La, la, la

La, la, la, at last, at last. Windows, my friends, windows! Windows that work, that we can open, windows that we can actually see out of! Oh, but they are so pretty. They are also very, very clean so, might I suggest you take a good look now? I can assure you they will not stay that way for long. In fact, one screen has a teensy tear in it already. An errant football throw, I fear. Boo Hoo. Oh, well, such is life with happy, busy children. Look at sweet, old Luna laying there. I think she likes them too. She's probably just hiding from errant footballs. We're still waiting on the two big ones which are on special order. Apparently, they are on specialspecial order as it's been forever since we ordered them. I'd like to give a shout out to David Duarte of Duarte Construction (david@duarteconstruction.com) who helped us choose the Andersen windows and did a great install job. We were very,very happy with him. Nope, we did not get any discount (oh, as if) nor does he even know I'm posting this. It's just an honest referral because he did a great job and we like him very much.

Here's an outside shot. I saw this trim on a new construction in Hyde Park. True to form, I slammed on the brakes and took pictures to bring home to Jackdaddy. He was so relieved to have some fancy-shmancy trim to make. He thought for a minute that he would be making quick and easy "normal" trim. (Surely he knows better by now.) I really like the slightly whimsical look of this trim. It also has an Asian feel to it which I like although, my house has no real Asian-vibe. Oh, wait, I have a cool dragon on the porch that I got at a garage sale. It was over priced, but they were closing up when I stopped by and the woman finally relented on the price. I still paid $5 which is a tad high in my book. I do love that dragon though. A guy who specializes in Feng-shui came by my house one time with a friend and he complimented me on my excellent use of the dragon for Feng-shuiness. I didn't have the heart to tell him I just put her out there for looks. If she's doing some Feng-shiu mojo, I'm all for it!

Here's another shot of the new windows, this time while open. The install coincided perfectly with this lovely fall weather we've been having. Here in Texas we get to open our windows about 6 weeks of the entire year. I think we might have gotten an extra week or two this year. They still need to be caulked (hint, hint to you-know-who) and painted, but I just love them so.

If you stop by I'll let you play with them. Now, isn't that neighborly of me?

P.S. I forgot to say that my dear friend, neighbor, and gardener extraordinaire, Paige, took the old windows and is using them in her greenhouse that will support our neighborhood urban farm, Urban Patchwork.