Decorating

Check out the hook Julie wanted to use to hang a mobile that's lighter than a serving of Funyuns. The hook says it's good for 15 pounds, but you have to figure it's a conservative estimate in case granny hangs a 16-pound plant and puts her rocking chair under it. I'll use this hook in a couple years for our daughter's tire swing.


Here's the mobile. I should mention that those garish birds came wrapped in thick plastic and tape, daring the consumer not to snip the string accidentally or on purpose. I think the whole thing looks like something Calder built in preschool while high on paste. Apologies if I'm forgetting that you bought it for us. It's lovely.


Better are the animal decals that now line the walls. It's a cartoon menagerie that will hopefully calm our daughter after the mobile makes her cry. Plus, a few of them cover old nail holes. Classy!


Best of all are the paintings by Julie's twin sister, Jen. They are spectacular. To think that before Jen painted them, they didn't exist in the world. Art is like a baby in that way, I suppose, so it's fitting that our little art project will sleep under them.



Here's a closeup of the sheep. The paintings will also make our child trilingual. Es muy cool, oui?

Anyway, as you see, we're getting closer to finishing the nursery. Next up is the ceiling light. I've done one or two of those elsewhere in the house, and it's always an adventure to discover the mangled hard-wiring the previous owner thought was acceptable. I'll be sure to start that project when it's good and light outside.