Floored

The installers finished the master bath and kitchen floors yesterday. The new flooring looks good, and I think we will be happy with it for many years. The duraceramic tiles should be easy to clean, too.

The "weed" I decided was a sunflower did bloom. The lower branching stalk that was nibbled off has the start of a flower, but since we usually have first frost by the end of October I doubt it will ever flower.

The moss rose plant against the house continues to put out blooms, too.

I may still try to take the seed pods and sprinkle them further out where I can see the new plants (if any come up) thru my window.

A cooler day today though upper 70's and low 80's forecasted for next week midweek. It seems like autumn though.

I saw a gorgeous magenta sunset as I drove home from a funeral last night as though the sky was paying tribute to the departed saint as well. There have been way too many funerals for us to attend the past 10 weeks. At least these acquaintances and friends loved Jesus and are in heaven.

New Flooring

We finally got new flooring to replace the laminate wood-like floor that was damaged in the flood. The installer thought he had plenty on hand, but when the day of installation arrived we were told he would need to order more to have enough to do both bathrooms and the kitchen. Only the flooded hall bathroom was done Thursday; but because the other bath flooring didn't hold up well and is over 14 years old and the kitchen flooring was gouged when the maintenance men put the refrigerator in place, we are replacing flooring in 3 rooms.

This is Duraceramic which is vinyl but looks like tile. It even has grouting done. It is less expensive than ceramic tile and isn't cold to the feet like real tile. The product was selected by Grace Village, but we were allowed to choose the color. They call the installation "floating" because it is put on top of a kind of paper which makes it easier to take up if needed. We like the one floor that is finished. The tentative date for the other 2 rooms is Wednesday.

It is tremendously hot here (90's) even though the calendar says autumn has arrived. Wednesday is a cool down which will be good for the flooring installation as there is lots of going and coming through the front door. I am cocooning this afternoon looking thru two decorating books I bought at Half Price Books on Tuesday. I think next weekend I will look for a mum for the front porch.