Yesterday (Wednesday) was cooler than forecasted but I did get a few things accomplished. Number one on my list was to prime the shutters that will go on the house. One set was primed both sides twice the other day. But yesterday it was cooler without any wind so I was only able to get the backs of the second set primed twice.
We, also, cleaned out the eave troughs on the garden shed while waiting for the primer on the shutters to dry. It rained Wednesday night and on and off today (Thursday) so the eave troughs got a good rinsing out. These eave troughs are directly under a very large black walnut tree and it requires cleaning out at least twice a year. It seems like something is always falling from that tree.
The flower boxes arrived safely on Wednesday, so today we added the trim to the back of the flower boxes so that they look pretty on both the front and the back. These flower boxes will sit on the deck railing on the back of the house.
Added a little glue before nailing the trim.
We then cut the short pieces for the ends and will sand before we prime. These will need two coats of primer inside and on the outside.
We also made a trip to Ace Hardware and purchased enough fertilizer/weed killer for our houses, my son's house, and the lawns that R takes care of during the summer. Ace Hardware currently has an instant rebate on your first two bags of Ace brand fertilizer. That is a $6.00 savings for the large bag. The regular price of the Ace brand is $43.99 for the large bag - the $6.00 instant rebate= $37.99 per bag after savings.
The fertilizer is for later in April but I had an expiring 3X points coupon that expires on the 31st and I really hated to see all those possible points go to waste. Points=Cash coupon to use for anything at Ace Hardware. I accidentally let an Ace $10 reward expire last month because it slipped behind a credit card that I never use. That won't happen again.
The table saw wrench that I bought last week arrived today. This wrench makes it easier to change the blade because it is very thin and long. $10.65 including shipping.
We are still waiting for the two washers and the nut for the arbor to come in the mail.
I am going to turn in early tonight so I can get an early start on priming shutters on Friday. R will be busy fixing the rotted window sills on the garden shed. I will write more about that later in the week.
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