Re: [gardeners] Heat getting to Liz?
George Shirley (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Mon, 29 Jun 1998 15:58:35
At 09:33 AM 6/29/98 +0000, you wrote:
>Catharine Vinson <gardeners@globalgarden.com> wrote:
>
>> All this talk of painting floors worries me. Next thing you know Liz will
>> be moping, waxing, dusting, polishing and buffing.
>>
>> Liz, just because you aren't doing a lot of gardening this season is
>> absolutely NO excuse to start cleaning the house <shudder>.
>
>Okay, lemme explain. You remember the last time my sisters visited
>and I had this whole foul odor in the guestroom problem. I put them
>in the TV room and took the carpet our of the guestroom. That left
>paint spattered linoleum on the floor, one wall of the bedroom with a
>wall finished (deliberately) in rough, 4" wide wood "facing" planks
>and three walls in white. The paint spattered linoleum is light
>brown - dark beige with dark brown and white streaks. It's also
>spattered with white and green paint.
>
>I want the room to look presentable and be mostly dog proof while not
>spending a lot of money. I figure I can paint the floor and seal it
>with something, hang tab-top denim drapes, put a couple of Pier One
>rattan cube tables in as nightstands, some colorful throw rugs from
>Pier One (they have some nifty stuff and, as a stockholder, I suggest
>that you all go check them out). That way all our friends can have a
>decent room to stay in when they visit and if their doggies have an
>accident it's not a big deal. Since it's the coolest room in the
>house I have an idea that our son-to-be will want to hang out there.
>
>Liz
>
Whoa, did I miss something here? What son-to-be? You getting a new cat?
George