Pickled!

Yes, this is wood, a brush and stain....well, pickling if that counts for 'stain'.
This is the floor of our front porch that had been hidden away for years under indoor/outdoor carpet.
WHY I didn't rip that carpet up when I refinished the porch, I dunno.
But I'm liking that I scrubbed the black off to find decent wood underneath.
And I pickled it today.
This was after the fella showed up to replace the steps and not the deck/porch. (yes, I'm still sore about that--I was kinda looking forward to a new look to the front of the house)
This was also after the tree chopping dude showed up and chopped off branches of the front tree. They were coming dangerously close to the roof. Branches went bye bye, old steps went bye bye, and Mel went on her hands and knees to sand/stain.
Himself lasted two planks. LOL

It's painful to be his age.
*snickering*

Ah well, someday, if the Big Guy deems it, I'll become his age and I'll be entitled to groan and moan and be cranky like him!
Woooohooooooo!!! Can't wait!!
The good news is, I can just sorta ease my way into!! He'll get crankier and I'll still look good! LOLOL

In the meantime, we have a pickled (g'head and laugh..we are) front porch floor.
Go figure.

AND we took a leisurely walk about the neighbourhood.
"Why?" (himself wasn't seeing any value in it, though he started it with his remark about all the elderly couples who strolled by the house this evening)
I assured him it was good for people with heart problems and high blood pressure to get out and walk....and that's why all the old peoples are out there walking!
I think it was the "Let's go for a walk!" that got me the evil eye.
But please note that he did go for an old people's wander with me.
Yep.
And we spied in the backyards of the many.

I made sure I let him know that if *I* was an old person who talked funny and was looking for a nice little house on the corner to live in---I'd chose this one!
That got me another evil eyed look.
He's sooooooo sensitive and I really did mean that as a compliment.

Mostly.
LOL