Kitchen Re-do

What have we been doing since our trip to the Knoxville Zoo? Well, we went to a camp meeting in Clinton, PA, to represent the mission (maybe I can put up some pix of that soon) and we've been doing a minor revamp of our kitchen. Of course, when you work during the day and don't have too much time in the evening, and don't have too many free evenings, it takes awhile to do even minor stuff.

Anyway, here's what the kitchen looks like with a new coat of paint and new floor covering. The color up in the corner over the cupboards is the truest to the actual hue of the paint. The flash sort of wiped out the true color at the right. As you can imagine, this yellow sure brightens things up!
Those who have seen the previous, dark brown floor covering will see that the floor is lighter, too. The picture at the top comes closest to showing the true color. I've included the one at the bottom to show the pattern. Kathy likes the color, the stone look, and the fact that the floor is easy to care for.

We just finished the painting today, and then I trimmed bushes and did our annual sidewalk and driveway reclamation. We have juniper in part of our front yard, serving as a nice, green ground cover in an area that would be tough to mow if it were grass. Each year I have to trim the juniper where it has grown between 8 and 12 inches over the edge of sidewalk and driveway. Next time I walk to the mailbox I'll feel like the sidewalk has been widened.