PICTURE HANGING 101

I think I mentioned the other day that picture hanging is pretty high on my shovel list.  And especially when you are hanging four…two above and two below.  They have to be all even and straight and whilst I am NOT an OCD candidate, I can't stand it when pictures are not exactly correct.  So….I have been putting hanging my seasonal ladies off.  Plus Spod and I don't necessarily work all that well together.

I have noticed that there are certain things he just can't do anymore.  Mostly because of his balance.  He tips over so easily and we live in fear of that.  Once down, without help, he stays down.  I can just see it now, down goes Spod, roll him around for half an hour and then calling the fire department.  But…we don't realize he can't do something until its almost too late.

We lined up the pictures, four of them, all pretty large.  We got the tools necessary…level (shovel list…I am into eyeballing), picture hangers, hammer, measuring tape etc…  When we are all ready we get the first picture started.

Oh man….first we argue about the order of the pictures…fall, winter, spring then summer.  When we got that sorted out it was time to mark the spot on the wall.  I can't even explain it.  Dropped hooks, invisible pen marks on the wall, miscalculated measurements…finally Spod went to the garage and got a two step footstool.  He tries to step up and tries and tries and finally says he just can't, afraid he is going to fall over.  So I hop onto it and start moving the nail around until its in the right spot.  All the time we are snapping and honking at each other.  He finally goes away and I finished the job myself.  Thats just the first set of pics…we have a whole house to go yet.

Holy Crap!!!  I just got a phone call from Monte.  I thought today was Thursday.  We are going to Port Alberni on Saturday.  So I have been busy making plans to wash my hair tomorrow etc…pack a suitcase for the night, get dogs ready.  And Monte just informed me its Friday!! I am so NOT ready.  Gotta go!…TTYL

AN UPDATED BATCH OF PICS OF MY PURPLE ROOM…MY BLOG SPOT

THAT IS MOM…THAT IS MOM IN MY SWEAR JAR

SEE HOW NICE AND STRAIGHT AND EVEN THE PICS ARE?

THAT IS A TAPESTRY HANGING OVER THE PIANO…ITS KING ARTHUR,,,WE BOUGHT IT IN GLASTONBURY WHERE SUPPOSEDLY KING ARTHUR IS BURIED..I STEPPED ON HIS GRAVE BY ACCIDENT