We have had a lovely spring — keeping in mind that it is Oregon and rain happens — usually a lot. But is has been nice enough that yard is flourishing and the house has gotten rather warm a few times (thanks to new, non-drafty windows!). So my dad owned a heating and air conditioning business for more than 35 years and I am kind of a baby when it comes to temperature control. This house does have air conditioning but it feels too early to turn it on (and I am cheap.) But one of the virtues I learned about in the old house, where there was no A/C, was ceiling fans. Almost every room had one and I even installed one in the dinning room there. So I knew I could do it again. And bonus this time was that the ceilings here aren’t 12-feet high.

So I spent the first day of my vacation on a ladder doing this.

The before — I LOATH boob lights! How can anyone think that looks good.

Looks pretty snazzy. And it took a fraction of the time that it did at the other house. Experience is a blessed thing! Also note the new art arrangements. So much cleaner. Oh, and the TV is probably new in this photo too. I am sort of fancy sometimes.