off and put mouse bait in, but I tried,
• repotted 3 house plants,
• killed a bunch of worms,
• cleaned up and relocated a bunch of worm castings that have been washing down a slope to back up on top of the slope,
• trimmed the privet, (I don't care if it's the wrong time of year, they were out of control),
• cut back the brush that grows up every summer,
• took the screens off,
• cleaned out 90% of the annual strip beds. The only thing left are the marigolds and zinnias, which are colorful and make me happy. (And are easy enough to pull up in the spring if we suddenly get 6" of snow.)

I dragged the door I'm working on out to the driveway just in time for it to start sprinkling, so I rushed it back into the house. Maybe I can finish that tonight. Crossing my fingers that that the weather clears up.

I didn't take many pictures because this is all so very... boring, really... but I did also start one of Ian's tall windows. This is the biggest one I've done so far, and I've learned a few things along the way - mainly that I don't have enough bench space to both lay out the window and cut the glass at the same time if I don't plan very carefully.

Typically, 4x6" panels are traditional for this era/location of window. There are 24 full 4x6's in this, and then it will be padded out with a narrow strip up the middle and across the top. You'll never be able to tell (and it might be difficult even in person,) but I've mixed in some vintage Victorian era glass in with the modern glass for character. There might not be much "wave" or movement in the glass, but it should present as a slightly different color in daylight. I *mangled* one sheet of Victorian glass cutting it down to 4x6's, but salvaged a number of pieces out of it.

I do wonder now if I should be using a beefier edge came for a window this size. I probably should have stepped it up to 1/2" for these. It will definitely need horizontal support bars.
Hrm.