The Time Of Mud

It is appropriate that in a time of mud from melting snow, the mudding of the drywall has begun. My driveway can be particularly onerous during this phase of the melt. My well drained soil is not when the ground is not fully thawed. The driveway can turn into a sticky, slippery and oozing trail of mud perched on top of the still cold ground.

This phase will pass and a warming ground and warming cabin walls are sending up new life.



The texture I want is called a knockdown. It is the top left picture on this page of drywall textures. It's a bit like the texture of the lichen on rocks round here. Maybe I could paint the walls to look like lichens. Not that lime green color though. There are some nice grey green and charcoal lichen colors I could try to match. I could take a swatch of lichen to the paint store.



A very short stroll through the ridge top garden revealed the bulbs have been chomping at the bit to come up. The next couple of weeks should see a dramatic change. And when there is a dramatic change in the cabin walls I will show you a picture. Things just got started today.



Ah, spring is in the air. But I will not be fooled. It is still January. Several more snows are bound to fall before it is time to plant the roadside vegetable garden. And there is a two week trip to Maui before the real time of spring arrives to the high Carolinas.



There is also still much work to do before the cozy cabin becomes a home. The spinning wheel of life has just signaled another corner has been turned.